Best PlacesJesup, GA Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Jesup, 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.
Jesup ranks 40,735th of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on affordable childcare by a wide margin, and disaster risk is the weak spot.
The best neighborhoods in Jesup
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.
Jesup's strengths and weaknesses
Where Jesup ranks high
- Cheap childcare$502 a month, better than 92% of towns
- WalkabilityBetter than 82% of towns
- BikingBetter than 80% of towns
- Local economyBetter than 79% of towns
- State fiscal healthBetter than 76% of towns
Where Jesup ranks low
- Disaster safetyBetter than only 7% of towns
- Heat safetyBetter than only 10% of towns
- Healthcare accessBetter than only 12% of towns
- Health outlookBetter than only 20% of towns
- Household income$58,323 median, better than only 24% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Jesup
A household needs to earn about $50,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Jesup home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $58,323, 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 Jesup'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, 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 Jesup
Jesup'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 Jesup.
Who works in Jesup, and how
Work in Jesup centers on retail trade and construction. Unemployment is close to the national rate, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 90%
- Work from home 6%
- Transit, walk, or bike 3%
Life in Jesup
Jesup has more restaurants and bars per resident than 81% of towns and more parkland per resident than 83% of towns. Dining, parks, and nightlife concentrates in some parts of Jesup and thins out in others, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in Jesup, month by month
Jesup sees roughly 106 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 94 degrees. January highs sit near 64, with lows near 42. The comfortable stretch runs February through May and October through December.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 64° | 52° | 42° |
| April | 81° | 68° | 56° |
| July | 94° | 82° | 73° |
| October | 82° | 69° | 60° |
Flying in and out of Jesup
The nearest airport, Brunswick Golden Isles, is about 35 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Jacksonville International, about 78 miles away.
The best schools in and around Jesup
Schools across Jesup average a C+, better than 44% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Odum Elementary SchoolA− · 57% proficient
- Screven Elementary SchoolB+ · 53% proficient
- Bacon Elementary SchoolC · 32% proficient
Top middle schools
- Arthur Williams Middle SchoolB− · 39% proficient
- Martha Puckett Middle SchoolC− · 28% proficient
- Long County Middle SchoolD+ · 26% proficient
Top high schools
- Wayne County High SchoolB− · 41% proficient
- Long County High SchoolC · 32% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Jesup school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Jesup 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 Jesup against the other 50,332 towns.
Who Jesup suits
Remote workers
Internet is fast and widely advertised and 6% already work from home.
Common questions about living in Jesup
Is Jesup a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Jesup ranks 40,735th of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on affordable childcare, walkability, and biking, and lowest on disaster risk and summer heat. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Jesup expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $191,935. The overall cost of living runs about 17% below the national average. Set against a $58,323 median income, cost of living beats 25% of towns.
Is Jesup safe?
Jesup is safer than 26% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $386 per resident a year.
What is the weather like in Jesup?
July highs average about 94 degrees, and January highs near 64 with lows near 42. That works out to about 106 pleasant days a year, more than 72% of towns.
Is Jesup good for families?
Schools beat 44% of towns, crime safety beats 26%, and childcare runs $502 a month.
Compare Jesup with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Jesup. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Jesup 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.
Jesup detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Jesup: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Jesup: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Jesup: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Jesup: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Jesup 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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