Best PlacesBen Hill, Atlanta, GA Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Ben Hill, Atlanta, 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.
Ben Hill, Atlanta ranks 5,279th of 5,983 U.S. neighborhoods on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on tree cover by a wide margin, and cell coverage ranks lowest.
The best neighborhoods in Ben Hill, Atlanta
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.
Ben Hill, Atlanta's strengths and weaknesses
Where Ben Hill, Atlanta ranks high
- Tree shadeBetter than 99% of neighborhoods
- Disaster safetyBetter than 86% of neighborhoods
- Internet speedBetter than 83% of neighborhoods
- State fiscal healthBetter than 82% of neighborhoods
- Voter turnoutBetter than 78% of neighborhoods
Where Ben Hill, Atlanta ranks low
- Cell coverageBetter than only 3% of neighborhoods
- School gradeF, better than only 4% of neighborhoods
- BikingBetter than only 5% of neighborhoods
- WalkabilityBetter than only 5% of neighborhoods
- Short commute32.3 minutes each way, better than only 11% of neighborhoods
What it costs to buy a home in Ben Hill, Atlanta
A household needs to earn about $67,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Ben Hill, Atlanta home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is only a little above the area's median income of $63,275; the gap is small, which keeps homes within reach of local pay.
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 Ben Hill, Atlanta's effective rate of 0.70%, 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 5 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in Ben Hill, Atlanta
Ben Hill, Atlanta'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 Ben Hill, Atlanta.
Who works in Ben Hill, Atlanta, and how
Work in Ben Hill, Atlanta centers on transportation & warehousing and health care & social. Unemployment is low, and employment has held roughly flat.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 80%
- Work from home 13%
- Transit, walk, or bike 7%
Life in Ben Hill, Atlanta
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Ben Hill, Atlanta.
What the weather is like in Ben Hill, Atlanta, month by month
Ben Hill, Atlanta sees roughly 72 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 92 degrees. January highs sit near 57, with lows near 33. The comfortable stretch runs March through May, September, and October.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 57° | 44° | 33° |
| April | 77° | 63° | 48° |
| July | 92° | 80° | 71° |
| October | 78° | 64° | 52° |
Flying in and out of Ben Hill, Atlanta
Hartsfield/Jackson Atlanta International sits about 7 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 Ben Hill, Atlanta
Schools across Ben Hill, Atlanta average an F, better than 4% of neighborhoods.
Top elementary schools
- Rise Grammar SchoolD · 16% proficient
- R. N. Fickett Elementary SchoolD− · 12% proficient
- Kipp Ways Primary Charter SchoolF · 5% proficient
Top middle schools
- Rise Prep SchoolD− · 16% proficient
- Ralph Bunche Middle SchoolF · 6% proficient
Top high schools
- Westlake High SchoolD · 22% proficient
- Tri-cities High SchoolD− · 17% proficient
- D. M. Therrell High SchoolF · 9% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Ben Hill, Atlanta school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Ben Hill, Atlanta 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 Ben Hill, Atlanta against the other 5,982 neighborhoods.
Common questions about living in Ben Hill, Atlanta
Is Ben Hill, Atlanta a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Ben Hill, Atlanta ranks 5,279th of 5,983 neighborhoods. It scores highest on tree cover, low disaster risk, and fast internet, and lowest on cell coverage and the schools. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Ben Hill, Atlanta expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $260,862. The overall cost of living runs about 15% below the national average. Set against a $63,275 median income, cost of living beats 44% of neighborhoods.
Is Ben Hill, Atlanta safe?
Ben Hill, Atlanta is safer than 28% of neighborhoods. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $563 per resident a year.
Compare Ben Hill, Atlanta with other neighborhoods
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Ben Hill, Atlanta. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Ben Hill, Atlanta 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.
Ben Hill, Atlanta detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Ben Hill, Atlanta: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Ben Hill, Atlanta: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Ben Hill, Atlanta: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Ben Hill, Atlanta: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Ben Hill, Atlanta 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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