Best PlacesHighfalls, GA Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Highfalls, 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.
Highfalls ranks 18,974th of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on tree cover by a wide margin, and a weak job market ranks lowest.
The best neighborhoods in Highfalls
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.
Highfalls' strengths and weaknesses
Where Highfalls ranks high
- Tree shadeBetter than 94% of towns
- Cheap childcare$517 a month, better than 90% of towns
- Crime safetyBetter than 87% of towns
- Voter turnoutBetter than 83% of towns
- Internet speedBetter than 79% of towns
Where Highfalls ranks low
- Local economyBetter than only 17% of towns
- Cell coverageBetter than only 22% of towns
- Cheap car insuranceBetter than only 23% of towns
- Low income/sales/gas taxBetter than only 27% of towns
- Air qualityBetter than only 28% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Highfalls
A household needs to earn about $71,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Highfalls home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $73,451, 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 Highfalls' effective rate of 0.83%, 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 8 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in Highfalls
Highfalls runs younger than the country, though it still carries a larger-than-average share of residents over 65, 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 Highfalls.
Who works in Highfalls, and how
Work in Highfalls centers on other services and education. Unemployment sits above the national rate, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 94%
- Work from home 5%
- Transit, walk, or bike 2%
Life in Highfalls
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Highfalls.
What the weather is like in Highfalls, month by month
Highfalls sees roughly 98 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 89 degrees. January highs sit near 55, with lows near 37. The comfortable stretch runs March through May, September, and October.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 55° | 45° | 37° |
| April | 74° | 62° | 52° |
| July | 89° | 78° | 70° |
| October | 75° | 64° | 55° |
Flying in and out of Highfalls
The nearest airport, Middle Georgia Regional, is about 39 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Hartsfield/Jackson Atlanta International, about 41 miles away.
The best schools in and around Highfalls
Schools across Highfalls average a B, better than 64% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Samuel E. Hubbard Elementary SchoolB · 48% proficient
- Katherine B. Sutton Elementary SchoolB− · 43% proficient
- Jackson Elementary SchoolD+ · 24% proficient
Top middle schools
- Monroe County Middle School- Banks Stephens CampusB+ · 49% proficient
- Henderson Middle SchoolD+ · 27% proficient
Top high schools
- Mary Persons High SchoolB · 47% proficient
- Jackson High SchoolC− · 27% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Highfalls school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Highfalls 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 Highfalls against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Highfalls
Is Highfalls a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Highfalls ranks 18,974th of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on tree cover, affordable childcare, and low crime, and lowest on a weak job market and cell coverage. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Highfalls expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $271,038. The overall cost of living runs about 7% below the national average. Set against a $73,451 median income, cost of living beats 42% of towns.
Is Highfalls safe?
Yes, Highfalls is safer than 87% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $179 per resident a year.
Compare Highfalls with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Highfalls. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Highfalls 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.
Highfalls detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Highfalls: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Highfalls: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Highfalls: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Highfalls: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Highfalls 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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