Best PlacesHoschton, GA Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Hoschton, 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.
Hoschton ranks 5,569th of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on civic engagement by a wide margin, and air quality ranks lowest.
The best neighborhoods in Hoschton
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.
Hoschton's strengths and weaknesses
Where Hoschton ranks high
- Voter turnoutBetter than 95% of towns
- Local economyBetter than 93% of towns
- Health outlookBetter than 92% of towns
- Cost of living vs incomeBetter than 91% of towns
- Household income$105,744 median, better than 88% of towns
Where Hoschton ranks low
- Air qualityBetter than only 16% of towns
- Short commute34.3 minutes each way, better than only 16% of towns
- Cheap car insuranceBetter than only 22% of towns
- QuietBetter than only 27% of towns
- Low income/sales/gas taxBetter than only 27% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Hoschton
A household needs to earn about $119,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Hoschton home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That runs well above the area's median income of $105,744, so buying stretches a typical household.
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 Hoschton's effective rate of 0.84%, 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 10 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in Hoschton
Hoschton 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 Hoschton.
Who works in Hoschton, and how
Work in Hoschton centers on retail trade and education. Unemployment is low, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 80%
- Work from home 18%
- Transit, walk, or bike 2%
Life in Hoschton
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Hoschton.
What the weather is like in Hoschton, month by month
Hoschton sees roughly 85 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 90 degrees. January highs sit near 55, with lows near 33. The comfortable stretch runs March through May, September, and October.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 55° | 44° | 33° |
| April | 75° | 62° | 49° |
| July | 90° | 80° | 70° |
| October | 77° | 64° | 52° |
Flying in and out of Hoschton
Hartsfield/Jackson Atlanta International sits about 48 miles away. It is a large hub and boarded 51.5 million passengers in 2025, with 278 nonstop destinations.
The best schools in and around Hoschton
Schools across Hoschton average a C+, better than 52% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Duncan Creek ElementaryA · 64% proficient
- Spout Springs Elementary SchoolA− · 58% proficient
- Bramlett Elementary SchoolB · 47% proficient
Top middle schools
- Osborne Middle SchoolA · 62% proficient
- West Jackson Middle SchoolB− · 40% proficient
- Dacula Middle SchoolC+ · 38% proficient
Top high schools
- Mill Creek High SchoolB · 48% proficient
- Winder-barrow High SchoolC− · 28% proficient
- Jackson County High SchoolC− · 26% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Hoschton school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Hoschton 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 Hoschton against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Hoschton
Is Hoschton a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Hoschton ranks 5,569th of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on civic engagement, a strong job market, and population health, and lowest on air quality and long commutes. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Hoschton expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $450,699. The overall cost of living runs about 13% below the national average. Set against a $105,744 median income, cost of living beats 91% of towns.
Is Hoschton safe?
Yes, Hoschton is safer than 80% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $198 per resident a year.
Compare Hoschton with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Hoschton. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Hoschton 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.
Hoschton detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Hoschton: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Hoschton: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Hoschton: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Hoschton: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Hoschton 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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