Best PlacesFort Benning South, GA Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Fort Benning South, 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.
Fort Benning South ranks 32,548th of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on short commutes by a wide margin, and civic engagement ranks lowest.
The best neighborhoods in Fort Benning South
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.
Fort Benning South's strengths and weaknesses
Where Fort Benning South ranks high
- Short commute11.0 minutes each way, better than 99% of towns
- Health outlookBetter than 99% of towns
- QuietBetter than 97% of towns
- Cheap childcare$502 a month, better than 92% of towns
- Educational attainmentBetter than 83% of towns
Where Fort Benning South ranks low
- Voter turnoutBetter than only 1% of towns
- School gradeD−, better than only 3% of towns
- Healthcare accessBetter than only 3% of towns
- Air qualityBetter than only 10% of towns
- Nice weatherabout 63 pleasant days a year, better than only 13% of towns
Who lives in Fort Benning South
Fort Benning South runs younger than the country.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for Fort Benning South.
Who works in Fort Benning South, and how
Work in Fort Benning South centers on hospitality & food and retail trade. Unemployment is low, and the job base is shrinking.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 67%
- Work from home 6%
- Transit, walk, or bike 27%
Life in Fort Benning South
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Fort Benning South.
What the weather is like in Fort Benning South, month by month
Fort Benning South sees roughly 63 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 94 degrees. January highs sit near 62, with lows near 34. The comfortable stretch runs March through May, October, and November.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 62° | 47° | 34° |
| April | 80° | 64° | 48° |
| July | 94° | 80° | 71° |
| October | 82° | 66° | 52° |
Flying in and out of Fort Benning South
The nearest airport, Columbus, is about 12 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Hartsfield/Jackson Atlanta International, about 94 miles away.
The best schools in and around Fort Benning South
Schools across Fort Benning South average a D−, better than 3% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Mount Olive Intermediate SchoolC+ · 36% proficient
- Chattahoochee County Education CenterC− · 27% proficient
- Key Elementary SchoolF · 8% proficient
Top middle schools
- Chattahoochee County Middle SchoolD− · 17% proficient
- Eddy Middle SchoolF · 6% proficient
Top high schools
- Chattahoochee County High SchoolD− · 12% proficient
- Spencer High SchoolF · 5% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Fort Benning South school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Fort Benning South 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 Fort Benning South against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Fort Benning South
Is Fort Benning South a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Fort Benning South ranks 32,548th of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on short commutes, population health, and quiet, and lowest on civic engagement and the schools. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Fort Benning South safe?
Fort Benning South is safer than 28% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $348 per resident a year.
What is the weather like in Fort Benning South?
July highs average about 94 degrees, and January highs near 62 with lows near 34. That works out to about 63 pleasant days a year, more than 13% of towns.
Compare Fort Benning South with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Fort Benning South. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Fort Benning South 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.
Fort Benning South detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Fort Benning South: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Fort Benning South: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Fort Benning South: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Fort Benning South: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Fort Benning South 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.
- 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.
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