Best PlacesEvans County, GA Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in Evans County, 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.
Evans County ranks 2,900th of 3,144 U.S. counties on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on fast internet by a wide margin, and the schools rank lowest.
The best neighborhoods in Evans County
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.
Evans County's strengths and weaknesses
Where Evans County ranks high
- Internet speedBetter than 94% of counties
- Cheap childcare$502 a month, better than 90% of counties
- QuietBetter than 79% of counties
- State fiscal healthBetter than 69% of counties
- State infrastructureBetter than 68% of counties
Where Evans County ranks low
- School gradeD−, better than only 3% of counties
- Disaster safetyBetter than only 6% of counties
- Educational attainmentBetter than only 9% of counties
- Household income$51,605 median, better than only 11% of counties
- Heat safetyBetter than only 12% of counties
What it costs to buy a home in Evans County
A household needs to earn about $37,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Evans County home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $51,605, 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 Evans County's effective rate of 0.94%, 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 7 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in Evans County
Evans County'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 Evans County.
Who works in Evans County, and how
Work in Evans County centers on manufacturing and retail trade. Unemployment is low, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 86%
- Work from home 5%
- Transit, walk, or bike 9%
Life in Evans County
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Evans County.
Is Evans County growing, and who is moving in?
Evans County has held roughly flat in population over the last decade. The largest inbound stream comes from Atlanta, GA.
Where new residents come from
Where people leaving Evans County go
Move counts are the latest county-to-county migration flows, each county grouped into its metro.
What the weather is like in Evans County, month by month
Evans County sees roughly 83 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 93 degrees. January highs sit near 63, with lows near 41. The comfortable stretch runs February through May, October, and November.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 63° | 51° | 41° |
| April | 80° | 67° | 55° |
| July | 93° | 82° | 73° |
| October | 82° | 68° | 58° |
Flying in and out of Evans County
The nearest airport, Savannah/Hilton Head International, is about 41 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Jacksonville International, about 116 miles away.
The best schools in and around Evans County
Schools across Evans County average a D−, better than 3% of counties.
Top elementary schools
- Claxton Elementary SchoolD · 16% proficient
Top middle schools
- Claxton Middle SchoolF · 12% proficient
Top high schools
- Second ChanceD+ · 25% proficient
- Claxton High SchoolD · 20% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Evans County school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Evans County 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 Evans County against the other 3,143 counties.
Common questions about living in Evans County
Is Evans County a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Evans County ranks 2,900th of 3,144 counties. It scores highest on fast internet, affordable childcare, and quiet, and lowest on the schools and disaster risk. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Evans County expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $138,188. The overall cost of living runs about 21% below the national average. Set against a $51,605 median income, cost of living beats 13% of counties.
Is Evans County safe?
Evans County is safer than 37% of counties. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $335 per resident a year.
Compare Evans County with other counties
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Evans County. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Evans County 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.
Evans County detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Evans County: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Evans County: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Evans County: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Evans County: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Evans County 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.
- U.S. Census Bureau Population Estimates Program: population growth and net migration behind the population-change section.
- 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
Move a slider to say how much a measure matters. Zero turns it off.