Best PlacesBryan County, GA Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in Bryan 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.
Bryan County ranks 683rd of 3,144 U.S. counties on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on fast internet by a wide margin, and disaster risk is the weak spot.
The best neighborhoods in Bryan 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 Bryan County
The parts of Bryan 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.
Richmond Hill
Local pay stretches further, incomes run higher, and more adults hold degrees.
Pembroke
Ellabell
Scores across Bryan County run from about the 4th to the 89th percentile nationally. The map is where that becomes a choice of area.
Bryan County's strengths and weaknesses
Where Bryan County ranks high
- Internet speedBetter than 99% of counties
- Cost of living vs incomeBetter than 98% of counties
- Crime safetyBetter than 96% of counties
- Local economyBetter than 95% of counties
- Household income$108,529 median, better than 95% of counties
Where Bryan County ranks low
- Disaster safetyBetter than only 1% of counties
- Short commute32.0 minutes each way, better than only 9% of counties
- Housing crash safetyBetter than only 10% of counties
- WalkabilityBetter than only 16% of counties
- Air qualityBetter than only 16% of counties
What it costs to buy a home in Bryan County
A household needs to earn about $85,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Bryan County home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $108,529, 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 Bryan County's effective rate of 0.74%, 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 8 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in Bryan County
Bryan County 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 Bryan County.
Who works in Bryan County, and how
Work in Bryan County centers on retail trade and health care & social. Unemployment is low, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 87%
- Work from home 9%
- Transit, walk, or bike 4%
Life in Bryan County
Bryan County has fewer places to eat and drink per resident than most counties and more parkland per resident than 78% of counties. The coast is about 46 minutes away. Dining, parks, and nightlife concentrates in some parts of Bryan County and thins out in others, which the map shows.
Is Bryan County growing, and who is moving in?
Bryan County has grown about 52% over the last decade. The largest inbound stream comes from the rest of the Savannah, GA metro.
Where new residents come from
Where people leaving Bryan County go
Move counts are the latest county-to-county migration flows, each county grouped into its metro.
What the weather is like in Bryan County, month by month
Bryan County sees roughly 80 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 93 degrees. January highs sit near 65, with lows near 40. The comfortable stretch runs February through May and October through December.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 65° | 51° | 40° |
| April | 80° | 67° | 55° |
| July | 93° | 82° | 74° |
| October | 82° | 70° | 60° |
Flying in and out of Bryan County
The nearest airport, Savannah/Hilton Head International, is about 15 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Charleston AFB/International, about 100 miles away.
The best schools in and around Bryan County
Schools across Bryan County average a B+, better than 80% of counties.
Top elementary schools
- Mcallister Elementary SchoolA · 68% proficient
- Frances Meeks Elementary SchoolA− · 60% proficient
- Richmond Hill Elementary SchoolB+ · 51% proficient
Top middle schools
- Richmond Hill Middle SchoolA− · 58% proficient
- Bryan County Middle SchoolC+ · 37% proficient
- Midway Middle SchoolC− · 29% proficient
Top high schools
- Richmond Hill High SchoolB+ · 57% proficient
- Liberty County High SchoolC+ · 35% proficient
- Bradwell InstituteD+ · 25% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Bryan County school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Bryan 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 Bryan County against the other 3,143 counties.
Who Bryan County suits
Remote workers
Cost of living against local pay beats 98% of counties, internet is fast and widely advertised, and 9% already work from home.
Common questions about living in Bryan County
Is Bryan County a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Bryan County ranks 683rd of 3,144 counties. It scores highest on fast internet, what local pay buys, and low crime, and lowest on disaster risk and long commutes. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Bryan County expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $329,263. The overall cost of living runs about 13% below the national average. Set against a $108,529 median income, cost of living beats 98% of counties.
Is Bryan County safe?
Yes, Bryan County is safer than 96% of counties. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $186 per resident a year.
What is the weather like in Bryan County?
July highs average about 93 degrees, and January highs near 65 with lows near 40. That works out to about 80 pleasant days a year, more than 38% of counties.
What are the best neighborhoods in Bryan County?
Using the default rankings, the highest-scoring areas are Richmond Hill, Pembroke, and Ellabell. The ranked list and the re-weightable map above let you re-sort them for your own priorities.
Compare Bryan County with other counties
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Bryan County. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Bryan 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.
Bryan County detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Bryan County: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Bryan County: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Bryan County: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Bryan County: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Bryan 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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