Best PlacesEvans, GA Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Evans, scored on 40 measures of daily life and ranked to fit what matters to you. Costs and crime both read low, and the nearest big city is a drive away. To work out which city fits you best, start with the best places to live tool.
Evans ranks 368th of 2,098 U.S. cities on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on what local pay buys by a wide margin, and walkability ranks lowest.
The best neighborhoods in Evans
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' strengths and weaknesses
Where Evans ranks high
- Cost of living vs incomeBetter than 94% of cities
- Cheap childcare$649 a month, better than 93% of cities
- Voter turnoutBetter than 93% of cities
- QuietBetter than 89% of cities
- Tree shadeBetter than 86% of cities
Where Evans ranks low
- WalkabilityBetter than only 2% of cities
- BikingBetter than only 8% of cities
- Big-city accessBetter than only 12% of cities
- TransitBetter than only 13% of cities
- Air qualityBetter than only 16% of cities
What it costs to buy a home in Evans
A household needs to earn about $95,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Evans home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $122,071, 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' effective rate of 0.83%, 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
Evans'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 Evans.
Who works in Evans, and how
Work in Evans centers on health care & social and education. Unemployment is low, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 88%
- Work from home 11%
- Transit, walk, or bike 1%
Life in Evans
Evans has more restaurants and bars per resident than 66% of cities and more parkland per resident than 83% of cities. Dining, parks, and nightlife concentrates in some parts of Evans and thins out in others, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in Evans, month by month
Evans sees roughly 89 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 95 degrees. January highs sit near 61, with lows near 39. The comfortable stretch runs February through May, October, and November.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 61° | 49° | 39° |
| April | 80° | 67° | 55° |
| July | 95° | 83° | 74° |
| October | 82° | 69° | 58° |
Flying in and out of Evans
The nearest airport, Augusta Regional at Bush Field, is about 17 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Charleston AFB/International, about 130 miles away.
The best schools in and around Evans
Schools across Evans average a B, better than 69% of cities.
Top elementary schools
- River Ridge ElementaryA+ · 79% proficient
- Parkway Elementary SchoolA+ · 74% proficient
- Stevens Creek Elementary SchoolA · 71% proficient
Top middle schools
- Stallings Island Middle SchoolA+ · 71% proficient
- Greenbrier Middle SchoolA · 59% proficient
- Riverside Middle SchoolA− · 58% proficient
Top high schools
- Greenbrier High SchoolB · 45% proficient
- Lakeside High SchoolC+ · 38% proficient
- Evans High SchoolC · 32% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Evans school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Evans 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 against the other 2,097 cities.
Who Evans suits
Remote workers
Cost of living against local pay beats 94% of cities and 11% already work from home.
Common questions about living in Evans
Is Evans a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Evans ranks 368th of 2,098 cities. It scores highest on what local pay buys, affordable childcare, and civic engagement, and lowest on walkability and biking. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Evans expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $363,202. The overall cost of living runs about 18% below the national average. Set against a $122,071 median income, cost of living beats 94% of cities.
Is Evans safe?
Yes, Evans is safer than 86% of cities. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $198 per resident a year.
What is the weather like in Evans?
July highs average about 95 degrees, and January highs near 61 with lows near 39. That works out to about 89 pleasant days a year, more than 53% of cities.
Is Evans good for families?
Schools beat 69% of cities, crime safety beats 86%, and childcare runs $649 a month.
Compare Evans with other cities
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Evans. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Evans 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 detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Evans: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Evans: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Evans: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Evans: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Evans 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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