Best PlacesDouglasville, GA Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Douglasville, 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.
Douglasville ranks 293rd of 445 U.S. cities on the BestNeighborhood index. It does not top any single list, but it lands above the national middle on tree cover and quiet. The weaker spots are biking, walkability, and cell coverage.
The best neighborhoods in Douglasville
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.
Douglasville's strengths and weaknesses
Douglasville lands in the middle because its strengths and weaknesses roughly balance. Tree cover is the standout, in the top 1% of cities. Quiet and civic engagement follow.
The one real hole is biking, near the bottom of the country. Walkability and cell coverage also cost it ground. That one depends almost entirely on which part you pick, which is what the map below settles.
Where Douglasville ranks high
- Tree shadeBetter than 99% of cities
- QuietBetter than 96% of cities
- Voter turnoutBetter than 94% of cities
- Local economyBetter than 87% of cities
- Cost of living vs incomeBetter than 79% of cities
Where Douglasville ranks low
- BikingBetter than only 1% of cities
- WalkabilityBetter than only 1% of cities
- Cell coverageBetter than only 1% of cities
- Short commute33.4 minutes each way, better than only 6% of cities
- TransitBetter than only 14% of cities
What it costs to buy a home in Douglasville
A household needs to earn about $80,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Douglasville home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $91,492, 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 Douglasville's effective rate of 0.82%, 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 6 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in Douglasville
Douglasville's age mix sits close to the national median, and households here run larger than average.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for Douglasville.
Who works in Douglasville, and how
Work in Douglasville centers on health care & social and retail trade. Unemployment is close to the national rate, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 82%
- Work from home 15%
- Transit, walk, or bike 3%
Life in Douglasville
Douglasville has more restaurants and bars per resident than 66% of cities and more parkland per resident than 80% of cities. Dining, parks, and nightlife concentrates in some parts of Douglasville and thins out in others, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in Douglasville, month by month
Douglasville sees roughly 74 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 92 degrees. January highs sit near 57, with lows near 33. The comfortable stretch runs March through May, September, and October.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 57° | 44° | 33° |
| April | 77° | 63° | 48° |
| July | 92° | 80° | 71° |
| October | 78° | 64° | 52° |
Flying in and out of Douglasville
Hartsfield/Jackson Atlanta International sits about 19 miles away. It is a large hub and boarded 51.5 million passengers in 2025, with 278 nonstop destinations.
The best schools in and around Douglasville
Schools across Douglasville average a C−, better than 19% of cities.
Top elementary schools
- Holly Springs Elementary SchoolA− · 58% proficient
- Whitesburg Elementary SchoolB+ · 53% proficient
- Winston Elementary SchoolB · 50% proficient
Top middle schools
- Central Middle SchoolB · 47% proficient
- Irma C. Austin Middle SchoolC+ · 39% proficient
- Chapel Hill Middle SchoolC+ · 39% proficient
Top high schools
- Douglas County High SchoolC+ · 36% proficient
- Alexander High SchoolC · 32% proficient
- South Paulding High SchoolC · 31% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Douglasville school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Douglasville 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 Douglasville against the other 444 cities.
Who Douglasville suits
Families
Schools land around the 19th percentile and crime safety beats 63%.
Remote workers
Cost of living against local pay beats 79% of cities, internet is fast and widely advertised, and 15% already work from home.
Common questions about living in Douglasville
Is Douglasville a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Douglasville ranks 293rd of 445 cities. It scores highest on tree cover, quiet, and civic engagement, and lowest on biking and walkability. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Douglasville expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $306,987. The overall cost of living runs about 15% below the national average. Set against a $91,492 median income, cost of living beats 79% of cities.
Is Douglasville safe?
Yes, Douglasville is safer than 63% of cities. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $331 per resident a year.
What is the weather like in Douglasville?
July highs average about 92 degrees, and January highs near 57 with lows near 33. That works out to about 74 pleasant days a year, more than 27% of cities.
Is Douglasville good for families?
Schools beat 19% of cities, crime safety beats 63%, and childcare runs $919 a month.
Is Douglasville good for remote workers?
Cost of living against local pay beats 79% of cities, and the fastest advertised internet here beats 63% of cities. About 15% of workers already work from home.
Compare Douglasville with other cities
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Douglasville. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Douglasville 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.
Douglasville detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Douglasville: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Douglasville: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Douglasville: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Douglasville: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Douglasville 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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