Best PlacesDillon, GA Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Dillon, 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.
Dillon ranks 39,194th of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on tree cover by a wide margin, and disaster risk is the weak spot.
The best neighborhoods in Dillon
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.
Dillon's strengths and weaknesses
Where Dillon ranks high
- Tree shadeBetter than 94% of towns
- Cheap childcare$502 a month, better than 92% of towns
- Educational attainmentBetter than 80% of towns
- Nice weatherabout 119 pleasant days a year, better than 80% of towns
- State fiscal healthBetter than 76% of towns
Where Dillon ranks low
- Disaster safetyBetter than only 10% of towns
- Heat safetyBetter than only 14% of towns
- Air qualityBetter than only 15% of towns
- Healthcare accessBetter than only 15% of towns
- Health outlookBetter than only 21% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Dillon
A household needs to earn about $73,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Dillon home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is only a little above the area's median income of $68,209; the gap is small, which keeps homes within reach of local pay.
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 Dillon's effective rate of 0.84%, and insurance is estimated at 0.4% of home value a year.
Who lives in Dillon
Dillon runs younger than the country, though it still carries a larger-than-average share of residents over 65.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for Dillon.
Who works in Dillon, and how
Work in Dillon centers on manufacturing and construction. Unemployment is close to the national rate, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 97%
- Work from home 1%
- Transit, walk, or bike 2%
Life in Dillon
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Dillon.
What the weather is like in Dillon, month by month
Dillon sees roughly 119 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 91 degrees. January highs sit near 63, 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 | 63° | 51° | 42° |
| April | 79° | 67° | 56° |
| July | 91° | 80° | 73° |
| October | 81° | 69° | 59° |
Flying in and out of Dillon
The nearest airport, Tallahassee International, is about 34 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Jacksonville International, about 140 miles away.
The best schools in and around Dillon
Schools across Dillon average a C−, better than 23% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Eastside Elementary SchoolC− · 29% proficient
- Scott Elementary SchoolD− · 15% proficient
Top middle schools
- Thomas County Middle SchoolC · 31% proficient
- Macintyre Park Middle SchoolC− · 28% proficient
- Washington Middle SchoolD− · 19% proficient
Top high schools
- Thomasville High SchoolC− · 28% proficient
- Thomas County Central High SchoolC− · 27% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Dillon school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Dillon 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 Dillon against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Dillon
Is Dillon a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Dillon ranks 39,194th of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on tree cover, affordable childcare, and an educated workforce, and lowest on disaster risk and summer heat. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Dillon expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $276,071. The overall cost of living runs about 9% below the national average. Set against a $68,209 median income, cost of living beats 35% of towns.
Is Dillon safe?
Dillon is safer than 23% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $375 per resident a year.
Compare Dillon with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Dillon. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Dillon 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.
Dillon detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Dillon: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Dillon: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Dillon: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Dillon: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Dillon 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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