Best PlacesClaxton, GA Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Claxton, 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.
Claxton ranks 45,266th of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on affordable childcare by a wide margin, and the schools rank lowest.
The best neighborhoods in Claxton
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.
Claxton's strengths and weaknesses
Where Claxton ranks high
- Cheap childcare$502 a month, better than 92% of towns
- Internet speedBetter than 91% of towns
- WalkabilityBetter than 87% of towns
- State fiscal healthBetter than 76% of towns
- BikingBetter than 74% of towns
Where Claxton ranks low
- School gradeD−, better than only 4% of towns
- Disaster safetyBetter than only 6% of towns
- Educational attainmentBetter than only 9% of towns
- Heat safetyBetter than only 10% of towns
- Healthcare accessBetter than only 10% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Claxton
A household needs to earn about $37,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Claxton home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $49,610, 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 Claxton's effective rate of 0.93%, 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 7 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in Claxton
Claxton'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 Claxton.
Who works in Claxton, and how
Work in Claxton centers on manufacturing and agriculture & forestry. Unemployment is low, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 86%
- Work from home 4%
- Transit, walk, or bike 10%
Life in Claxton
Claxton has more restaurants and bars per resident than 79% of towns. That concentrates in some parts of Claxton and thins out in others, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in Claxton, month by month
Claxton sees roughly 83 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 93 degrees. January highs sit near 63, 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 | 63° | 51° | 41° |
| April | 80° | 67° | 55° |
| July | 93° | 82° | 73° |
| October | 82° | 68° | 58° |
Flying in and out of Claxton
The nearest airport, Savannah/Hilton Head International, is about 42 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Jacksonville International, about 117 miles away.
The best schools in and around Claxton
Schools across Claxton average a D−, better than 4% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Nevils Elementary SchoolC+ · 37% proficient
- Claxton Elementary SchoolD · 16% proficient
Top middle schools
- Southeast Bulloch Middle SchoolB− · 40% proficient
- North Tattnall Middle SchoolC− · 29% proficient
- Metter Middle SchoolD+ · 24% proficient
Top high schools
- Southeast Bulloch High SchoolB− · 42% proficient
- Tattnall County High SchoolC− · 28% proficient
- Second ChanceD+ · 25% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Claxton school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Claxton 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 Claxton against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Claxton
Is Claxton a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Claxton ranks 45,266th of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on affordable childcare, fast internet, and walkability, and lowest on the schools and disaster risk. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Claxton expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $137,780. The overall cost of living runs about 21% below the national average. Set against a $49,610 median income, cost of living beats 15% of towns.
Is Claxton safe?
Claxton is safer than 30% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $350 per resident a year.
Compare Claxton with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Claxton. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Claxton 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.
Claxton detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Claxton: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Claxton: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Claxton: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Claxton: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Claxton 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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