Best PlacesClermont, GA Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Clermont, 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.
Clermont ranks 10,141st of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on a strong job market by a wide margin, and an overheated housing market is the weak spot.
The best neighborhoods in Clermont
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.
Clermont's strengths and weaknesses
Where Clermont ranks high
- Local economyBetter than 92% of towns
- Voter turnoutBetter than 89% of towns
- Crime safetyBetter than 83% of towns
- Internet speedBetter than 81% of towns
- Household income$93,215 median, better than 80% of towns
Where Clermont ranks low
- Housing crash safetyBetter than only 17% of towns
- Air qualityBetter than only 22% of towns
- Low income/sales/gas taxBetter than only 27% of towns
- Cheap car insuranceBetter than only 28% of towns
- Nice weatherabout 72 pleasant days a year, better than only 30% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Clermont
A household needs to earn about $87,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Clermont home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $93,215, 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 Clermont's effective rate of 0.69%, 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 Clermont
Clermont runs older than the country.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for Clermont.
Who works in Clermont, and how
Work in Clermont centers on health care & social and retail trade. Unemployment is low, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 83%
- Work from home 15%
- Transit, walk, or bike 3%
Life in Clermont
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Clermont.
What the weather is like in Clermont, month by month
Clermont sees roughly 72 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 91 degrees. January highs sit near 54, with lows near 33. The comfortable stretch runs March through May, September, and October.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 54° | 43° | 33° |
| April | 75° | 62° | 50° |
| July | 91° | 79° | 71° |
| October | 77° | 64° | 53° |
Flying in and out of Clermont
Hartsfield/Jackson Atlanta International sits about 69 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 Clermont
Schools across Clermont average a B−, better than 56% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Wauka Mountain Elementary SchoolA− · 60% proficient
- Mount Vernon Elementary SchoolB+ · 53% proficient
- Jack P Nix Elementary SchoolB · 45% proficient
Top middle schools
- White County Middle SchoolB · 43% proficient
- North Hall Middle SchoolB− · 42% proficient
Top high schools
- White County High SchoolC+ · 38% proficient
- North Hall High SchoolC− · 26% proficient
- Lanier College And Career AcademyD− · 12% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Clermont school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Clermont 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 Clermont against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Clermont
Is Clermont a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Clermont ranks 10,141st of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on a strong job market, civic engagement, and low crime, and lowest on an overheated housing market and air quality. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Clermont expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $337,077. The overall cost of living runs about 7% below the national average. Set against a $93,215 median income, cost of living beats 78% of towns.
Is Clermont safe?
Yes, Clermont is safer than 83% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $192 per resident a year.
Compare Clermont with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Clermont. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Clermont 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.
Clermont detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Clermont: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Clermont: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Clermont: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Clermont: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Clermont 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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