Best PlacesKite, GA Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Kite, 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.
Kite ranks 39,411th of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on affordable childcare by a wide margin, and long commutes are the weak spot.
The best neighborhoods in Kite
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.
Kite's strengths and weaknesses
Where Kite ranks high
- Cheap childcare$502 a month, better than 92% of towns
- QuietBetter than 90% of towns
- Internet speedBetter than 84% of towns
- Cost of living vs incomeBetter than 81% of towns
- State fiscal healthBetter than 76% of towns
Where Kite ranks low
- Short commute46.4 minutes each way, better than only 2% of towns
- Air qualityBetter than only 6% of towns
- Educational attainmentBetter than only 9% of towns
- Heat safetyBetter than only 10% of towns
- Cell coverageBetter than only 11% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Kite
A household needs to earn about $18,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Kite home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $83,627, 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 Kite's effective rate of 0.91%, 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 3 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in Kite
Kite runs older than the country.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for Kite.
Who works in Kite, and how
Work in Kite centers on manufacturing and construction. Unemployment runs well above the national rate, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 84%
- Work from home 12%
- Transit, walk, or bike 4%
Life in Kite
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Kite.
What the weather is like in Kite, month by month
Kite sees roughly 92 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 93 degrees. January highs sit near 60, with lows near 40. The comfortable stretch runs February through May, October, and November.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 60° | 48° | 40° |
| April | 78° | 66° | 54° |
| July | 93° | 82° | 73° |
| October | 80° | 68° | 58° |
Flying in and out of Kite
The nearest airport, Augusta Regional at Bush Field, is about 57 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Hartsfield/Jackson Atlanta International, about 128 miles away.
The best schools in and around Kite
Schools across Kite average a C−, better than 26% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Johnson County Elementary SchoolC+ · 39% proficient
- Swainsboro Elementary SchoolC− · 30% proficient
Top middle schools
- Johnson County Middle SchoolC− · 30% proficient
- Swainsboro Middle SchoolD− · 18% proficient
Top high schools
- Swainsboro High SchoolD+ · 25% proficient
- Johnson County High SchoolD · 22% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Kite school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Kite 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 Kite against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Kite
Is Kite a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Kite ranks 39,411th of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on affordable childcare, quiet, and fast internet, and lowest on long commutes and air quality. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Kite expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $68,409. The overall cost of living runs about 22% below the national average. Set against a $83,627 median income, cost of living beats 81% of towns.
Is Kite safe?
Kite is safer than 13% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $461 per resident a year.
Compare Kite with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Kite. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Kite 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.
Kite detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Kite: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Kite: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Kite: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Kite: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Kite 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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