Best PlacesColquitt County, GA Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in Colquitt 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.
Colquitt County ranks 2,396th of 3,144 U.S. counties on the BestNeighborhood index. Thin health care access pulls hardest against it, while it scores best on affordable childcare.
The best neighborhoods in Colquitt 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.
Colquitt County's strengths and weaknesses
Where Colquitt County ranks high
- Cheap childcare$502 a month, better than 90% of counties
- Local economyBetter than 86% of counties
- Nice weatherabout 117 pleasant days a year, better than 72% of counties
- Short commute21.1 minutes each way, better than 72% of counties
- Housing crash safetyBetter than 70% of counties
Where Colquitt County ranks low
- Healthcare accessBetter than only 10% of counties
- Educational attainmentBetter than only 11% of counties
- Air qualityBetter than only 11% of counties
- Voter turnoutBetter than only 13% of counties
- Cost of living vs incomeBetter than only 15% of counties
What it costs to buy a home in Colquitt County
A household needs to earn about $35,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Colquitt County home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $55,906, 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 Colquitt County's effective rate of 0.76%, 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 5 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in Colquitt County
Colquitt County runs younger than the country.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for Colquitt County.
Who works in Colquitt County, and how
Work in Colquitt County centers on health care & social and manufacturing. Unemployment is low, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 87%
- Work from home 7%
- Transit, walk, or bike 6%
Life in Colquitt County
Colquitt County has fewer places to eat and drink per resident than most counties. That concentrates in some parts of Colquitt County and thins out in others, which the map shows.
Is Colquitt County growing, and who is moving in?
Colquitt County has grown about 2% over the last decade. The largest inbound stream comes from Chapel Hill, NC.
Where new residents come from
Where people leaving Colquitt County go
Move counts are the latest county-to-county migration flows, each county grouped into its metro.
What the weather is like in Colquitt County, month by month
Colquitt County sees roughly 117 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 91 degrees. January highs sit near 61, with lows near 42. The comfortable stretch runs February through May, October, and November.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 61° | 50° | 42° |
| April | 78° | 67° | 56° |
| July | 91° | 80° | 73° |
| October | 81° | 69° | 60° |
Flying in and out of Colquitt County
The nearest airport, Southwest Georgia Regional, is about 35 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Jacksonville International, about 132 miles away.
The best schools in and around Colquitt County
Schools across Colquitt County average a C−, better than 21% of counties.
Top elementary schools
- Hamilton Elementary SchoolB+ · 52% proficient
- Sunset Elementary SchoolB · 48% proficient
- Wright Elementary SchoolB · 47% proficient
Top middle schools
- Willie J. Williams Middle SchoolD+ · 25% proficient
Top high schools
- Colquitt County High SchoolC− · 30% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Colquitt County school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Colquitt 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 Colquitt County against the other 3,143 counties.
Who Colquitt County suits
Common questions about living in Colquitt County
Is Colquitt County a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Colquitt County ranks 2,396th of 3,144 counties. It scores highest on affordable childcare, a strong job market, and the weather, and lowest on thin health care access and education levels. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Colquitt County expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $135,372. The overall cost of living runs about 15% below the national average. Set against a $55,906 median income, cost of living beats 15% of counties.
Is Colquitt County safe?
Colquitt County is safer than 35% of counties. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $361 per resident a year.
What is the weather like in Colquitt County?
July highs average about 91 degrees, and January highs near 61 with lows near 42. That works out to about 117 pleasant days a year, more than 72% of counties.
Is Colquitt County good for families?
Schools beat 21% of counties, crime safety beats 35%, and childcare runs $502 a month.
Compare Colquitt County with other counties
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Colquitt County. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Colquitt 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.
Colquitt County detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Colquitt County: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Colquitt County: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Colquitt County: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Colquitt County: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Colquitt 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
Move a slider to say how much a measure matters. Zero turns it off.