Best PlacesHenderson, GA Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Henderson, scored on 40 measures of daily life and ranked to fit what matters to you. Local pay runs high here, and housing takes the biggest bite out of it. To work out which city fits you best, start with the best places to live tool.
Henderson ranks 4,251st of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on what local pay buys by a wide margin, and noise is the weak spot.
The best neighborhoods in Henderson
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.
Henderson's strengths and weaknesses
Where Henderson ranks high
- Cost of living vs incomeBetter than 99% of towns
- Low vacancyBetter than 98% of towns
- Household income$137,168 median, better than 96% of towns
- Crime safetyBetter than 89% of towns
- Educational attainmentBetter than 87% of towns
Where Henderson ranks low
- QuietBetter than only 10% of towns
- Heat safetyBetter than only 11% of towns
- Air qualityBetter than only 12% of towns
- WalkabilityBetter than only 19% of towns
- Nice weatherabout 69 pleasant days a year, better than only 23% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Henderson
A household needs to earn about $109,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Henderson home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $137,168, 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 Henderson's effective rate of 0.76%, and insurance is estimated at 0.4% of home value a year.
Renting versus buying
At today's prices and rents, renting stays cheaper than buying across the first 10 years here, so the case for buying rests on staying much longer or on prices rising faster than assumed. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in Henderson
Henderson runs older 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 Henderson.
Who works in Henderson, and how
Work in Henderson centers on transportation & warehousing and education. Unemployment is low, and the job base is shrinking.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 84%
- Work from home 13%
- Transit, walk, or bike 3%
Life in Henderson
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Henderson.
What the weather is like in Henderson, month by month
Henderson sees roughly 69 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 94 degrees. January highs sit near 62, with lows near 37. The comfortable stretch runs February through May, October, and November.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 62° | 48° | 37° |
| April | 80° | 65° | 51° |
| July | 94° | 81° | 72° |
| October | 82° | 67° | 54° |
Flying in and out of Henderson
The nearest airport, Middle Georgia Regional, is about 25 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Hartsfield/Jackson Atlanta International, about 96 miles away.
The best schools in and around Henderson
Schools across Henderson average a B−, better than 54% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Kings Chapel Elementary SchoolA− · 62% proficient
- Tucker Elementary SchoolC− · 27% proficient
- Dooly County Elementary SchoolF · 9% proficient
Top middle schools
- Perry Middle SchoolA− · 53% proficient
- Macon County Middle SchoolF · 9% proficient
- Dooly County Middle SchoolF · 6% proficient
Top high schools
- Perry High SchoolC+ · 39% proficient
- Dooly County High SchoolF · 7% proficient
- Macon County High SchoolF · 7% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Henderson school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Henderson 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 Henderson against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Henderson
Is Henderson a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Henderson ranks 4,251st of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on what local pay buys, few empty homes, and high incomes, and lowest on noise and summer heat. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Henderson expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $417,759. The overall cost of living runs about 18% below the national average. Set against a $137,168 median income, cost of living beats 99% of towns.
Is Henderson safe?
Yes, Henderson is safer than 89% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $190 per resident a year.
Compare Henderson with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Henderson. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Henderson 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.
Henderson detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Henderson: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Henderson: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Henderson: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Henderson: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Henderson 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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