Best PlacesDasher, GA Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Dasher, 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.
Dasher ranks 20,572nd of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on fast internet by a wide margin, and air quality ranks lowest.
The best neighborhoods in Dasher
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.
Dasher's strengths and weaknesses
Where Dasher ranks high
- Internet speedBetter than 97% of towns
- Local economyBetter than 89% of towns
- Crime safetyBetter than 85% of towns
- Short commute20.8 minutes each way, better than 85% of towns
- State fiscal healthBetter than 76% of towns
Where Dasher ranks low
- Air qualityBetter than only 12% of towns
- QuietBetter than only 13% of towns
- Heat safetyBetter than only 14% of towns
- Educational attainmentBetter than only 20% of towns
- Low income/sales/gas taxBetter than only 27% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Dasher
A household needs to earn about $55,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Dasher home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $69,052, 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 Dasher's effective rate of 0.60%, 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 8 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in Dasher
Dasher's age mix sits close to the national median.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for Dasher.
Who works in Dasher, and how
Work in Dasher centers on retail trade and admin & support services. Unemployment is low, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 93%
- Work from home 6%
- Transit, walk, or bike 1%
Life in Dasher
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Dasher.
What the weather is like in Dasher, month by month
Dasher sees roughly 89 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 94 degrees. January highs sit near 67, with lows near 39. The comfortable stretch runs February through May and October through December.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 67° | 52° | 39° |
| April | 83° | 68° | 53° |
| July | 94° | 81° | 72° |
| October | 85° | 70° | 58° |
Flying in and out of Dasher
The nearest airport, Valdosta Regional, is about 4 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Jacksonville International, about 92 miles away.
The best schools in and around Dasher
Schools across Dasher average a B+, better than 76% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Lake Park Elementary SchoolB+ · 52% proficient
- Clyattville Elementary SchoolB · 50% proficient
Top middle schools
- Lowndes Middle SchoolB− · 43% proficient
Top high schools
- Lowndes High SchoolA− · 61% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Dasher school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Dasher 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 Dasher against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Dasher
Is Dasher a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Dasher ranks 20,572nd of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on fast internet, a strong job market, and low crime, and lowest on air quality and noise. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Dasher expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $217,344. The overall cost of living runs about 14% below the national average. Set against a $69,052 median income, cost of living beats 45% of towns.
Is Dasher safe?
Yes, Dasher is safer than 85% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $184 per resident a year.
Compare Dasher with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Dasher. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Dasher 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.
Dasher detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Dasher: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Dasher: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Dasher: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Dasher: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Dasher 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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