Best PlacesBulloch County, GA Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in Bulloch County, 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.
Bulloch County ranks 2,004th 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 Bulloch 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 Bulloch County
The parts of Bulloch 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.
Portal
More households have young kids, it is quieter, and prices have run up less.
Brooklet
More residents vote, though fewer adults hold degrees.
Statesboro
Local pay stretches less far and tree cover is thinner.
Scores across Bulloch County run from about the 4th to the 77th percentile nationally. The map is where that becomes a choice of area.
Bulloch County's strengths and weaknesses
Where Bulloch County ranks high
- Internet speedBetter than 99% of counties
- Local economyBetter than 91% of counties
- Health outlookBetter than 82% of counties
- Educational attainmentBetter than 78% of counties
- State fiscal healthBetter than 69% of counties
Where Bulloch County ranks low
- Disaster safetyBetter than only 8% of counties
- Air qualityBetter than only 13% of counties
- School gradeC−, better than only 18% of counties
- Healthcare accessBetter than only 21% of counties
- Housing crash safetyBetter than only 23% of counties
What it costs to buy a home in Bulloch County
A household needs to earn about $57,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Bulloch County home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $63,175, 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 Bulloch County's effective rate of 0.65%, 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 Bulloch County
Bulloch County runs younger than the country.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for Bulloch County.
Who works in Bulloch County, and how
Work in Bulloch County 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 86%
- Work from home 9%
- Transit, walk, or bike 5%
Life in Bulloch County
Bulloch County has less parkland per resident than most counties and more late-night spots per resident than 74% of counties. Dining, parks, and nightlife concentrates in some parts of Bulloch County and thins out in others, which the map shows.
Is Bulloch County growing, and who is moving in?
Bulloch County has grown about 18% over the last decade. The largest inbound stream comes from Atlanta, GA.
Where new residents come from
Where people leaving Bulloch County go
Move counts are the latest county-to-county migration flows, each county grouped into its metro.
What the weather is like in Bulloch County, month by month
Bulloch County sees roughly 94 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 92 degrees. January highs sit near 61, with lows near 39. The comfortable stretch runs February through May and September through November.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 61° | 49° | 39° |
| April | 79° | 66° | 54° |
| July | 92° | 81° | 73° |
| October | 80° | 67° | 57° |
Flying in and out of Bulloch County
The nearest airport, Savannah/Hilton Head International, is about 38 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Charleston AFB/International, about 106 miles away.
The best schools in and around Bulloch County
Schools across Bulloch County average a C−, better than 18% of counties.
Top elementary schools
- Brooklet Elementary SchoolA− · 56% proficient
- Portal Elementary SchoolB− · 42% proficient
- Julia P. Bryant Elementary SchoolC+ · 39% proficient
Top middle schools
- Southeast Bulloch Middle SchoolB− · 40% proficient
- William James Middle SchoolC · 34% proficient
- Metter Middle SchoolD+ · 24% proficient
Top high schools
- Southeast Bulloch High SchoolB− · 42% proficient
- Portal Middle/high SchoolC+ · 37% proficient
- Statesboro Steam AcademyD+ · 25% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Bulloch County school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Bulloch 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 Bulloch County against the other 3,143 counties.
Who Bulloch County suits
Families
Schools land around the 18th percentile and crime safety beats 57%.
Remote workers
Internet is fast and widely advertised and 9% already work from home.
Common questions about living in Bulloch County
Is Bulloch County a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Bulloch County ranks 2,004th of 3,144 counties. It scores highest on fast internet, a strong job market, and population health, and lowest on disaster risk and air quality. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Bulloch County expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $223,803. The overall cost of living runs about 18% below the national average. Set against a $63,175 median income, cost of living beats 40% of counties.
Is Bulloch County safe?
Yes, Bulloch County is safer than 57% of counties. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $300 per resident a year.
What is the weather like in Bulloch County?
July highs average about 92 degrees, and January highs near 61 with lows near 39. That works out to about 94 pleasant days a year, more than 56% of counties.
What are the best neighborhoods in Bulloch County?
Using the default rankings, the highest-scoring areas are Portal, Brooklet, and Statesboro. The ranked list and the re-weightable map above let you re-sort them for your own priorities.
Compare Bulloch County with other counties
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Bulloch County. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Bulloch 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.
Bulloch County detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Bulloch County: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Bulloch County: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Bulloch County: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Bulloch County: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Bulloch 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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