Best PlacesChattahoochee County, GA Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in Chattahoochee County, 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.
Chattahoochee County ranks 1,859th of 3,144 U.S. counties on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on short commutes by a wide margin, and the schools rank lowest.
The best neighborhoods in Chattahoochee 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.
Chattahoochee County's strengths and weaknesses
Where Chattahoochee County ranks high
- Short commute10.5 minutes each way, better than 99% of counties
- Internet speedBetter than 97% of counties
- Health outlookBetter than 96% of counties
- QuietBetter than 96% of counties
- BikingBetter than 90% of counties
Where Chattahoochee County ranks low
- School gradeD−, better than only 2% of counties
- Low vacancyBetter than only 6% of counties
- Local economyBetter than only 6% of counties
- Healthcare accessBetter than only 7% of counties
- Voter turnoutBetter than only 8% of counties
What it costs to buy a home in Chattahoochee County
A household needs to earn about $27,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Chattahoochee County home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $68,347, 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 Chattahoochee County's effective rate of 0.67%, 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 2 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in Chattahoochee County
Chattahoochee County runs younger than the country.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for Chattahoochee County.
Who works in Chattahoochee County, and how
Work in Chattahoochee County centers on retail trade and other services. Unemployment runs well above the national rate, and employment has held roughly flat.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 72%
- Work from home 7%
- Transit, walk, or bike 21%
Life in Chattahoochee County
Chattahoochee County has more restaurants and bars per resident than 82% of counties and more parkland per resident than 99% of counties. Dining, parks, and nightlife concentrates in some parts of Chattahoochee County and thins out in others, which the map shows.
Is Chattahoochee County growing, and who is moving in?
Chattahoochee County has lost about 27% of its population over the last decade. The largest inbound stream comes from the rest of the Columbus, GA metro.
Where new residents come from
Where people leaving Chattahoochee County go
Move counts are the latest county-to-county migration flows, each county grouped into its metro.
What the weather is like in Chattahoochee County, month by month
Chattahoochee County sees roughly 64 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 94 degrees. January highs sit near 62, with lows near 34. The comfortable stretch runs March through May, October, and November.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 62° | 47° | 34° |
| April | 80° | 64° | 48° |
| July | 94° | 80° | 71° |
| October | 82° | 66° | 52° |
Flying in and out of Chattahoochee County
The nearest airport, Columbus, is about 12 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Hartsfield/Jackson Atlanta International, about 93 miles away.
The best schools in and around Chattahoochee County
Schools across Chattahoochee County average a D−, better than 2% of counties.
Top elementary schools
- Mathews Elementary SchoolB · 50% proficient
- Mount Olive Intermediate SchoolC+ · 36% proficient
- Chattahoochee County Education CenterC− · 27% proficient
Top middle schools
- Aaron Cohn Middle SchoolB · 45% proficient
- Chattahoochee County Middle SchoolD− · 17% proficient
- East Columbus Magnet AcademyF · 7% proficient
Top high schools
- Marion County Middle/high SchoolD+ · 24% proficient
- Chattahoochee County High SchoolD− · 12% proficient
- Kendrick High SchoolF · 6% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Chattahoochee County school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Chattahoochee 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 Chattahoochee County against the other 3,143 counties.
Common questions about living in Chattahoochee County
Is Chattahoochee County a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Chattahoochee County ranks 1,859th of 3,144 counties. It scores highest on short commutes, fast internet, and population health, and lowest on the schools and empty homes. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Chattahoochee County expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $106,525. The overall cost of living runs about 11% below the national average. Set against a $68,347 median income, cost of living beats 34% of counties.
Is Chattahoochee County safe?
Chattahoochee County is safer than 14% of counties. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $522 per resident a year.
Compare Chattahoochee County with other counties
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Chattahoochee County. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Chattahoochee 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.
Chattahoochee County detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Chattahoochee County: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Chattahoochee County: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Chattahoochee County: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Chattahoochee County: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Chattahoochee 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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