Best PlacesDixie Union, GA Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Dixie Union, 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.
Dixie Union ranks 46,367th of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on affordable childcare by a wide margin, and health outcomes rank lowest.
The best neighborhoods in Dixie Union
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.
Dixie Union's strengths and weaknesses
Where Dixie Union ranks high
- Cheap childcare$502 a month, better than 92% of towns
- Tree shadeBetter than 84% of towns
- State fiscal healthBetter than 76% of towns
- Nice weatherabout 111 pleasant days a year, better than 75% of towns
- State infrastructureBetter than 74% of towns
Where Dixie Union ranks low
- Health outlookBetter than only 5% of towns
- Healthcare accessBetter than only 6% of towns
- Crime safetyBetter than only 7% of towns
- Educational attainmentBetter than only 12% of towns
- Local economyBetter than only 15% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Dixie Union
A household needs to earn about $23,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Dixie Union home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $57,146, 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 Dixie Union's effective rate of 0.72%, 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 3 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in Dixie Union
Dixie Union runs younger than the country.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for Dixie Union.
Who works in Dixie Union, and how
Work in Dixie Union centers on construction and transportation & warehousing. Unemployment runs well above the national rate, and the job base is shrinking.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 86%
- Work from home 11%
- Transit, walk, or bike 3%
Life in Dixie Union
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Dixie Union.
What the weather is like in Dixie Union, month by month
Dixie Union sees roughly 111 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 95 degrees. January highs sit near 67, with lows near 40. The comfortable stretch runs February through May and October through December.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 67° | 52° | 40° |
| April | 83° | 68° | 55° |
| July | 95° | 83° | 74° |
| October | 84° | 70° | 59° |
Flying in and out of Dixie Union
The nearest airport, Brunswick Golden Isles, is about 49 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Jacksonville International, about 59 miles away.
The best schools in and around Dixie Union
Schools across Dixie Union average a C+, better than 42% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Hoboken Elementary SchoolA− · 57% proficient
- Memorial Drive Elementary SchoolC+ · 37% proficient
- Ruskin Elementary SchoolC− · 27% proficient
Top middle schools
- Brantley County Middle SchoolB · 43% proficient
- Waycross Middle SchoolC− · 28% proficient
- Ware County Middle SchoolD+ · 26% proficient
Top high schools
- Ware County High SchoolC+ · 38% proficient
- Brantley County High SchoolC+ · 36% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Dixie Union school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Dixie Union 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 Dixie Union against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Dixie Union
Is Dixie Union a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Dixie Union ranks 46,367th of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on affordable childcare, tree cover, and state finances, and lowest on health outcomes and thin health care access. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Dixie Union expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $87,235. The overall cost of living runs about 16% below the national average. Set against a $57,146 median income, cost of living beats 23% of towns.
Is Dixie Union safe?
Dixie Union is safer than 7% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $600 per resident a year.
Compare Dixie Union with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Dixie Union. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Dixie Union 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.
Dixie Union detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Dixie Union: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Dixie Union: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Dixie Union: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Dixie Union: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Dixie Union 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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