Best PlacesCapel, GA Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Capel, 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.
Capel ranks 31,851st of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on affordable childcare by a wide margin, and disaster risk is the weak spot.
The best neighborhoods in Capel
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.
Capel's strengths and weaknesses
Where Capel ranks high
- Cheap childcare$502 a month, better than 92% of towns
- QuietBetter than 91% of towns
- Housing crash safetyBetter than 85% of towns
- Nice weatherabout 124 pleasant days a year, better than 82% of towns
- Internet speedBetter than 79% of towns
Where Capel ranks low
- Disaster safetyBetter than only 9% of towns
- Educational attainmentBetter than only 10% of towns
- Local economyBetter than only 12% of towns
- Air qualityBetter than only 13% of towns
- School gradeD+, better than only 17% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Capel
A household needs to earn about $39,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Capel home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $75,928, 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 Capel's effective rate of 0.82%, 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 Capel
Capel's age mix sits close to the national median.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for Capel.
Who works in Capel, and how
Work in Capel centers on health care & social and manufacturing. Unemployment sits above the national rate, and the job base is shrinking.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 93%
- Work from home 3%
- Transit, walk, or bike 4%
Life in Capel
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Capel.
What the weather is like in Capel, month by month
Capel sees roughly 124 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 91 degrees. January highs sit near 63, with lows near 40. The comfortable stretch runs February through May, October, and November.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 63° | 50° | 40° |
| April | 79° | 66° | 55° |
| July | 91° | 80° | 72° |
| October | 82° | 68° | 58° |
Flying in and out of Capel
The nearest airport, Southwest Georgia Regional, is about 38 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Jacksonville International, about 154 miles away.
The best schools in and around Capel
Schools across Capel average a D+, better than 17% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Whigham Elementary SchoolB · 47% proficient
- Shiver Elementary SchoolC− · 30% proficient
Top high schools
- Thomas County Central High SchoolC− · 27% proficient
- Pelham High SchoolD− · 13% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Capel school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Capel 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 Capel against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Capel
Is Capel a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Capel ranks 31,851st of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on affordable childcare, quiet, and a stable housing market, and lowest on disaster risk and education levels. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Capel expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $146,863. The overall cost of living runs about 12% below the national average. Set against a $75,928 median income, cost of living beats 54% of towns.
Is Capel safe?
Capel is safer than 48% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $302 per resident a year.
Compare Capel with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Capel. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Capel 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.
Capel detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Capel: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Capel: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Capel: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Capel: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Capel 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
Move a slider to say how much a measure matters. Zero turns it off.