Best PlacesGrovetown, GA Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Grovetown, scored on 40 measures of daily life and ranked to fit what matters to you. Costs and crime both read low, and the nearest big city is a drive away. To work out which city fits you best, start with the best places to live tool.
Grovetown ranks 846th 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 Grovetown
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.
Grovetown's strengths and weaknesses
Where Grovetown ranks high
- Local economyBetter than 95% of cities
- Cheap childcare$649 a month, better than 93% of cities
- Crime safetyBetter than 85% of cities
- State fiscal healthBetter than 83% of cities
- Cost of living vs incomeBetter than 76% of cities
Where Grovetown ranks low
- BikingBetter than only 8% of cities
- WalkabilityBetter than only 8% of cities
- Big-city accessBetter than only 12% of cities
- TransitBetter than only 13% of cities
- Air qualityBetter than only 14% of cities
What it costs to buy a home in Grovetown
A household needs to earn about $77,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Grovetown home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $95,538, 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 Grovetown's effective rate of 0.85%, 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 Grovetown
Grovetown runs younger than the country, 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 Grovetown.
Who works in Grovetown, and how
Work in Grovetown centers on health care & social and retail trade. Unemployment is close to the national rate, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 86%
- Work from home 13%
- Transit, walk, or bike 2%
Life in Grovetown
Grovetown has more parkland per resident than 76% of cities. That concentrates in some parts of Grovetown and thins out in others, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in Grovetown, month by month
Grovetown 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 Grovetown
The nearest airport, Augusta Regional at Bush Field, is about 16 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Hartsfield/Jackson Atlanta International, about 128 miles away.
The best schools in and around Grovetown
Schools across Grovetown average a C+, better than 35% of cities.
Top elementary schools
- Lewiston Elementary SchoolA · 69% proficient
- Baker Place ElementaryA− · 59% proficient
- Euchee Creek Elementary SchoolB · 48% proficient
Top middle schools
- Columbia Middle SchoolB− · 40% proficient
- Evans Middle SchoolC+ · 38% proficient
- Harlem Middle SchoolC · 34% proficient
Top high schools
- Evans High SchoolC · 32% proficient
- Grovetown High SchoolC− · 29% proficient
- Harlem High SchoolD · 23% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Grovetown school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Grovetown 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 Grovetown against the other 2,097 cities.
Who Grovetown suits
Families
Schools land around the 35th percentile and crime safety beats 85%.
Remote workers
Cost of living against local pay beats 76% of cities and 13% already work from home.
Common questions about living in Grovetown
Is Grovetown a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Grovetown ranks 846th of 2,098 cities. It scores highest on a strong job market, affordable childcare, and low crime, 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 Grovetown expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $292,090. The overall cost of living runs about 19% below the national average. Set against a $95,538 median income, cost of living beats 76% of cities.
Is Grovetown safe?
Yes, Grovetown is safer than 85% of cities. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $198 per resident a year.
What is the weather like in Grovetown?
July highs average about 95 degrees, and January highs near 61 with lows near 39. That works out to about 87 pleasant days a year, more than 51% of cities.
Is Grovetown good for families?
Schools beat 35% of cities, crime safety beats 85%, and childcare runs $649 a month.
Compare Grovetown with other cities
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Grovetown. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Grovetown 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.
Grovetown detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Grovetown: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Grovetown: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Grovetown: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Grovetown: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Grovetown 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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