Best PlacesFlowery Branch, GA Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Flowery Branch, 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.
Flowery Branch ranks 1,029th of 2,098 U.S. cities on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on a strong job market by a wide margin, and biking ranks lowest.
The best neighborhoods in Flowery Branch
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.
Flowery Branch's strengths and weaknesses
Where Flowery Branch ranks high
- Local economyBetter than 91% of cities
- State fiscal healthBetter than 83% of cities
- Voter turnoutBetter than 81% of cities
- Tree shadeBetter than 81% of cities
- Crime safetyBetter than 77% of cities
Where Flowery Branch ranks low
- BikingBetter than only 1% of cities
- WalkabilityBetter than only 2% of cities
- Cell coverageBetter than only 3% of cities
- TransitBetter than only 13% of cities
- School gradeC−, better than only 15% of cities
What it costs to buy a home in Flowery Branch
A household needs to earn about $100,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Flowery Branch home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $100,466, 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 Flowery Branch'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 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 Flowery Branch
Flowery Branch'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 Flowery Branch.
Who works in Flowery Branch, and how
Work in Flowery Branch centers on manufacturing and retail trade. Unemployment is low, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 84%
- Work from home 15%
- Transit, walk, or bike 1%
Life in Flowery Branch
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Flowery Branch.
What the weather is like in Flowery Branch, month by month
Flowery Branch sees roughly 74 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 91 degrees. January highs sit near 54, 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 | 54° | 43° | 33° |
| April | 75° | 62° | 50° |
| July | 91° | 79° | 71° |
| October | 77° | 64° | 53° |
Flying in and out of Flowery Branch
Hartsfield/Jackson Atlanta International sits about 48 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 Flowery Branch
Schools across Flowery Branch average a C−, better than 15% of cities.
Top elementary schools
- Buford AcademyA · 68% proficient
- Spout Springs Elementary SchoolA− · 58% proficient
- Chestnut Mountain Elementary SchoolC+ · 36% proficient
Top middle schools
- Buford Middle SchoolA+ · 69% proficient
- Cherokee Bluff MiddleB− · 40% proficient
- C. W. Davis Middle SchoolC · 35% proficient
Top high schools
- Buford High SchoolB+ · 52% proficient
- Flowery Branch HighC · 34% proficient
- Cherokee Bluff High SchoolC · 33% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Flowery Branch school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Flowery Branch 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 Flowery Branch against the other 2,097 cities.
Who Flowery Branch suits
Families
Schools land around the 15th percentile and crime safety beats 77%.
Remote workers
Cost of living against local pay beats 72% of cities, internet is fast and widely advertised, and 15% already work from home.
Common questions about living in Flowery Branch
Is Flowery Branch a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Flowery Branch ranks 1,029th of 2,098 cities. It scores highest on a strong job market, state finances, 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 Flowery Branch expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $381,897. The overall cost of living runs about 11% below the national average. Set against a $100,466 median income, cost of living beats 72% of cities.
Is Flowery Branch safe?
Yes, Flowery Branch is safer than 77% of cities. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $213 per resident a year.
What is the weather like in Flowery Branch?
July highs average about 91 degrees, and January highs near 54 with lows near 33. That works out to about 74 pleasant days a year, more than 34% of cities.
Is Flowery Branch good for families?
Schools beat 15% of cities, crime safety beats 77%, and childcare runs $919 a month.
Compare Flowery Branch with other cities
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Flowery Branch. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Flowery Branch 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.
Flowery Branch detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Flowery Branch: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Flowery Branch: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Flowery Branch: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Flowery Branch: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Flowery Branch 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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