Best PlacesGumbranch, GA Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Gumbranch, 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.
Gumbranch ranks 36,228th of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on population health by a wide margin, and disaster risk is the weak spot.
The best neighborhoods in Gumbranch
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.
Gumbranch's strengths and weaknesses
Where Gumbranch ranks high
- Health outlookBetter than 95% of towns
- Internet speedBetter than 89% of towns
- Local economyBetter than 86% of towns
- Tree shadeBetter than 83% of towns
- QuietBetter than 80% of towns
Where Gumbranch ranks low
- Disaster safetyBetter than only 3% of towns
- Housing crash safetyBetter than only 10% of towns
- Healthcare accessBetter than only 10% of towns
- Voter turnoutBetter than only 12% of towns
- School gradeD+, better than only 18% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Gumbranch
A household needs to earn about $53,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Gumbranch home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $59,109, 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 Gumbranch's effective rate of 0.75%, 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 4 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in Gumbranch
Gumbranch 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 Gumbranch.
Who works in Gumbranch, and how
Work in Gumbranch centers on retail trade and construction. Unemployment is low, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 86%
- Work from home 8%
- Transit, walk, or bike 6%
Life in Gumbranch
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Gumbranch.
What the weather is like in Gumbranch, month by month
Gumbranch sees roughly 70 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 94 degrees. January highs sit near 66, 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 | 66° | 51° | 39° |
| April | 81° | 67° | 53° |
| July | 94° | 81° | 73° |
| October | 83° | 69° | 58° |
Flying in and out of Gumbranch
The nearest airport, Savannah/Hilton Head International, is about 36 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Jacksonville International, about 94 miles away.
The best schools in and around Gumbranch
Schools across Gumbranch average a D+, better than 18% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Bryan County Elementary SchoolB− · 44% proficient
- Waldo Pafford Elementary SchoolC− · 26% proficient
- Button Gwinnett Elementary SchoolD · 19% proficient
Top middle schools
- Bryan County Middle SchoolC+ · 37% proficient
- South Tattnall Middle SchoolC− · 31% proficient
- Long County Middle SchoolD+ · 26% proficient
Top high schools
- Long County High SchoolC · 32% proficient
- Bradwell InstituteD+ · 25% proficient
- Bryan County High SchoolD · 23% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Gumbranch school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Gumbranch 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 Gumbranch against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Gumbranch
Is Gumbranch a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Gumbranch ranks 36,228th of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on population health, fast internet, and a strong job market, and lowest on disaster risk and an overheated housing market. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Gumbranch expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $203,517. The overall cost of living runs about 16% below the national average. Set against a $59,109 median income, cost of living beats 27% of towns.
Is Gumbranch safe?
Yes, Gumbranch is safer than 58% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $261 per resident a year.
Compare Gumbranch with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Gumbranch. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Gumbranch 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.
Gumbranch detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Gumbranch: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Gumbranch: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Gumbranch: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Gumbranch: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Gumbranch 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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