Best PlacesCoffee County, GA Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in Coffee 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.
Coffee County ranks 2,156th of 3,144 U.S. counties on the BestNeighborhood index. Education levels pulls hardest against it, while it scores best on affordable childcare.
The best neighborhoods in Coffee 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.
Coffee County's strengths and weaknesses
Where Coffee County ranks high
- Cheap childcare$502 a month, better than 90% of counties
- Short commute18.6 minutes each way, better than 86% of counties
- Nice weatherabout 133 pleasant days a year, better than 84% of counties
- Local economyBetter than 70% of counties
- State fiscal healthBetter than 69% of counties
Where Coffee County ranks low
- Educational attainmentBetter than only 5% of counties
- Healthcare accessBetter than only 7% of counties
- Voter turnoutBetter than only 11% of counties
- Household income$56,617 median, better than only 19% of counties
- Low income/sales/gas taxBetter than only 23% of counties
What it costs to buy a home in Coffee County
A household needs to earn about $34,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Coffee County home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $56,617, 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 Coffee County's effective rate of 0.62%, 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 6 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in Coffee County
Coffee County runs younger than the country.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for Coffee County.
Who works in Coffee County, and how
Work in Coffee County centers on manufacturing and education. Unemployment is close to the national rate, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 90%
- Work from home 6%
- Transit, walk, or bike 4%
Life in Coffee County
Coffee County has fewer places to eat and drink per resident than most counties and less parkland per resident than most counties. Dining, parks, and nightlife concentrates in some parts of Coffee County and thins out in others, which the map shows.
Is Coffee County growing, and who is moving in?
Coffee County has grown about 2% over the last decade. The largest inbound stream comes from Miami, FL.
Where new residents come from
Where people leaving Coffee County go
Move counts are the latest county-to-county migration flows, each county grouped into its metro.
What the weather is like in Coffee County, month by month
Coffee County sees roughly 133 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 91 degrees. January highs sit near 63, with lows near 43. The comfortable stretch runs February through May, October, and November.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 63° | 52° | 43° |
| April | 79° | 67° | 57° |
| July | 91° | 81° | 73° |
| October | 81° | 70° | 60° |
Flying in and out of Coffee County
The nearest airport, Valdosta Regional, is about 57 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Jacksonville International, about 98 miles away.
The best schools in and around Coffee County
Schools across Coffee County average a C, better than 29% of counties.
Top elementary schools
- Indian Creek ElementaryB · 45% proficient
- Ambrose Elementary SchoolB− · 42% proficient
- Broxton-mary Hayes ElementaryC · 32% proficient
Top middle schools
- Coffee Middle SchoolC · 34% proficient
Top high schools
- Coffee County High SchoolC− · 29% proficient
- Wiregrass Regional College And Career AcademyC− · 27% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Coffee County school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Coffee 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 Coffee County against the other 3,143 counties.
Who Coffee County suits
Common questions about living in Coffee County
Is Coffee County a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Coffee County ranks 2,156th of 3,144 counties. It scores highest on affordable childcare, short commutes, and the weather, and lowest on education levels and thin health care access. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Coffee County expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $134,983. The overall cost of living runs about 22% below the national average. Set against a $56,617 median income, cost of living beats 25% of counties.
Is Coffee County safe?
Coffee County is safer than 43% of counties. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $333 per resident a year.
What is the weather like in Coffee County?
July highs average about 91 degrees, and January highs near 63 with lows near 43. That works out to about 133 pleasant days a year, more than 84% of counties.
Is Coffee County good for families?
Schools beat 29% of counties, crime safety beats 43%, and childcare runs $502 a month.
Compare Coffee County with other counties
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Coffee County. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Coffee 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.
Coffee County detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Coffee County: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Coffee County: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Coffee County: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Coffee County: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Coffee 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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