Best Places31565, GA Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood inside ZIP code 31565, scored on 40 measures of daily life and ranked to fit what matters to you. The coast is close, and the measures below put a number on how close. To work out which city fits you best, start with the best places to live tool.
31565 ranks 26,349th of 33,110 U.S. zip codes on the BestNeighborhood index. Disaster risk pulls hardest against it, while it scores best on tree cover.
The best neighborhoods in 31565
BestNeighborhood is the only ranking that scores 40 measures of daily life neighborhood by neighborhood and lets you re-weight every one of them yourself.
31565's strengths and weaknesses
Where 31565 ranks high
- Tree shadeBetter than 86% of zip codes
- State fiscal healthBetter than 77% of zip codes
- Healthcare accessBetter than 73% of zip codes
- State infrastructureBetter than 73% of zip codes
- School gradeB, better than 69% of zip codes
Where 31565 ranks low
- Disaster safetyBetter than only 4% of zip codes
- Heat safetyBetter than only 6% of zip codes
- Short commute36.0 minutes each way, better than only 9% of zip codes
- Internet speedBetter than only 12% of zip codes
- Cell coverageBetter than only 12% of zip codes
What it costs to buy a home in 31565
A household needs to earn about $63,000 a year to comfortably buy the median 31565 home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $73,871, so a typical household can afford the median home outright.
Where the monthly payment goes
Assumes a 20% down payment, a 6.6% 30-year fixed rate, and a 28% share of income going to the payment. The rate is the 2026-07-23 30-year fixed average, series MORTGAGE30US from the St. Louis Fed, which publishes Freddie Mac's weekly survey. Against the median home value, property tax uses 31565's effective rate of 0.75%, and insurance is estimated at 0.4% of home value a year.
Who lives in 31565
31565 runs older than the country, and households here run smaller than average.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for 31565.
Who works in 31565, and how
Work in 31565 centers on hospitality & food and education. Unemployment is close to the national rate, and employment has held roughly flat.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 88%
- Work from home 8%
- Transit, walk, or bike 3%
Life in 31565
The coast is about 29 minutes away. Distance to the water changes a lot across 31565, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in 31565, month by month
31565 sees roughly 108 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 92 degrees. January highs sit near 64, with lows near 44. The comfortable stretch runs February through April and October through December.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 64° | 53° | 44° |
| April | 79° | 69° | 60° |
| July | 92° | 84° | 77° |
| October | 82° | 73° | 64° |
Flying in and out of 31565
The nearest airport, Brunswick Golden Isles, is about 16 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Jacksonville International, about 41 miles away.
The best schools in and around 31565
Schools across 31565 average a B, better than 69% of zip codes.
Top elementary schools
- Durbin Creek Elementary SchoolA+ · 81% proficient
- Woodbine Elementary SchoolA− · 62% proficient
- Crooked River Elementary SchoolA− · 57% proficient
Top middle schools
- Fruit Cove Middle SchoolA+ · 77% proficient
- Camden Middle SchoolA− · 53% proficient
- Atkinson Elementary SchoolB+ · 51% proficient
Top high schools
- Creekside High SchoolA+ · 84% proficient
- Camden County High SchoolB+ · 52% proficient
- Glynn AcademyB · 50% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every 31565 school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
31565 measure by measure
Cards are ordered by how much each measure matters to you, so the ones you weighted highest come first. Expand to see every measure. Percentages compare 31565 against the other 33,109 zip codes.
Common questions about living in 31565
Is 31565 a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, 31565 ranks 26,349th of 33,110 zip codes. It scores highest on tree cover, state finances, and health care access, and lowest on disaster risk and summer heat. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is 31565 expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $244,252. The overall cost of living runs about 6% below the national average. Set against a $73,871 median income, cost of living beats 43% of zip codes.
Is 31565 safe?
31565 is safer than 37% of zip codes. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $327 per resident a year.
Compare 31565 with other zip codes
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to 31565. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in 31565 represents the same real quantity as a 60 anywhere else, and the ranking is a weighted average of those absolutes. The map colors come from a national scale calibrated against a population weighted random sample of 5,000 neighborhoods. That absolute scoring is what no other places-to-live ranking does: it puts a single neighborhood, a town, a metro, and a state on one scale, so the same 40 measures answer both which metro to move to and which street inside it to buy on. Read the full methodology.
31565 detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for 31565: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in 31565: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of 31565: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in 31565: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
31565 detail on related sites:
- CrimeGrade: neighborhood crime rates behind the crime safety score.
- ISPreports.org: provider by provider internet availability and advertised speeds.
- CoverageWatch: the car insurance premiums behind the cheap car insurance score.
Federal and public data:
- U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey: income, home value, rent, vacancy, commute time and mode, educational attainment, home age, age structure, household type, industry, and race.
- NOAA Global Surface Summary of the Day: the daily station record behind the monthly temperatures and the pleasant-day count.
- FAA Passenger Boarding Data: airport size and annual passenger counts.
- Freddie Mac Primary Mortgage Market Survey: the 30-year fixed rate used in the cost-to-buy estimate.
- FBI Crime Data Explorer: reported offenses behind the tangible crime cost estimate.
- U.S. EPA Air Quality System: five year average air quality index.
- FEMA National Risk Index: expected annual loss from natural hazards.
- CDC PLACES: disease burden, preventable risk, and barriers to care.
- National Center for Education Statistics: school enrollment and assessment inputs behind the school grade.
- FCC National Broadband Map: internet and wireless availability.
- U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics: employment and job growth behind the local economy score.
- Religious activity uses a proprietary religious signal measurement.
Your priorities
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