Best PlacesAmericus, GA Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Americus, scored on 40 measures of daily life and ranked to fit what matters to you. Several measures below read low, and the ranked lists name which ones. To work out which city fits you best, start with the best places to live tool.
Americus ranks 45,831st of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on short commutes by a wide margin, and the schools rank lowest.
The best neighborhoods in Americus
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.
Americus' strengths and weaknesses
Where Americus ranks high
- Short commute18.0 minutes each way, better than 93% of towns
- Cheap childcare$502 a month, better than 92% of towns
- WalkabilityBetter than 86% of towns
- BikingBetter than 80% of towns
- Cell coverageBetter than 78% of towns
Where Americus ranks low
- School gradeF, better than only 2% of towns
- Crime safetyBetter than only 6% of towns
- Household income$47,907 median, better than only 10% of towns
- Cost of living vs incomeBetter than only 10% of towns
- Air qualityBetter than only 10% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Americus
A household needs to earn about $34,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Americus home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $47,907, 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 Americus' effective rate of 1.03%, and insurance is estimated at 0.4% of home value a year.
Renting versus buying
At today's prices, buying tends to cost more than renting for about the first 4 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in Americus
Americus runs younger than the country.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for Americus.
Who works in Americus, and how
Work in Americus centers on manufacturing and retail trade. Unemployment is close to the national rate, and employment has held roughly flat.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 83%
- Work from home 10%
- Transit, walk, or bike 7%
Life in Americus
Americus has more restaurants and bars per resident than 76% of towns and more parkland per resident than 83% of towns. Dining, parks, and nightlife concentrates in some parts of Americus and thins out in others, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in Americus, month by month
Americus sees roughly 102 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 92 degrees. January highs sit near 60, with lows near 40. The comfortable stretch runs February through May, October, and November.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 60° | 49° | 40° |
| April | 79° | 66° | 55° |
| July | 92° | 81° | 73° |
| October | 81° | 68° | 58° |
Flying in and out of Americus
The nearest airport, Southwest Georgia Regional, is about 37 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Hartsfield/Jackson Atlanta International, about 109 miles away.
The best schools in and around Americus
Schools across Americus average an F, better than 2% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Schley County Elementary SchoolB+ · 55% proficient
- L. K. Moss Elementary SchoolC− · 29% proficient
- Webster County Elementary/middle SchoolD+ · 22% proficient
Top middle schools
- Sumter County Middle SchoolF · 9% proficient
- Sumter County Intermediate SchoolF · 6% proficient
Top high schools
- Lee High School 9th Grade CampusB · 49% proficient
- Schley Middle High SchoolB− · 42% proficient
- Webster County High SchoolD+ · 24% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Americus school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Americus 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 Americus against the other 50,332 towns.
Who Americus suits
Common questions about living in Americus
Is Americus a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Americus ranks 45,831st of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on short commutes, affordable childcare, and walkability, and lowest on the schools and crime. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Americus expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $124,652. The overall cost of living runs about 16% below the national average. Set against a $47,907 median income, cost of living beats 10% of towns.
Is Americus safe?
Americus is safer than 6% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $603 per resident a year.
What is the weather like in Americus?
July highs average about 92 degrees, and January highs near 60 with lows near 40. That works out to about 102 pleasant days a year, more than 70% of towns.
Is Americus good for families?
Schools beat 2% of towns, crime safety beats 6%, and childcare runs $502 a month.
Compare Americus with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Americus. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Americus 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.
Americus detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Americus: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Americus: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Americus: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Americus: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Americus 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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