Best PlacesBickley, GA Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Bickley, scored on 40 measures of daily life and ranked to fit what matters to you. This page is for people who live here or already know they want to. To work out which city fits you best, start with the best places to live tool.
Bickley ranks 30,860th of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on affordable childcare by a wide margin, and biking ranks lowest.
The best neighborhoods in Bickley
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.
Bickley's strengths and weaknesses
Where Bickley ranks high
- Cheap childcare$502 a month, better than 92% of towns
- Housing crash safetyBetter than 81% of towns
- State fiscal healthBetter than 76% of towns
- Short commute23.1 minutes each way, better than 74% of towns
- State infrastructureBetter than 74% of towns
Where Bickley ranks low
- BikingBetter than only 9% of towns
- Heat safetyBetter than only 12% of towns
- Cell coverageBetter than only 14% of towns
- Disaster safetyBetter than only 18% of towns
- WalkabilityBetter than only 19% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Bickley
A household needs to earn about $33,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Bickley home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $75,004, 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 Bickley's effective rate of 0.66%, 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 Bickley
Bickley's age mix sits close to the national median, 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 Bickley.
Who works in Bickley, and how
Work in Bickley centers on health care & social and manufacturing. Unemployment is low, and the job base is shrinking.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 95%
- Work from home 4%
- Transit, walk, or bike 1%
Life in Bickley
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Bickley.
What the weather is like in Bickley, month by month
Bickley sees roughly 108 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 94 degrees. January highs sit near 65, with lows near 39. The comfortable stretch runs February through May, October, and November.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 65° | 51° | 39° |
| April | 82° | 67° | 53° |
| July | 94° | 81° | 72° |
| October | 83° | 69° | 57° |
Flying in and out of Bickley
The nearest airport, Valdosta Regional, is about 59 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Jacksonville International, about 81 miles away.
The best schools in and around Bickley
Schools across Bickley average a C, better than 37% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Waresboro Elementary SchoolB− · 40% proficient
- Wacona Elementary SchoolC+ · 36% proficient
- Nicholls Elementary SchoolC− · 28% proficient
Top middle schools
- Coffee Middle SchoolC · 34% proficient
- Ware County Middle SchoolD+ · 26% proficient
Top high schools
- Ware County High SchoolC+ · 38% proficient
- Wiregrass Regional College And Career AcademyC− · 27% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Bickley school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Bickley 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 Bickley against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Bickley
Is Bickley a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Bickley ranks 30,860th of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on affordable childcare, a stable housing market, and state finances, and lowest on biking and summer heat. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Bickley expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $127,852. The overall cost of living runs about 10% below the national average. Set against a $75,004 median income, cost of living beats 47% of towns.
Is Bickley safe?
Yes, Bickley is safer than 72% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $220 per resident a year.
Compare Bickley with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Bickley. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Bickley 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.
Bickley detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Bickley: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Bickley: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Bickley: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Bickley: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Bickley 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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