Best PlacesJohnson Corner, GA Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Johnson Corner, 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.
Johnson Corner ranks 40,076th of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on affordable childcare by a wide margin, and education levels rank lowest.
The best neighborhoods in Johnson Corner
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.
Johnson Corner's strengths and weaknesses
Where Johnson Corner ranks high
- Cheap childcare$502 a month, better than 92% of towns
- Internet speedBetter than 84% of towns
- Nice weatherabout 127 pleasant days a year, better than 84% of towns
- State fiscal healthBetter than 76% of towns
- State infrastructureBetter than 74% of towns
Where Johnson Corner ranks low
- Educational attainmentBetter than only 8% of towns
- Healthcare accessBetter than only 12% of towns
- Cost of living vs incomeBetter than only 13% of towns
- Heat safetyBetter than only 17% of towns
- Health outlookBetter than only 17% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Johnson Corner
A household needs to earn about $28,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Johnson Corner home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $54,029, 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 Johnson Corner's effective rate of 0.61%, 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 7 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in Johnson Corner
Johnson Corner'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 Johnson Corner.
Who works in Johnson Corner, and how
Work in Johnson Corner centers on retail trade and health care & social. Unemployment sits above the national rate, and employment has held roughly flat.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 81%
- Work from home 6%
- Transit, walk, or bike 12%
Life in Johnson Corner
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Johnson Corner.
What the weather is like in Johnson Corner, month by month
Johnson Corner sees roughly 127 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 Johnson Corner
The nearest airport, Savannah/Hilton Head International, is about 67 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Jacksonville International, about 113 miles away.
The best schools in and around Johnson Corner
Schools across Johnson Corner average a C, better than 37% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Toombs Central Elementary SchoolB · 50% proficient
- Altamaha Elementary SchoolC− · 28% proficient
Top middle schools
- Appling County Middle SchoolC · 32% proficient
- Toombs County Middle SchoolD+ · 24% proficient
Top high schools
- Appling County High SchoolC · 33% proficient
- Toombs County High SchoolC− · 26% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Johnson Corner school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Johnson Corner 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 Johnson Corner against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Johnson Corner
Is Johnson Corner a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Johnson Corner ranks 40,076th of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on affordable childcare, fast internet, and the weather, and lowest on education levels 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 Johnson Corner expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $109,043. The overall cost of living runs about 10% below the national average. Set against a $54,029 median income, cost of living beats 13% of towns.
Is Johnson Corner safe?
Johnson Corner is safer than 19% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $402 per resident a year.
Compare Johnson Corner with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Johnson Corner. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Johnson Corner 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.
Johnson Corner detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Johnson Corner: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Johnson Corner: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Johnson Corner: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Johnson Corner: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Johnson Corner 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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