Best PlacesEllenton, GA Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Ellenton, 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.
Ellenton ranks 36,916th of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on short commutes by a wide margin, and thin health care access ranks lowest.
The best neighborhoods in Ellenton
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.
Ellenton's strengths and weaknesses
Where Ellenton ranks high
- Short commute16.7 minutes each way, better than 95% of towns
- Cheap childcare$502 a month, better than 92% of towns
- Internet speedBetter than 86% of towns
- Housing crash safetyBetter than 83% of towns
- State fiscal healthBetter than 76% of towns
Where Ellenton ranks low
- Healthcare accessBetter than only 5% of towns
- Air qualityBetter than only 13% of towns
- Health outlookBetter than only 15% of towns
- Educational attainmentBetter than only 18% of towns
- Heat safetyBetter than only 21% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Ellenton
A household needs to earn about $37,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Ellenton home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $58,263, 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 Ellenton's effective rate of 0.67%, 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 5 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in Ellenton
Ellenton runs younger than the country.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for Ellenton.
Who works in Ellenton, and how
Work in Ellenton centers on health care & social and retail trade. Unemployment is low, and employment has held roughly flat.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 81%
- Work from home 6%
- Transit, walk, or bike 13%
Life in Ellenton
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Ellenton.
What the weather is like in Ellenton, month by month
Ellenton sees roughly 105 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 91 degrees. January highs sit near 61, 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 | 61° | 50° | 42° |
| April | 78° | 67° | 56° |
| July | 91° | 80° | 73° |
| October | 81° | 69° | 60° |
Flying in and out of Ellenton
The nearest airport, Valdosta Regional, is about 32 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Jacksonville International, about 122 miles away.
The best schools in and around Ellenton
Schools across Ellenton average a C−, better than 22% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Norman Park Elementary SchoolC · 30% proficient
- Cook Elementary SchoolC− · 30% proficient
- Odom Elementary SchoolD · 19% proficient
Top middle schools
- Cook County Middle SchoolC− · 27% proficient
- Willie J. Williams Middle SchoolD+ · 25% proficient
Top high schools
- Cook High SchoolC+ · 36% proficient
- Colquitt County High SchoolC− · 30% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Ellenton school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Ellenton 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 Ellenton against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Ellenton
Is Ellenton a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Ellenton ranks 36,916th of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on short commutes, affordable childcare, and fast internet, and lowest on thin health care access and air quality. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Ellenton expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $144,761. The overall cost of living runs about 15% below the national average. Set against a $58,263 median income, cost of living beats 26% of towns.
Is Ellenton safe?
Ellenton is safer than 24% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $380 per resident a year.
Compare Ellenton with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Ellenton. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Ellenton 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.
Ellenton detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Ellenton: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Ellenton: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Ellenton: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Ellenton: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Ellenton 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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