Best PlacesButts County, GA Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in Butts 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.
Butts County ranks 1,330th of 3,144 U.S. counties on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on a strong job market by a wide margin, and walkability ranks lowest.
The best neighborhoods in Butts 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.
Butts County's strengths and weaknesses
Where Butts County ranks high
- Local economyBetter than 99% of counties
- Tree shadeBetter than 92% of counties
- Low vacancyBetter than 84% of counties
- Big-city accessBetter than 83% of counties
- Cost of living vs incomeBetter than 80% of counties
Where Butts County ranks low
- WalkabilityBetter than only 7% of counties
- Educational attainmentBetter than only 18% of counties
- BikingBetter than only 19% of counties
- Short commute29.0 minutes each way, better than only 20% of counties
- School gradeC−, better than only 20% of counties
What it costs to buy a home in Butts County
A household needs to earn about $69,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Butts County home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $82,967, 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 Butts County's effective rate of 0.83%, 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 Butts County
Butts County'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 Butts County.
Who works in Butts County, and how
Work in Butts County centers on retail trade and manufacturing. Unemployment is low, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 87%
- Work from home 12%
- Transit, walk, or bike 1%
Life in Butts County
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Butts County.
Is Butts County growing, and who is moving in?
Butts County has grown about 16% over the last decade. The largest inbound stream comes from the rest of the Atlanta, GA metro.
Where new residents come from
Where people leaving Butts County go
Move counts are the latest county-to-county migration flows, each county grouped into its metro.
What the weather is like in Butts County, month by month
Butts County sees roughly 93 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 89 degrees. January highs sit near 55, with lows near 37. The comfortable stretch runs March through May, September, and October.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 55° | 45° | 37° |
| April | 74° | 62° | 52° |
| July | 89° | 78° | 70° |
| October | 75° | 64° | 55° |
Flying in and out of Butts County
Hartsfield/Jackson Atlanta International sits about 35 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 Butts County
Schools across Butts County average a C−, better than 20% of counties.
Top elementary schools
- Hampton L. Daughtry Elementary SchoolC · 33% proficient
- Stark Elementary SchoolC− · 26% proficient
- Jackson Elementary SchoolD+ · 24% proficient
Top middle schools
- Henderson Middle SchoolD+ · 27% proficient
Top high schools
- Jackson High SchoolC− · 27% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Butts County school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Butts 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 Butts County against the other 3,143 counties.
Who Butts County suits
Families
Schools land around the 20th percentile and crime safety beats 67%.
Remote workers
Cost of living against local pay beats 80% of counties, internet is fast and widely advertised, and 12% already work from home.
Retirees
Set weather, quiet, and health care weights on the map to test the fit.
Common questions about living in Butts County
Is Butts County a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Butts County ranks 1,330th of 3,144 counties. It scores highest on a strong job market, tree cover, and few empty homes, and lowest on walkability and education levels. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Butts County expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $263,442. The overall cost of living runs about 15% below the national average. Set against a $82,967 median income, cost of living beats 80% of counties.
Is Butts County safe?
Yes, Butts County is safer than 67% of counties. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $270 per resident a year.
What is the weather like in Butts County?
July highs average about 89 degrees, and January highs near 55 with lows near 37. That works out to about 93 pleasant days a year, more than 55% of counties.
Is Butts County good for families?
Schools beat 20% of counties, crime safety beats 67%, and childcare runs $649 a month.
Compare Butts County with other counties
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Butts County. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Butts 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.
Butts County detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Butts County: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Butts County: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Butts County: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Butts County: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Butts 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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