Best PlacesFort Oglethorpe, GA Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Fort Oglethorpe, 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.
Fort Oglethorpe ranks 36,159th of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on walkability by a wide margin, and summer heat is the weak spot.
The best neighborhoods in Fort Oglethorpe
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 Oglethorpe's strengths and weaknesses
Where Fort Oglethorpe ranks high
- WalkabilityBetter than 95% of towns
- BikingBetter than 91% of towns
- Cell coverageBetter than 91% of towns
- Internet speedBetter than 89% of towns
- Short commute21.6 minutes each way, better than 82% of towns
Where Fort Oglethorpe ranks low
- Heat safetyBetter than only 8% of towns
- Nice weatherabout 62 pleasant days a year, better than only 11% of towns
- Housing crash safetyBetter than only 13% of towns
- Air qualityBetter than only 16% of towns
- Household income$52,654 median, better than only 16% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Fort Oglethorpe
A household needs to earn about $55,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Fort Oglethorpe home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is only a little above the area's median income of $52,654; the gap is small, which keeps homes within reach of local pay.
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 Fort Oglethorpe's effective rate of 0.69%, 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 Fort Oglethorpe
Fort Oglethorpe'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 Fort Oglethorpe.
Who works in Fort Oglethorpe, and how
Work in Fort Oglethorpe centers on health care & social and retail trade. Unemployment sits above the national rate, and employment has held roughly flat.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 92%
- Work from home 8%
- Transit, walk, or bike 1%
Life in Fort Oglethorpe
Fort Oglethorpe has more restaurants and bars per resident than 90% of towns and more late-night spots per resident than 97% of towns. Dining, parks, and nightlife concentrates in some parts of Fort Oglethorpe and thins out in others, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in Fort Oglethorpe, month by month
Fort Oglethorpe sees roughly 62 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 93 degrees. January highs sit near 54, with lows near 32. The comfortable stretch runs March through May, September, and October.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 54° | 42° | 32° |
| April | 77° | 62° | 49° |
| July | 93° | 81° | 72° |
| October | 79° | 64° | 52° |
Flying in and out of Fort Oglethorpe
The nearest airport, Lovell Field, is about 6 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Hartsfield/Jackson Atlanta International, about 102 miles away.
The best schools in and around Fort Oglethorpe
Schools across Fort Oglethorpe average a C, better than 28% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Boynton Elementary SchoolB · 48% proficient
- Battlefield Elementary SchoolC+ · 39% proficient
- Cherokee Ridge ElementaryC+ · 39% proficient
Top middle schools
- Heritage Middle SchoolB+ · 47% proficient
- Lakeview Middle SchoolD+ · 25% proficient
- Rossville Middle SchoolD · 21% proficient
Top high schools
- Heritage High SchoolB− · 44% proficient
- Ridgeland High SchoolC− · 28% proficient
- Lakeview-fort Oglethorpe High SchoolD · 21% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Fort Oglethorpe school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Fort Oglethorpe 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 Oglethorpe against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Fort Oglethorpe
Is Fort Oglethorpe a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Fort Oglethorpe ranks 36,159th of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on walkability, biking, and cell coverage, and lowest on summer heat and the weather. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Fort Oglethorpe expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $213,572. The overall cost of living runs about 20% below the national average. Set against a $52,654 median income, cost of living beats 22% of towns.
Is Fort Oglethorpe safe?
Fort Oglethorpe is safer than 27% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $361 per resident a year.
Compare Fort Oglethorpe with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Fort Oglethorpe. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Fort Oglethorpe 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 Oglethorpe detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Fort Oglethorpe: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Fort Oglethorpe: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Fort Oglethorpe: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Fort Oglethorpe: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Fort Oglethorpe 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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