Best PlacesBartow County, GA Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in Bartow County, scored on 40 measures of daily life and ranked to fit what matters to you. The averages hide a wide spread here, so the area matters as much as the address. To work out which city fits you best, start with the best places to live tool.
Bartow County ranks 1,269th of 3,144 U.S. counties on the BestNeighborhood index. Paychecks stretch further here than almost anywhere else: the median household brings in $85,423, everyday costs sit below the national average, and a strong job market ranks near the top of the country. The main drawbacks are an overheated housing market, long commutes, and car insurance costs.
The best neighborhoods in Bartow County
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.
The best areas in Bartow County
The parts of Bartow County, ranked by the BestNeighborhood standard score across every neighborhood, highest scoring first. Each note says how that part differs from the rest of the county.
Euharlee & Taylorsville
It is quieter, fewer homes sit empty, and prices have run up less.
White & Rydal
Tree cover is thicker and more households have young kids.
Adairsville & Kingston
More residents vote.
Cartersville
Commutes are shorter, though crime runs higher.
Acworth & Emerson
Local pay stretches less far and incomes run lower.
Scores across Bartow County run from about the 5th to the 85th percentile nationally. The map is where that becomes a choice of area.
Bartow County's strengths and weaknesses
Bartow County lands in the middle because its strengths and weaknesses roughly balance. A strong job market is the standout, in the top 3% of counties. Big-city access and what local pay buys follow.
The drawbacks are real but narrow. An overheated housing market, long commutes, and car insurance costs hold the score down. Cost swings more from one part of Bartow County to another than it does between Bartow County and its neighbors, which the map below shows.
Where Bartow County ranks high
- Local economyBetter than 97% of counties
- Big-city accessBetter than 85% of counties
- Cost of living vs incomeBetter than 83% of counties
- Household income$85,423 median, better than 83% of counties
- Internet speedBetter than 81% of counties
Where Bartow County ranks low
- Housing crash safetyBetter than only 7% of counties
- Short commute29.4 minutes each way, better than only 18% of counties
- Cheap car insuranceBetter than only 21% of counties
- BikingBetter than only 21% of counties
- QuietBetter than only 22% of counties
What it costs to buy a home in Bartow County
A household needs to earn about $75,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Bartow County home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $85,423, 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 Bartow County's effective rate of 0.68%, 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 7 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in Bartow County
Bartow County's age mix sits close to the national median.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for Bartow County.
Who works in Bartow County, and how
Work in Bartow County centers on manufacturing and retail trade. Unemployment is low, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 86%
- Work from home 12%
- Transit, walk, or bike 3%
Life in Bartow County
Bartow County has fewer places to eat and drink per resident than most counties and less parkland per resident than most counties. Dining, parks, and nightlife concentrates in some parts of Bartow County and thins out in others, which the map shows.
Is Bartow County growing, and who is moving in?
Bartow County has grown about 16% over the last decade. The largest inbound stream comes from the rest of the Atlanta, GA metro.
Where new residents come from
Where people leaving Bartow County go
Move counts are the latest county-to-county migration flows, each county grouped into its metro.
What the weather is like in Bartow County, month by month
Bartow County sees roughly 78 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 91 degrees. January highs sit near 55, with lows near 32. The comfortable stretch runs March through May, September, and October.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 55° | 42° | 32° |
| April | 76° | 61° | 48° |
| July | 91° | 79° | 70° |
| October | 77° | 63° | 52° |
Flying in and out of Bartow County
Hartsfield/Jackson Atlanta International sits about 46 miles away. It is a large hub and boarded 51.5 million passengers in 2025, with 278 nonstop destinations.
The best schools in and around Bartow County
Schools across Bartow County average a C, better than 37% of counties.
Top elementary schools
- Adairsville Elementary SchoolB− · 43% proficient
- Euharlee Elementary SchoolC+ · 40% proficient
- White Elementary SchoolC+ · 38% proficient
Top middle schools
- Sammy Mcclure Sr. Middle SchoolA · 60% proficient
- Cartersville Middle SchoolB+ · 48% proficient
- Adairsville Middle SchoolC+ · 36% proficient
Top high schools
- Adairsville High SchoolC+ · 39% proficient
- Woodland High SchoolC+ · 39% proficient
- Cass High SchoolC− · 26% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Bartow County school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Bartow County 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 Bartow County against the other 3,143 counties.
Who Bartow County suits
Families
Schools land around the 37th percentile and crime safety beats 68%.
Remote workers
Cost of living against local pay beats 83% of counties, internet is fast and widely advertised, and 12% already work from home.
Retirees
Set weather, quiet, and health care weights on the map to test the fit.
Common questions about living in Bartow County
Is Bartow County a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Bartow County ranks 1,269th of 3,144 counties. It scores highest on a strong job market, big-city access, and what local pay buys, and lowest on an overheated housing market and long commutes. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Bartow County expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $290,277. The overall cost of living runs about 12% below the national average. Set against a $85,423 median income, cost of living beats 83% of counties.
Is Bartow County safe?
Yes, Bartow County is safer than 68% of counties. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $281 per resident a year.
What is the weather like in Bartow County?
July highs average about 91 degrees, and January highs near 55 with lows near 32. That works out to about 78 pleasant days a year, more than 35% of counties.
What are the best neighborhoods in Bartow County?
Using the default rankings, the highest-scoring areas are Euharlee & Taylorsville, White & Rydal, and Adairsville & Kingston. The ranked list and the re-weightable map above let you re-sort them for your own priorities.
Is Bartow County good for families?
Schools beat 37% of counties, crime safety beats 68%, and childcare runs $649 a month.
Is Bartow County good for remote workers?
Cost of living against local pay beats 83% of counties, and the fastest advertised internet here beats 81% of counties. About 12% of workers already work from home.
Compare Bartow County with other counties
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Bartow County. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Bartow County 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.
Bartow County detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Bartow County: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Bartow County: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Bartow County: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Bartow County: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Bartow County 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.
- U.S. Census Bureau Population Estimates Program: population growth and net migration behind the population-change section.
- 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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