Best PlacesCatlett, GA Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Catlett, 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.
Catlett ranks 27,093rd of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on tree cover by a wide margin, and cell coverage ranks lowest.
The best neighborhoods in Catlett
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.
Catlett's strengths and weaknesses
Where Catlett ranks high
- Tree shadeBetter than 94% of towns
- BikingBetter than 89% of towns
- QuietBetter than 85% of towns
- Cheap childcare$589 a month, better than 80% of towns
- State fiscal healthBetter than 76% of towns
Where Catlett ranks low
- Cell coverageBetter than only 13% of towns
- WalkabilityBetter than only 19% of towns
- Educational attainmentBetter than only 23% of towns
- Internet speedBetter than only 24% of towns
- Voter turnoutBetter than only 26% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Catlett
A household needs to earn about $53,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Catlett home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $69,090, 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 Catlett's effective rate of 0.64%, and insurance is estimated at 0.4% of home value a year.
Renting versus buying
At today's prices and rents, renting stays cheaper than buying across the first 10 years here, so the case for buying rests on staying much longer or on prices rising faster than assumed. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in Catlett
Catlett'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 Catlett.
Who works in Catlett, and how
Work in Catlett centers on manufacturing and retail trade. Unemployment runs well above the national rate, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 90%
- Work from home 7%
- Transit, walk, or bike 3%
Life in Catlett
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Catlett.
What the weather is like in Catlett, month by month
Catlett sees roughly 81 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 Catlett
The nearest airport, Lovell Field, is about 20 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Hartsfield/Jackson Atlanta International, about 87 miles away.
The best schools in and around Catlett
Schools across Catlett average a C, better than 33% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Woodstation Elementary SchoolB · 45% proficient
- Westside Elementary SchoolB− · 42% proficient
- Saddle Ridge Elementary And Middle SchoolC− · 27% proficient
Top middle schools
- Heritage Middle SchoolB+ · 47% proficient
- Westside Middle SchoolB− · 42% proficient
- Lafayette Middle SchoolD · 23% proficient
Top high schools
- Heritage High SchoolB− · 44% proficient
- Northwest Whitfield County High SchoolC · 32% proficient
- Lafayette High SchoolD− · 16% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Catlett school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Catlett 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 Catlett against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Catlett
Is Catlett a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Catlett ranks 27,093rd of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on tree cover, biking, and quiet, and lowest on cell coverage and walkability. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Catlett expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $207,115. The overall cost of living runs about 18% below the national average. Set against a $69,090 median income, cost of living beats 48% of towns.
Is Catlett safe?
Yes, Catlett is safer than 60% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $244 per resident a year.
Compare Catlett with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Catlett. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Catlett 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.
Catlett detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Catlett: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Catlett: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Catlett: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Catlett: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Catlett 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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