Best PlacesAvera, GA Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Avera, 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.
Avera ranks 43,510th of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on affordable childcare by a wide margin, and the schools rank lowest.
The best neighborhoods in Avera
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.
Avera's strengths and weaknesses
Where Avera ranks high
- Cheap childcare$502 a month, better than 92% of towns
- Housing crash safetyBetter than 84% of towns
- QuietBetter than 78% of towns
- State fiscal healthBetter than 76% of towns
- State infrastructureBetter than 74% of towns
Where Avera ranks low
- School gradeF, better than only 1% of towns
- Air qualityBetter than only 6% of towns
- Cost of living vs incomeBetter than only 9% of towns
- Local economyBetter than only 14% of towns
- Healthcare accessBetter than only 15% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Avera
A household needs to earn about $26,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Avera home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $62,195, 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 Avera's effective rate of 0.93%, 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 Avera
Avera runs younger than the country, and households here run larger than average.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for Avera.
Who works in Avera, and how
Work in Avera centers on manufacturing and transportation & warehousing. Unemployment sits above the national rate, and the job base is shrinking.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 97%
- Work from home 2%
- Transit, walk, or bike 1%
Life in Avera
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Avera.
What the weather is like in Avera, month by month
Avera sees roughly 70 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 92 degrees. January highs sit near 58, with lows near 36. The comfortable stretch runs March through May, September, and October.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 58° | 46° | 36° |
| April | 77° | 64° | 52° |
| July | 92° | 80° | 72° |
| October | 78° | 65° | 54° |
Flying in and out of Avera
The nearest airport, Augusta Regional at Bush Field, is about 35 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Hartsfield/Jackson Atlanta International, about 115 miles away.
The best schools in and around Avera
Schools across Avera average an F, better than 1% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Blakeney ElementaryD · 18% proficient
- Wrens Elementary SchoolD− · 15% proficient
Top middle schools
- Burke County Middle SchoolD− · 19% proficient
- Jefferson County Middle SchoolF · 9% proficient
Top high schools
- Glascock County Middle/high SchoolD · 22% proficient
- Burke County High SchoolD− · 14% proficient
- Jefferson County High SchoolF · 6% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Avera school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Avera 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 Avera against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Avera
Is Avera a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Avera ranks 43,510th of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on affordable childcare, a stable housing market, and quiet, and lowest on the schools and air quality. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Avera expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $97,751. The overall cost of living runs about 6% above the national average. Set against a $62,195 median income, cost of living beats 9% of towns.
Is Avera safe?
Yes, Avera is safer than 58% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $258 per resident a year.
Compare Avera with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Avera. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Avera 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.
Avera detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Avera: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Avera: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Avera: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Avera: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Avera 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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