Best PlacesCoosa, GA Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Coosa, scored on 40 measures of daily life and ranked to fit what matters to you. Local pay runs high here, and housing takes the biggest bite out of it. To work out which city fits you best, start with the best places to live tool.
Coosa ranks 3,836th of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on a strong job market by a wide margin, and the weather ranks lowest.
The best neighborhoods in Coosa
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.
Coosa's strengths and weaknesses
Where Coosa ranks high
- Local economyBetter than 99% of towns
- Educational attainmentBetter than 97% of towns
- Cost of living vs incomeBetter than 96% of towns
- Health outlookBetter than 93% of towns
- Household income$114,330 median, better than 91% of towns
Where Coosa ranks low
- Nice weatherabout 59 pleasant days a year, better than only 7% of towns
- Heat safetyBetter than only 24% of towns
- Low income/sales/gas taxBetter than only 27% of towns
- Cell coverageBetter than only 27% of towns
- Cheap car insuranceBetter than only 31% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Coosa
A household needs to earn about $112,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Coosa home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $114,330, 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 Coosa's effective rate of 0.95%, and insurance is estimated at 0.4% of home value a year.
Who lives in Coosa
Coosa's age mix sits close to the national median, and households here run larger than average.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for Coosa.
Who works in Coosa, and how
Work in Coosa centers on education and health care & social. Unemployment is low, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 87%
- Work from home 6%
- Transit, walk, or bike 7%
Life in Coosa
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Coosa.
What the weather is like in Coosa, month by month
Coosa sees roughly 59 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 93 degrees. January highs sit near 56, with lows near 32. The comfortable stretch runs March through May, September, and October.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 56° | 43° | 32° |
| April | 78° | 62° | 47° |
| July | 93° | 80° | 70° |
| October | 80° | 64° | 51° |
Flying in and out of Coosa
The nearest airport, Lovell Field, is about 47 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Hartsfield/Jackson Atlanta International, about 66 miles away.
The best schools in and around Coosa
Schools across Coosa average a C, better than 40% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Armuchee Primary SchoolB+ · 52% proficient
- Garden Lakes Elementary SchoolC+ · 39% proficient
- West Central Elementary SchoolC · 34% proficient
Top middle schools
- Coosa Middle SchoolC · 33% proficient
- Rome Middle SchoolD+ · 26% proficient
Top high schools
- Armuchee High SchoolC · 33% proficient
- Coosa High SchoolD · 23% proficient
- Rome High SchoolD · 20% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Coosa school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Coosa 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 Coosa against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Coosa
Is Coosa a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Coosa ranks 3,836th of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on a strong job market, an educated workforce, and what local pay buys, and lowest on the weather and summer heat. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Coosa expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $421,409. The overall cost of living runs about 15% below the national average. Set against a $114,330 median income, cost of living beats 96% of towns.
Is Coosa safe?
Coosa is safer than 53% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $269 per resident a year.
Compare Coosa with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Coosa. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Coosa 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.
Coosa detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Coosa: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Coosa: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Coosa: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Coosa: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Coosa 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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