Best PlacesCalhoun, GA Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Calhoun, 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.
Calhoun ranks 1,732nd of 2,098 U.S. cities on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on affordable childcare by a wide margin, and biking ranks lowest.
The best neighborhoods in Calhoun
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.
Calhoun's strengths and weaknesses
Where Calhoun ranks high
- Cheap childcare$649 a month, better than 93% of cities
- State fiscal healthBetter than 83% of cities
- Local economyBetter than 76% of cities
- State infrastructureBetter than 74% of cities
- Low property taxBetter than 73% of cities
Where Calhoun ranks low
- BikingBetter than only 3% of cities
- WalkabilityBetter than only 8% of cities
- Educational attainmentBetter than only 9% of cities
- Cell coverageBetter than only 15% of cities
- Health outlookBetter than only 16% of cities
What it costs to buy a home in Calhoun
A household needs to earn about $59,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Calhoun home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $69,113, 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 Calhoun's effective rate of 0.70%, 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 Calhoun
Calhoun runs younger than the country.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for Calhoun.
Who works in Calhoun, and how
Work in Calhoun centers on manufacturing and retail trade. Unemployment is low, and employment has held roughly flat.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 91%
- Work from home 7%
- Transit, walk, or bike 1%
Life in Calhoun
Calhoun has more restaurants and bars per resident than 77% of cities and more parkland per resident than 78% of cities. Dining, parks, and nightlife concentrates in some parts of Calhoun and thins out in others, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in Calhoun, month by month
Calhoun sees roughly 74 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 90 degrees. January highs sit near 52, with lows near 34. The comfortable stretch runs April through June, September, and October.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 52° | 42° | 34° |
| April | 74° | 61° | 50° |
| July | 90° | 78° | 70° |
| October | 75° | 62° | 52° |
Flying in and out of Calhoun
The nearest airport, Lovell Field, is about 40 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Hartsfield/Jackson Atlanta International, about 66 miles away.
The best schools in and around Calhoun
Schools across Calhoun average a C+, better than 33% of cities.
Top elementary schools
- Armuchee Primary SchoolB+ · 52% proficient
- Sonoraville ElementaryB · 48% proficient
- Belwood Elementary SchoolB− · 42% proficient
Top middle schools
- Calhoun Middle SchoolB · 46% proficient
- Red Bud Middle SchoolC+ · 37% proficient
- Calhoun Elementary SchoolC+ · 36% proficient
Top high schools
- Sonoraville High SchoolC+ · 40% proficient
- North Murray High SchoolC · 34% proficient
- Armuchee High SchoolC · 33% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Calhoun school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Calhoun 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 Calhoun against the other 2,097 cities.
Who Calhoun suits
Common questions about living in Calhoun
Is Calhoun a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Calhoun ranks 1,732nd of 2,098 cities. It scores highest on affordable childcare, state finances, and a strong job market, and lowest on biking and walkability. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Calhoun expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $230,598. The overall cost of living runs about 21% below the national average. Set against a $69,113 median income, cost of living beats 41% of cities.
Is Calhoun safe?
Calhoun is safer than 21% of cities. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $379 per resident a year.
What is the weather like in Calhoun?
July highs average about 90 degrees, and January highs near 52 with lows near 34. That works out to about 74 pleasant days a year, more than 34% of cities.
Is Calhoun good for families?
Schools beat 33% of cities, crime safety beats 21%, and childcare runs $649 a month.
Compare Calhoun with other cities
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Calhoun. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Calhoun 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.
Calhoun detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Calhoun: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Calhoun: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Calhoun: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Calhoun: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Calhoun 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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