Best PlacesChattahoochee Hills, GA Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Chattahoochee Hills, scored on 40 measures of daily life and ranked to fit what matters to you. Local pay runs high here, and housing takes the biggest bite out of it. To work out which city fits you best, start with the best places to live tool.
Chattahoochee Hills ranks 20,518th of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on tree cover by a wide margin, and the schools rank lowest.
The best neighborhoods in Chattahoochee Hills
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 Hills' strengths and weaknesses
Where Chattahoochee Hills ranks high
- Tree shadeBetter than 94% of towns
- Disaster safetyBetter than 92% of towns
- Educational attainmentBetter than 91% of towns
- Internet speedBetter than 87% of towns
- Household income$98,511 median, better than 84% of towns
Where Chattahoochee Hills ranks low
- School gradeD, better than only 5% of towns
- Short commute35.6 minutes each way, better than only 12% of towns
- Air qualityBetter than only 15% of towns
- Crime safetyBetter than only 21% of towns
- Heat safetyBetter than only 21% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Chattahoochee Hills
A household needs to earn about $130,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Chattahoochee Hills home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That runs well above the area's median income of $98,511, so buying stretches a typical household.
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 Hills' effective rate of 0.88%, 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 Chattahoochee Hills
Chattahoochee Hills runs older than the country.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for Chattahoochee Hills.
Who works in Chattahoochee Hills, and how
Work in Chattahoochee Hills centers on education and professional & technical. Unemployment is low, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 70%
- Work from home 24%
- Transit, walk, or bike 6%
Life in Chattahoochee Hills
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Chattahoochee Hills.
What the weather is like in Chattahoochee Hills, month by month
Chattahoochee Hills sees roughly 80 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 90 degrees. January highs sit near 56, with lows near 38. The comfortable stretch runs March through May and September through November.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 56° | 46° | 38° |
| April | 76° | 63° | 53° |
| July | 90° | 80° | 72° |
| October | 77° | 65° | 56° |
Flying in and out of Chattahoochee Hills
Hartsfield/Jackson Atlanta International sits about 18 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 Chattahoochee Hills
Schools across Chattahoochee Hills average a D, better than 5% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Chattahoochee Hills Charter SchoolD · 19% proficient
- Rise Grammar SchoolD · 16% proficient
Top middle schools
- Rise Prep SchoolD− · 16% proficient
Top high schools
- Creekside High SchoolD · 22% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Chattahoochee Hills school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Chattahoochee Hills 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 Hills against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Chattahoochee Hills
Is Chattahoochee Hills a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Chattahoochee Hills ranks 20,518th of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on tree cover, low disaster risk, and an educated workforce, and lowest on the schools and long commutes. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Chattahoochee Hills expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $492,330. The overall cost of living runs about 1% above the national average. Set against a $98,511 median income, cost of living beats 83% of towns.
Is Chattahoochee Hills safe?
Chattahoochee Hills is safer than 21% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $396 per resident a year.
Compare Chattahoochee Hills with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Chattahoochee Hills. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Chattahoochee Hills 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 Hills detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Chattahoochee Hills: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Chattahoochee Hills: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Chattahoochee Hills: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Chattahoochee Hills: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Chattahoochee Hills 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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