Best PlacesForrest Hills, Augusta, GA Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Forrest Hills, Augusta, 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.
Forrest Hills, Augusta ranks 3,791st of 5,983 U.S. neighborhoods on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on affordable childcare by a wide margin, and transit ranks lowest.
The best neighborhoods in Forrest Hills, Augusta
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.
Forrest Hills, Augusta's strengths and weaknesses
Where Forrest Hills, Augusta ranks high
- Cheap childcare$649 a month, better than 98% of neighborhoods
- Short commute16.1 minutes each way, better than 96% of neighborhoods
- Cost of living vs incomeBetter than 83% of neighborhoods
- State fiscal healthBetter than 82% of neighborhoods
- QuietBetter than 82% of neighborhoods
Where Forrest Hills, Augusta ranks low
- TransitBetter than only 5% of neighborhoods
- Big-city accessBetter than only 6% of neighborhoods
- BikingBetter than only 6% of neighborhoods
- School gradeD−, better than only 7% of neighborhoods
- Heat safetyBetter than only 9% of neighborhoods
What it costs to buy a home in Forrest Hills, Augusta
A household needs to earn about $78,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Forrest Hills, Augusta home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $84,737, 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 Forrest Hills, Augusta's effective rate of 0.81%, 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 8 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in Forrest Hills, Augusta
Forrest Hills, Augusta runs older than the country, and households here run smaller than average.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for Forrest Hills, Augusta.
Who works in Forrest Hills, Augusta, and how
Work in Forrest Hills, Augusta centers on health care & social and education. Unemployment is low, and employment has held roughly flat.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 81%
- Work from home 12%
- Transit, walk, or bike 7%
Life in Forrest Hills, Augusta
Forrest Hills, Augusta has more restaurants and bars per resident than 77% of neighborhoods. That concentrates in some parts of Forrest Hills, Augusta and thins out in others, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in Forrest Hills, Augusta, month by month
Forrest Hills, Augusta sees roughly 87 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 Forrest Hills, Augusta
The nearest airport, Augusta Regional at Bush Field, is about 9 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Charleston AFB/International, about 123 miles away.
The best schools in and around Forrest Hills, Augusta
Schools across Forrest Hills, Augusta average a D−, better than 7% of neighborhoods.
Top elementary schools
- Lake Forest Hills Elementary SchoolC− · 27% proficient
- Merry Elementary SchoolD− · 12% proficient
- Copeland Elementary SchoolF · 7% proficient
Top middle schools
- Tutt Middle SchoolF · 13% proficient
- Langford Middle SchoolF · 7% proficient
Top high schools
- Academy Of Richmond County High SchoolD− · 13% proficient
- Westside High SchoolF · 11% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Forrest Hills, Augusta school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Forrest Hills, Augusta 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 Forrest Hills, Augusta against the other 5,982 neighborhoods.
Common questions about living in Forrest Hills, Augusta
Is Forrest Hills, Augusta a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Forrest Hills, Augusta ranks 3,791st of 5,983 neighborhoods. It scores highest on affordable childcare, short commutes, and what local pay buys, and lowest on transit and distance from a big city. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Forrest Hills, Augusta expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $296,542. The overall cost of living runs about 20% below the national average. Set against a $84,737 median income, cost of living beats 83% of neighborhoods.
Is Forrest Hills, Augusta safe?
Forrest Hills, Augusta is safer than 18% of neighborhoods. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $645 per resident a year.
Compare Forrest Hills, Augusta with other neighborhoods
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Forrest Hills, Augusta. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Forrest Hills, Augusta 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.
Forrest Hills, Augusta detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Forrest Hills, Augusta: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Forrest Hills, Augusta: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Forrest Hills, Augusta: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Forrest Hills, Augusta: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Forrest Hills, Augusta 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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