Best PlacesKingsland, GA Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Kingsland, scored on 40 measures of daily life and ranked to fit what matters to you. The coast is close, and the measures below put a number on how close. To work out which city fits you best, start with the best places to live tool.
Kingsland ranks 15,078th of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on the weather by a wide margin, and disaster risk is the weak spot.
The best neighborhoods in Kingsland
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.
Kingsland's strengths and weaknesses
Where Kingsland ranks high
- Nice weatherabout 160 pleasant days a year, better than 95% of towns
- BikingBetter than 86% of towns
- Local economyBetter than 86% of towns
- WalkabilityBetter than 80% of towns
- School gradeB+, better than 79% of towns
Where Kingsland ranks low
- Disaster safetyBetter than only 6% of towns
- Housing crash safetyBetter than only 18% of towns
- QuietBetter than only 19% of towns
- Low income/sales/gas taxBetter than only 27% of towns
- Healthcare accessBetter than only 31% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Kingsland
A household needs to earn about $65,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Kingsland home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $74,995, 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 Kingsland's effective rate of 0.81%, 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 6 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in Kingsland
Kingsland runs younger than the country.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for Kingsland.
Who works in Kingsland, and how
Work in Kingsland centers on health care & social and retail trade. Unemployment is low, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 89%
- Work from home 9%
- Transit, walk, or bike 1%
Life in Kingsland
Kingsland has more restaurants and bars per resident than 84% of towns. The coast is about 31 minutes away. That concentrates in some parts of Kingsland and thins out in others, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in Kingsland, month by month
Kingsland sees roughly 160 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 90 degrees. January highs sit near 64, with lows near 44. The comfortable stretch runs February through May and October through December.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 64° | 53° | 44° |
| April | 77° | 68° | 59° |
| July | 90° | 81° | 74° |
| October | 80° | 72° | 64° |
Flying in and out of Kingsland
Jacksonville International sits about 21 miles away. It is a medium hub and boarded 3.7 million passengers in 2025, with 86 nonstop destinations.
The best schools in and around Kingsland
Schools across Kingsland average a B+, better than 79% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Sugarmill ElementaryA · 69% proficient
- Woodbine Elementary SchoolA− · 62% proficient
- Matilda Harris Elementary SchoolA− · 60% proficient
Top middle schools
- Saint Marys Middle SchoolA · 62% proficient
- Camden Middle SchoolA− · 53% proficient
- Bethune Middle SchoolD+ · 26% proficient
Top high schools
- Hilliard Middle-senior HighA− · 63% proficient
- Camden County High SchoolB+ · 52% proficient
- Charlton County High SchoolC− · 28% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Kingsland school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Kingsland 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 Kingsland against the other 50,332 towns.
Who Kingsland suits
Common questions about living in Kingsland
Is Kingsland a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Kingsland ranks 15,078th of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on the weather, biking, and a strong job market, and lowest on disaster risk and an overheated housing market. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Kingsland expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $247,583. The overall cost of living runs about 15% below the national average. Set against a $74,995 median income, cost of living beats 60% of towns.
Is Kingsland safe?
Yes, Kingsland is safer than 77% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $211 per resident a year.
What is the weather like in Kingsland?
July highs average about 90 degrees, and January highs near 64 with lows near 44. That works out to about 160 pleasant days a year, more than 95% of towns.
Is Kingsland good for families?
Schools beat 79% of towns, crime safety beats 77%, and childcare runs $919 a month.
Compare Kingsland with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Kingsland. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Kingsland 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.
Kingsland detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Kingsland: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Kingsland: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Kingsland: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Kingsland: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Kingsland 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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