Best PlacesBroadacres Homes, Athens, GA Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Broadacres Homes, Athens, 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.
Broadacres Homes, Athens ranks 4,598th of 5,983 U.S. neighborhoods on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on short commutes by a wide margin, and low incomes rank lowest.
The best neighborhoods in Broadacres Homes, Athens
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.
Broadacres Homes, Athens' strengths and weaknesses
Where Broadacres Homes, Athens ranks high
- Short commute14.7 minutes each way, better than 98% of neighborhoods
- Cheap childcare$649 a month, better than 98% of neighborhoods
- State fiscal healthBetter than 82% of neighborhoods
- QuietBetter than 78% of neighborhoods
- State infrastructureBetter than 76% of neighborhoods
Where Broadacres Homes, Athens ranks low
- Household income$42,509 median, better than only 5% of neighborhoods
- Cost of living vs incomeBetter than only 14% of neighborhoods
- TransitBetter than only 14% of neighborhoods
- Housing crash safetyBetter than only 18% of neighborhoods
- Big-city accessBetter than only 19% of neighborhoods
What it costs to buy a home in Broadacres Homes, Athens
A household needs to earn about $159,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Broadacres Homes, Athens home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That runs well above the area's median income of $42,509, so buying stretches a typical household.
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 Broadacres Homes, Athens' effective rate of 0.85%, and insurance is estimated at 0.4% of home value a year.
Renting versus buying
At today's prices and rents, renting stays cheaper than buying across the first 10 years here, so the case for buying rests on staying much longer or on prices rising faster than assumed. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in Broadacres Homes, Athens
Broadacres Homes, Athens runs younger than the country, and households here run smaller than average.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for Broadacres Homes, Athens.
Who works in Broadacres Homes, Athens, and how
Work in Broadacres Homes, Athens centers on education and retail trade. Unemployment is close to the national rate, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 61%
- Work from home 12%
- Transit, walk, or bike 28%
Life in Broadacres Homes, Athens
Broadacres Homes, Athens has more restaurants and bars per resident than 81% of neighborhoods. That concentrates in some parts of Broadacres Homes, Athens and thins out in others, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in Broadacres Homes, Athens, month by month
Broadacres Homes, Athens sees roughly 78 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 94 degrees. January highs sit near 58, 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 | 58° | 45° | 33° |
| April | 78° | 63° | 49° |
| July | 94° | 80° | 71° |
| October | 80° | 64° | 52° |
Flying in and out of Broadacres Homes, Athens
Hartsfield/Jackson Atlanta International sits about 63 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 Broadacres Homes, Athens
Schools across Broadacres Homes, Athens average a D+, better than 23% of neighborhoods.
Top elementary schools
- Chase Street Elementary SchoolB− · 42% proficient
- Barrow Elementary SchoolB− · 42% proficient
- Alps Road Elementary SchoolF · 7% proficient
Top middle schools
- Clarke Middle SchoolD+ · 26% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Broadacres Homes, Athens school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Broadacres Homes, Athens 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 Broadacres Homes, Athens against the other 5,982 neighborhoods.
Common questions about living in Broadacres Homes, Athens
Is Broadacres Homes, Athens a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Broadacres Homes, Athens ranks 4,598th of 5,983 neighborhoods. It scores highest on short commutes, affordable childcare, and state finances, and lowest on low incomes and the cost of living against local pay. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Broadacres Homes, Athens expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $602,486. The overall cost of living runs about 10% below the national average. Set against a $42,509 median income, cost of living beats 14% of neighborhoods.
Is Broadacres Homes, Athens safe?
Broadacres Homes, Athens is safer than 32% of neighborhoods. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $667 per resident a year.
Compare Broadacres Homes, Athens with other neighborhoods
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Broadacres Homes, Athens. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Broadacres Homes, Athens 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.
Broadacres Homes, Athens detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Broadacres Homes, Athens: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Broadacres Homes, Athens: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Broadacres Homes, Athens: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Broadacres Homes, Athens: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Broadacres Homes, Athens 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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