Best PlacesChula, GA Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Chula, 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.
Chula ranks 32,576th of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on fast internet by a wide margin, and noise is the weak spot.
The best neighborhoods in Chula
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.
Chula's strengths and weaknesses
Where Chula ranks high
- Internet speedBetter than 96% of towns
- Voter turnoutBetter than 93% of towns
- Short commute18.1 minutes each way, better than 93% of towns
- Educational attainmentBetter than 90% of towns
- Nice weatherabout 117 pleasant days a year, better than 78% of towns
Where Chula ranks low
- QuietBetter than only 9% of towns
- Household income$48,564 median, better than only 11% of towns
- Heat safetyBetter than only 14% of towns
- Air qualityBetter than only 14% of towns
- Cost of living vs incomeBetter than only 16% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Chula
A household needs to earn about $66,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Chula home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That runs well above the area's median income of $48,564, 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 Chula's effective rate of 0.90%, 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 9 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in Chula
Chula'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 Chula.
Who works in Chula, and how
Work in Chula centers on education and public administration. Unemployment is low, and employment has held roughly flat.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 92%
- Work from home 6%
- Transit, walk, or bike 2%
Life in Chula
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Chula.
What the weather is like in Chula, month by month
Chula sees roughly 117 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 91 degrees. January highs sit near 61, with lows near 41. The comfortable stretch runs February through May, October, and November.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 61° | 50° | 41° |
| April | 78° | 67° | 56° |
| July | 91° | 81° | 74° |
| October | 80° | 69° | 60° |
Flying in and out of Chula
The nearest airport, Southwest Georgia Regional, is about 40 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Jacksonville International, about 131 miles away.
The best schools in and around Chula
Schools across Chula average a C−, better than 24% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Len Lastinger Elementary SchoolB− · 42% proficient
- Irwin County Elementary SchoolC+ · 39% proficient
- Northside Elementary SchoolD+ · 23% proficient
Top middle schools
- Irwin County Middle SchoolC · 33% proficient
- Eighth Street Middle SchoolD− · 18% proficient
- Turner County Middle SchoolF · 9% proficient
Top high schools
- Irwin County High SchoolC− · 30% proficient
- Tift County High SchoolD+ · 25% proficient
- Turner County High SchoolD− · 15% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Chula school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Chula 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 Chula against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Chula
Is Chula a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Chula ranks 32,576th of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on fast internet, civic engagement, and short commutes, and lowest on noise and low incomes. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Chula expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $247,302. The overall cost of living runs about 14% below the national average. Set against a $48,564 median income, cost of living beats 16% of towns.
Is Chula safe?
Yes, Chula is safer than 68% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $228 per resident a year.
Compare Chula with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Chula. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Chula 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.
Chula detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Chula: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Chula: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Chula: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Chula: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Chula 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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