Best PlacesGillis Springs, GA Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Gillis Springs, 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.
Gillis Springs ranks 32,502nd of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on fast internet by a wide margin, and air quality ranks lowest.
The best neighborhoods in Gillis Springs
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.
Gillis Springs' strengths and weaknesses
Where Gillis Springs ranks high
- Internet speedBetter than 93% of towns
- Cheap childcare$502 a month, better than 92% of towns
- Cost of living vs incomeBetter than 88% of towns
- Housing crash safetyBetter than 88% of towns
- Household income$92,637 median, better than 79% of towns
Where Gillis Springs ranks low
- Air qualityBetter than only 9% of towns
- Educational attainmentBetter than only 14% of towns
- Short commute34.6 minutes each way, better than only 15% of towns
- School gradeD+, better than only 16% of towns
- Heat safetyBetter than only 18% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Gillis Springs
A household needs to earn about $48,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Gillis Springs home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $92,637, 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 Gillis Springs' effective rate of 0.61%, 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 6 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in Gillis Springs
Gillis Springs'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 Gillis Springs.
Who works in Gillis Springs, and how
Work in Gillis Springs centers on manufacturing and wholesale trade. Unemployment is close to the national rate, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 88%
- Work from home 10%
- Transit, walk, or bike 2%
Life in Gillis Springs
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Gillis Springs.
What the weather is like in Gillis Springs, month by month
Gillis Springs sees roughly 98 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 93 degrees. January highs sit near 60, with lows near 40. The comfortable stretch runs February through May, October, and November.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 60° | 48° | 40° |
| April | 78° | 66° | 54° |
| July | 93° | 82° | 73° |
| October | 80° | 68° | 58° |
Flying in and out of Gillis Springs
The nearest airport, Middle Georgia Regional, is about 67 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Hartsfield/Jackson Atlanta International, about 137 miles away.
The best schools in and around Gillis Springs
Schools across Gillis Springs average a D+, better than 16% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Swainsboro Elementary SchoolC− · 30% proficient
- Treutlen Elementary SchoolD+ · 24% proficient
Top middle schools
- J. R. Trippe Middle SchoolD · 23% proficient
- Swainsboro Middle SchoolD− · 18% proficient
Top high schools
- Swainsboro High SchoolD+ · 25% proficient
- Treutlen Middle/high SchoolD · 19% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Gillis Springs school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Gillis Springs 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 Gillis Springs against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Gillis Springs
Is Gillis Springs a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Gillis Springs ranks 32,502nd of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on fast internet, affordable childcare, and what local pay buys, and lowest on air quality and education levels. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Gillis Springs expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $187,513. The overall cost of living runs about 21% below the national average. Set against a $92,637 median income, cost of living beats 88% of towns.
Is Gillis Springs safe?
Gillis Springs is safer than 28% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $352 per resident a year.
Compare Gillis Springs with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Gillis Springs. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Gillis Springs 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.
Gillis Springs detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Gillis Springs: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Gillis Springs: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Gillis Springs: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Gillis Springs: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Gillis Springs 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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