Best PlacesDock Junction, GA Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Dock Junction, scored on 40 measures of daily life and ranked to fit what matters to you. The coast is close, and the measures below put a number on how close. To work out which city fits you best, start with the best places to live tool.
Dock Junction ranks 42,089th of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on fast internet by a wide margin, and summer heat is the weak spot.
The best neighborhoods in Dock Junction
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.
Dock Junction's strengths and weaknesses
Where Dock Junction ranks high
- Internet speedBetter than 97% of towns
- Short commute17.3 minutes each way, better than 94% of towns
- WalkabilityBetter than 93% of towns
- Cell coverageBetter than 92% of towns
- BikingBetter than 87% of towns
Where Dock Junction ranks low
- Heat safetyBetter than only 6% of towns
- Healthcare accessBetter than only 7% of towns
- Disaster safetyBetter than only 7% of towns
- QuietBetter than only 9% of towns
- Household income$48,468 median, better than only 10% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Dock Junction
A household needs to earn about $39,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Dock Junction home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $48,468, 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 Dock Junction's effective rate of 0.53%, 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 4 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in Dock Junction
Dock Junction'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 Dock Junction.
Who works in Dock Junction, and how
Work in Dock Junction centers on hospitality & food and admin & support services. Unemployment is low, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 91%
- Work from home 6%
- Transit, walk, or bike 3%
Life in Dock Junction
Dock Junction has more restaurants and bars per resident than 89% of towns. The coast is about 14 minutes away. That concentrates in some parts of Dock Junction and thins out in others, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in Dock Junction, month by month
Dock Junction sees roughly 93 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 92 degrees. January highs sit near 64, with lows near 42. The comfortable stretch runs February through May and October through December.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 64° | 52° | 42° |
| April | 79° | 67° | 56° |
| July | 92° | 81° | 74° |
| October | 81° | 70° | 61° |
Flying in and out of Dock Junction
The nearest airport, Brunswick Golden Isles, is about 5 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Jacksonville International, about 50 miles away.
The best schools in and around Dock Junction
Schools across Dock Junction average a C, better than 40% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Satilla Marsh Elementary SchoolB+ · 54% proficient
- Golden Isles Elementary SchoolB− · 41% proficient
- Glyndale Elementary SchoolD+ · 23% proficient
Top middle schools
- Glynn MiddleB+ · 48% proficient
- Risley Middle SchoolB− · 39% proficient
- Jane Macon MiddleC+ · 38% proficient
Top high schools
- Glynn AcademyB · 50% proficient
- Brunswick High SchoolC+ · 38% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Dock Junction school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Dock Junction 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 Dock Junction against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Dock Junction
Is Dock Junction a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Dock Junction ranks 42,089th of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on fast internet, short commutes, and walkability, and lowest on summer heat 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 Dock Junction expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $153,326. The overall cost of living runs about 16% below the national average. Set against a $48,468 median income, cost of living beats 12% of towns.
Is Dock Junction safe?
Dock Junction is safer than 20% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $404 per resident a year.
Compare Dock Junction with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Dock Junction. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Dock Junction 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.
Dock Junction detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Dock Junction: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Dock Junction: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Dock Junction: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Dock Junction: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Dock Junction 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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