Best PlacesHartsfield, GA Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Hartsfield, 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.
Hartsfield ranks 26,978th of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on a stable housing market by a wide margin, and air quality ranks lowest.
The best neighborhoods in Hartsfield
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.
Hartsfield's strengths and weaknesses
Where Hartsfield ranks high
- Housing crash safetyBetter than 97% of towns
- QuietBetter than 93% of towns
- Cheap childcare$502 a month, better than 92% of towns
- Local economyBetter than 85% of towns
- Nice weatherabout 126 pleasant days a year, better than 83% of towns
Where Hartsfield ranks low
- Air qualityBetter than only 8% of towns
- Heat safetyBetter than only 18% of towns
- WalkabilityBetter than only 19% of towns
- BikingBetter than only 20% of towns
- Big-city accessBetter than only 24% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Hartsfield
A household needs to earn about $30,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Hartsfield home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $60,174, 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 Hartsfield's effective rate of 0.64%, 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 Hartsfield
Hartsfield'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 Hartsfield.
Who works in Hartsfield, and how
Work in Hartsfield centers on retail trade and agriculture & forestry. Unemployment is low, and the job base is shrinking.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 93%
- Work from home 3%
- Transit, walk, or bike 4%
Life in Hartsfield
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Hartsfield.
What the weather is like in Hartsfield, month by month
Hartsfield sees roughly 126 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 91 degrees. January highs sit near 61, with lows near 42. The comfortable stretch runs February through May, October, and November.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 61° | 50° | 42° |
| April | 78° | 67° | 56° |
| July | 91° | 80° | 73° |
| October | 81° | 69° | 60° |
Flying in and out of Hartsfield
The nearest airport, Southwest Georgia Regional, is about 28 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Jacksonville International, about 142 miles away.
The best schools in and around Hartsfield
Schools across Hartsfield average a C, better than 38% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Hamilton Elementary SchoolB+ · 52% proficient
- Funston Elementary SchoolC · 33% proficient
- Doerun Elementary SchoolD− · 11% proficient
Top middle schools
- Willie J. Williams Middle SchoolD+ · 25% proficient
Top high schools
- Colquitt County High SchoolC− · 30% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Hartsfield school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Hartsfield 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 Hartsfield against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Hartsfield
Is Hartsfield a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Hartsfield ranks 26,978th of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on a stable housing market, quiet, and affordable childcare, and lowest on air quality and summer heat. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Hartsfield expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $117,468. The overall cost of living runs about 15% below the national average. Set against a $60,174 median income, cost of living beats 27% of towns.
Is Hartsfield safe?
Yes, Hartsfield is safer than 62% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $246 per resident a year.
Compare Hartsfield with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Hartsfield. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Hartsfield 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.
Hartsfield detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Hartsfield: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Hartsfield: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Hartsfield: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Hartsfield: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Hartsfield 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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