Best PlacesHaney, GA Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Haney, 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.
Haney ranks 30,769th of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on a strong job market by a wide margin, and thin health care access ranks lowest.
The best neighborhoods in Haney
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.
Haney's strengths and weaknesses
Where Haney ranks high
- Local economyBetter than 99% of towns
- QuietBetter than 97% of towns
- Cheap childcare$502 a month, better than 92% of towns
- Low vacancyBetter than 84% of towns
- Tree shadeBetter than 84% of towns
Where Haney ranks low
- Healthcare accessBetter than only 7% of towns
- Nice weatherabout 60 pleasant days a year, better than only 8% of towns
- Cell coverageBetter than only 8% of towns
- School gradeD+, better than only 11% of towns
- WalkabilityBetter than only 19% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Haney
A household needs to earn about $28,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Haney home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $58,725, 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 Haney's effective rate of 0.63%, 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 5 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in Haney
Haney runs older than the country.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for Haney.
Who works in Haney, and how
Work in Haney centers on health care & social and retail trade. Unemployment is low.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 93%
- Work from home 6%
- Transit, walk, or bike 2%
Life in Haney
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Haney.
What the weather is like in Haney, month by month
Haney sees roughly 60 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 93 degrees. January highs sit near 56, 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 | 56° | 43° | 32° |
| April | 78° | 62° | 47° |
| July | 93° | 80° | 70° |
| October | 80° | 64° | 51° |
Flying in and out of Haney
Hartsfield/Jackson Atlanta International sits about 63 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 Haney
Schools across Haney average a D+, better than 11% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Cherokee Elementary SchoolC− · 29% proficient
Top high schools
- Harpst AcademyD− · 14% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Haney school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Haney 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 Haney against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Haney
Is Haney a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Haney ranks 30,769th of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on a strong job market, quiet, and affordable childcare, and lowest on thin health care access and the weather. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Haney expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $108,900. The overall cost of living runs about 23% below the national average. Set against a $58,725 median income, cost of living beats 34% of towns.
Is Haney safe?
Yes, Haney is safer than 58% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $251 per resident a year.
Compare Haney with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Haney. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Haney 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.
Haney detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Haney: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Haney: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Haney: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Haney: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Haney 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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