Best PlacesJenkins County, GA Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in Jenkins County, 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.
Jenkins County ranks 2,984th of 3,144 U.S. counties on the BestNeighborhood index. Education levels pulls hardest against it, while it scores best on tree cover.
The best neighborhoods in Jenkins County
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.
Jenkins County's strengths and weaknesses
Where Jenkins County ranks high
- Tree shadeBetter than 90% of counties
- Cheap childcare$502 a month, better than 90% of counties
- Local economyBetter than 74% of counties
- State fiscal healthBetter than 69% of counties
- State infrastructureBetter than 68% of counties
Where Jenkins County ranks low
- Educational attainmentBetter than only 5% of counties
- Health outlookBetter than only 5% of counties
- Air qualityBetter than only 5% of counties
- Healthcare accessBetter than only 6% of counties
- Low vacancyBetter than only 6% of counties
What it costs to buy a home in Jenkins County
A household needs to earn about $28,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Jenkins County home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $54,570, 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 Jenkins County's effective rate of 0.86%, and insurance is estimated at 0.4% of home value a year.
Who lives in Jenkins County
Jenkins County runs older than the country, and households here run smaller than average.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for Jenkins County.
Who works in Jenkins County, and how
Work in Jenkins County centers on finance & insurance and education. Unemployment is low, and employment has held roughly flat.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 85%
- Work from home 11%
- Transit, walk, or bike 4%
Life in Jenkins County
Jenkins County has fewer places to eat and drink per resident than most counties. That concentrates in some parts of Jenkins County and thins out in others, which the map shows.
Is Jenkins County growing, and who is moving in?
Jenkins County has lost about 2% of its population over the last decade. The largest inbound stream comes from Bulloch County, GA.
Where new residents come from
Where people leaving Jenkins County go
Move counts are the latest county-to-county migration flows, each county grouped into its metro.
What the weather is like in Jenkins County, month by month
Jenkins County sees roughly 100 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 93 degrees. January highs sit near 60, with lows near 39. The comfortable stretch runs February through May, October, and November.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 60° | 48° | 39° |
| April | 79° | 66° | 54° |
| July | 93° | 81° | 73° |
| October | 80° | 67° | 57° |
Flying in and out of Jenkins County
The nearest airport, Augusta Regional at Bush Field, is about 40 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Charleston AFB/International, about 111 miles away.
The best schools in and around Jenkins County
Schools across Jenkins County average a C−, better than 26% of counties.
Top elementary schools
- Jenkins County Elementary SchoolC− · 29% proficient
Top middle schools
- Jenkins County Middle SchoolC− · 29% proficient
Top high schools
- Jenkins County High SchoolC− · 30% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Jenkins County school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Jenkins County 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 Jenkins County against the other 3,143 counties.
Common questions about living in Jenkins County
Is Jenkins County a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Jenkins County ranks 2,984th of 3,144 counties. It scores highest on tree cover, affordable childcare, and a strong job market, and lowest on education levels and health outcomes. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Jenkins County expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $104,567. The overall cost of living runs about 21% below the national average. Set against a $54,570 median income, cost of living beats 17% of counties.
Is Jenkins County safe?
Jenkins County is safer than 24% of counties. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $390 per resident a year.
Compare Jenkins County with other counties
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Jenkins County. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Jenkins County 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.
Jenkins County detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Jenkins County: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Jenkins County: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Jenkins County: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Jenkins County: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Jenkins County 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.
- U.S. Census Bureau Population Estimates Program: population growth and net migration behind the population-change section.
- 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
Move a slider to say how much a measure matters. Zero turns it off.