Best PlacesHazlehurst, GA Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Hazlehurst, scored on 40 measures of daily life and ranked to fit what matters to you. Several measures below read low, and the ranked lists name which ones. To work out which city fits you best, start with the best places to live tool.
Hazlehurst ranks 42,563rd of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on affordable childcare by a wide margin, and low incomes rank lowest.
The best neighborhoods in Hazlehurst
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.
Hazlehurst's strengths and weaknesses
Where Hazlehurst ranks high
- Cheap childcare$502 a month, better than 92% of towns
- Short commute21.7 minutes each way, better than 81% of towns
- WalkabilityBetter than 80% of towns
- Nice weatherabout 117 pleasant days a year, better than 78% of towns
- State fiscal healthBetter than 76% of towns
Where Hazlehurst ranks low
- Household income$40,780 median, better than only 3% of towns
- Healthcare accessBetter than only 6% of towns
- Cost of living vs incomeBetter than only 6% of towns
- Educational attainmentBetter than only 7% of towns
- Heat safetyBetter than only 12% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Hazlehurst
A household needs to earn about $33,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Hazlehurst home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $40,780, 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 Hazlehurst's effective rate of 0.70%, 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 Hazlehurst
Hazlehurst runs younger than the country.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for Hazlehurst.
Who works in Hazlehurst, and how
Work in Hazlehurst centers on retail trade and health care & social. Unemployment is close to the national rate, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 92%
- Work from home 8%
- Transit, walk, or bike 1%
Life in Hazlehurst
Hazlehurst has more restaurants and bars per resident than 74% of towns. That concentrates in some parts of Hazlehurst and thins out in others, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in Hazlehurst, month by month
Hazlehurst sees roughly 117 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 94 degrees. January highs sit near 65, with lows near 40. The comfortable stretch runs February through May, October, and November.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 65° | 51° | 40° |
| April | 81° | 68° | 55° |
| July | 94° | 82° | 74° |
| October | 83° | 70° | 58° |
Flying in and out of Hazlehurst
The nearest airport, Brunswick Golden Isles, is about 78 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Jacksonville International, about 108 miles away.
The best schools in and around Hazlehurst
Schools across Hazlehurst average a C+, better than 45% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Appling County Elementary SchoolC · 33% proficient
- Jeff Davis Elementary SchoolC− · 30% proficient
Top middle schools
- Jeff Davis Middle SchoolB− · 41% proficient
- Appling County Middle SchoolC · 32% proficient
Top high schools
- Appling County High SchoolC · 33% proficient
- Jeff Davis High SchoolC− · 29% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Hazlehurst school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Hazlehurst 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 Hazlehurst against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Hazlehurst
Is Hazlehurst a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Hazlehurst ranks 42,563rd of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on affordable childcare, short commutes, and walkability, and lowest on low incomes and thin health care access. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Hazlehurst expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $129,069. The overall cost of living runs about 20% below the national average. Set against a $40,780 median income, cost of living beats 6% of towns.
Is Hazlehurst safe?
Hazlehurst is safer than 24% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $380 per resident a year.
Compare Hazlehurst with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Hazlehurst. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Hazlehurst 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.
Hazlehurst detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Hazlehurst: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Hazlehurst: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Hazlehurst: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Hazlehurst: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Hazlehurst 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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