Best PlacesHiggston, GA Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Higgston, 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.
Higgston ranks 21,029th of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on affordable childcare by a wide margin, and summer heat is the weak spot.
The best neighborhoods in Higgston
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.
Higgston's strengths and weaknesses
Where Higgston ranks high
- Cheap childcare$502 a month, better than 92% of towns
- Nice weatherabout 128 pleasant days a year, better than 84% of towns
- Internet speedBetter than 84% of towns
- Local economyBetter than 84% of towns
- State fiscal healthBetter than 76% of towns
Where Higgston ranks low
- Heat safetyBetter than only 16% of towns
- Healthcare accessBetter than only 18% of towns
- Air qualityBetter than only 19% of towns
- Big-city accessBetter than only 22% of towns
- School gradeC−, better than only 26% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Higgston
A household needs to earn about $42,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Higgston home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $78,295, 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 Higgston's effective rate of 0.89%, 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 Higgston
Higgston'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 Higgston.
Who works in Higgston, and how
Work in Higgston centers on education and health care & social. Unemployment is low, and the job base is shrinking.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 93%
- Work from home 6%
- Transit, walk, or bike 1%
Life in Higgston
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Higgston.
What the weather is like in Higgston, month by month
Higgston sees roughly 128 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 93 degrees. January highs sit near 62, 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 | 62° | 51° | 42° |
| April | 79° | 67° | 57° |
| July | 93° | 82° | 74° |
| October | 82° | 69° | 60° |
Flying in and out of Higgston
The nearest airport, Savannah/Hilton Head International, is about 74 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Jacksonville International, about 128 miles away.
The best schools in and around Higgston
Schools across Higgston average a C−, better than 26% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Montgomery County Elementary SchoolD+ · 22% proficient
Top middle schools
- Montgomery County Middle SchoolB− · 40% proficient
- J. R. Trippe Middle SchoolD · 23% proficient
Top high schools
- Montgomery County High SchoolC− · 27% proficient
- Vidalia Comprehensive High SchoolD− · 15% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Higgston school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Higgston 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 Higgston against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Higgston
Is Higgston a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Higgston ranks 21,029th of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on affordable childcare, the weather, and fast internet, and lowest on summer heat 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 Higgston expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $159,783. The overall cost of living runs about 10% below the national average. Set against a $78,295 median income, cost of living beats 58% of towns.
Is Higgston safe?
Higgston is safer than 52% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $265 per resident a year.
Compare Higgston with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Higgston. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Higgston 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.
Higgston detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Higgston: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Higgston: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Higgston: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Higgston: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Higgston 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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