Best PlacesEllerslie, GA Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Ellerslie, scored on 40 measures of daily life and ranked to fit what matters to you. Local pay runs high here, and housing takes the biggest bite out of it. To work out which city fits you best, start with the best places to live tool.
Ellerslie ranks 2,095th of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on what local pay buys by a wide margin, and air quality ranks lowest.
The best neighborhoods in Ellerslie
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.
Ellerslie's strengths and weaknesses
Where Ellerslie ranks high
- Cost of living vs incomeBetter than 96% of towns
- Crime safetyBetter than 95% of towns
- Educational attainmentBetter than 94% of towns
- Household income$124,120 median, better than 94% of towns
- Voter turnoutBetter than 92% of towns
Where Ellerslie ranks low
- Air qualityBetter than only 15% of towns
- Heat safetyBetter than only 19% of towns
- Low income/sales/gas taxBetter than only 27% of towns
- Cell coverageBetter than only 30% of towns
- Cheap car insuranceBetter than only 36% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Ellerslie
A household needs to earn about $90,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Ellerslie home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $124,120, 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 Ellerslie's effective rate of 0.78%, 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 9 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in Ellerslie
Ellerslie runs older than the country, 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 Ellerslie.
Who works in Ellerslie, and how
Work in Ellerslie centers on education and health care & social. Unemployment is low, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 86%
- Work from home 10%
- Transit, walk, or bike 4%
Life in Ellerslie
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Ellerslie.
What the weather is like in Ellerslie, month by month
Ellerslie sees roughly 76 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 94 degrees. January highs sit near 61, with lows near 37. The comfortable stretch runs February through May, October, and November.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 61° | 48° | 37° |
| April | 80° | 66° | 52° |
| July | 94° | 82° | 73° |
| October | 82° | 69° | 57° |
Flying in and out of Ellerslie
The nearest airport, Columbus, is about 12 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Hartsfield/Jackson Atlanta International, about 73 miles away.
The best schools in and around Ellerslie
Schools across Ellerslie average a C+, better than 51% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Pine Ridge Elementary SchoolB− · 41% proficient
- Mulberry Creek Elementary SchoolC+ · 38% proficient
Top middle schools
- Creekside SchoolB · 43% proficient
Top high schools
- Harris County High SchoolC · 33% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Ellerslie school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Ellerslie 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 Ellerslie against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Ellerslie
Is Ellerslie a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Ellerslie ranks 2,095th of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on what local pay buys, low crime, and an educated workforce, and lowest on air quality and summer heat. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Ellerslie expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $343,725. The overall cost of living runs about 10% below the national average. Set against a $124,120 median income, cost of living beats 96% of towns.
Is Ellerslie safe?
Yes, Ellerslie is safer than 95% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $144 per resident a year.
Compare Ellerslie with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Ellerslie. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Ellerslie 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.
Ellerslie detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Ellerslie: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Ellerslie: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Ellerslie: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Ellerslie: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Ellerslie 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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