Best PlacesCulloden, GA Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Culloden, 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.
Culloden ranks 12,616th of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on quiet by a wide margin, and air quality ranks lowest.
The best neighborhoods in Culloden
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.
Culloden's strengths and weaknesses
Where Culloden ranks high
- QuietBetter than 92% of towns
- Cheap childcare$517 a month, better than 90% of towns
- Household income$92,607 median, better than 79% of towns
- State fiscal healthBetter than 76% of towns
- Disaster safetyBetter than 74% of towns
Where Culloden ranks low
- Air qualityBetter than only 15% of towns
- BikingBetter than only 21% of towns
- Low income/sales/gas taxBetter than only 27% of towns
- Voter turnoutBetter than only 27% of towns
- Housing crash safetyBetter than only 29% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Culloden
A household needs to earn about $69,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Culloden home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $92,607, 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 Culloden's effective rate of 0.65%, 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 Culloden
Culloden runs older than the country.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for Culloden.
Who works in Culloden, and how
Work in Culloden centers on public administration and other services. Unemployment is low, and employment has held roughly flat.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 91%
- Work from home 4%
- Transit, walk, or bike 5%
Life in Culloden
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Culloden.
What the weather is like in Culloden, month by month
Culloden sees roughly 101 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 90 degrees. January highs sit near 57, with lows near 38. The comfortable stretch runs March through May and September through November.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 57° | 46° | 38° |
| April | 76° | 63° | 52° |
| July | 90° | 79° | 71° |
| October | 78° | 66° | 56° |
Flying in and out of Culloden
The nearest airport, Middle Georgia Regional, is about 27 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Hartsfield/Jackson Atlanta International, about 55 miles away.
The best schools in and around Culloden
Schools across Culloden average a B, better than 64% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Samuel E. Hubbard Elementary SchoolB · 48% proficient
- Crawford County ElementaryC− · 30% proficient
- Upson-lee Elementary SchoolC− · 28% proficient
Top middle schools
- Monroe County Middle School- Banks Stephens CampusB+ · 49% proficient
- Lamar County Middle SchoolD+ · 26% proficient
- Crawford County Middle SchoolD · 20% proficient
Top high schools
- Mary Persons High SchoolB · 47% proficient
- Upson-lee High SchoolD · 22% proficient
- Lamar County High SchoolD · 20% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Culloden school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Culloden 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 Culloden against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Culloden
Is Culloden a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Culloden ranks 12,616th of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on quiet, affordable childcare, and high incomes, and lowest on air quality and biking. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Culloden expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $269,221. The overall cost of living runs about 6% below the national average. Set against a $92,607 median income, cost of living beats 73% of towns.
Is Culloden safe?
Culloden is safer than 51% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $267 per resident a year.
Compare Culloden with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Culloden. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Culloden 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.
Culloden detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Culloden: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Culloden: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Culloden: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Culloden: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Culloden 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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