Best PlacesHall County, GA Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in Hall County, scored on 40 measures of daily life and ranked to fit what matters to you. The averages hide a wide spread here, so the area matters as much as the address. To work out which city fits you best, start with the best places to live tool.
Hall County ranks 1,364th of 3,144 U.S. counties on the BestNeighborhood index. Paychecks stretch further here than almost anywhere else: the median household brings in $83,737, everyday costs sit below the national average, and a strong job market ranks near the top of the country. The main drawbacks are an overheated housing market, the schools, and air quality.
The best neighborhoods in Hall County
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.
The best areas in Hall County
The parts of Hall County, ranked by the BestNeighborhood standard score across every neighborhood, highest scoring first. Each note says how that part differs from the rest of the county.
Flowery Branch
More residents vote, more adults hold degrees, and local pay stretches further.
Hoschton & Braselton
Crime runs lower, though fewer households have young kids.
Murrayville
Tree cover is thicker, though more homes sit empty.
Lula & Clermont
Health care is easier to reach.
Gainesville
Incomes run lower and it is noisier.
Scores across Hall County run from about the 4th to the 90th percentile nationally. The map is where that becomes a choice of area.
Hall County's strengths and weaknesses
Hall County lands in the middle because its strengths and weaknesses roughly balance. A strong job market, big-city access, and fast internet carry most of that.
The drawbacks are real but narrow. An overheated housing market, the schools, and air quality hold the score down. Cost swings more from one part of Hall County to another than it does between Hall County and its neighbors, which the map below shows.
Where Hall County ranks high
- Local economyBetter than 95% of counties
- Big-city accessBetter than 84% of counties
- Internet speedBetter than 82% of counties
- Disaster safetyBetter than 81% of counties
- Household income$83,737 median, better than 81% of counties
Where Hall County ranks low
- Housing crash safetyBetter than only 10% of counties
- School gradeD+, better than only 15% of counties
- Air qualityBetter than only 21% of counties
- Cheap car insuranceBetter than only 21% of counties
- Low income/sales/gas taxBetter than only 23% of counties
What it costs to buy a home in Hall County
A household needs to earn about $91,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Hall County home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is only a little above the area's median income of $83,737; 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 Hall County's effective rate of 0.73%, 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 9 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in Hall County
Hall County's age mix sits close to the national median, 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 Hall County.
Who works in Hall County, and how
Work in Hall County centers on manufacturing and retail trade. Unemployment is low, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 84%
- Work from home 12%
- Transit, walk, or bike 4%
Life in Hall County
Hall County has less parkland per resident than most counties and less late-night activity than most counties. Dining, parks, and nightlife concentrates in some parts of Hall County and thins out in others, which the map shows.
Is Hall County growing, and who is moving in?
Hall County has grown about 17% over the last decade. The largest inbound stream comes from Atlanta, GA.
Where new residents come from
Where people leaving Hall County go
Move counts are the latest county-to-county migration flows, each county grouped into its metro.
What the weather is like in Hall County, month by month
Hall County sees roughly 74 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 91 degrees. January highs sit near 54, with lows near 33. The comfortable stretch runs March through May, September, and October.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 54° | 43° | 33° |
| April | 75° | 62° | 50° |
| July | 91° | 79° | 71° |
| October | 77° | 64° | 53° |
Flying in and out of Hall County
Hartsfield/Jackson Atlanta International sits about 55 miles away. It is a large hub and boarded 51.5 million passengers in 2025, with 278 nonstop destinations.
The best schools in and around Hall County
Schools across Hall County average a D+, better than 15% of counties.
Top elementary schools
- Buford AcademyA · 68% proficient
- Wauka Mountain Elementary SchoolA− · 60% proficient
- Spout Springs Elementary SchoolA− · 58% proficient
Top middle schools
- Buford Middle SchoolA+ · 69% proficient
- North Hall Middle SchoolB− · 42% proficient
- Cherokee Bluff MiddleB− · 40% proficient
Top high schools
- Buford High SchoolB+ · 52% proficient
- Flowery Branch HighC · 34% proficient
- Cherokee Bluff High SchoolC · 33% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Hall County school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Hall County 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 Hall County against the other 3,143 counties.
Who Hall County suits
Families
Schools land around the 15th percentile and crime safety beats 59%.
Remote workers
Cost of living against local pay beats 79% of counties, internet is fast and widely advertised, and 12% already work from home.
Retirees
Set weather, quiet, and health care weights on the map to test the fit.
Common questions about living in Hall County
Is Hall County a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Hall County ranks 1,364th of 3,144 counties. It scores highest on a strong job market, big-city access, and fast internet, and lowest on an overheated housing market and the schools. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Hall County expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $352,682. The overall cost of living runs about 10% below the national average. Set against a $83,737 median income, cost of living beats 79% of counties.
Is Hall County safe?
Yes, Hall County is safer than 59% of counties. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $305 per resident a year.
What is the weather like in Hall County?
July highs average about 91 degrees, and January highs near 54 with lows near 33. That works out to about 74 pleasant days a year, more than 28% of counties.
What are the best neighborhoods in Hall County?
Using the default rankings, the highest-scoring areas are Flowery Branch, Hoschton & Braselton, and Murrayville. The ranked list and the re-weightable map above let you re-sort them for your own priorities.
Is Hall County good for families?
Schools beat 15% of counties, crime safety beats 59%, and childcare runs $919 a month.
Is Hall County good for remote workers?
Cost of living against local pay beats 79% of counties, and the fastest advertised internet here beats 82% of counties. About 12% of workers already work from home.
Compare Hall County with other counties
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Hall County. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Hall County 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.
Hall County detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Hall County: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Hall County: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Hall County: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Hall County: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Hall County 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.
- U.S. Census Bureau Population Estimates Program: population growth and net migration behind the population-change section.
- 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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