Best PlacesLagrange, GA Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Lagrange, 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.
Lagrange ranks 1,829th of 2,098 U.S. cities on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on tree cover by a wide margin, and biking ranks lowest.
The best neighborhoods in Lagrange
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.
Lagrange's strengths and weaknesses
Where Lagrange ranks high
- Tree shadeBetter than 94% of cities
- Cheap childcare$649 a month, better than 93% of cities
- State fiscal healthBetter than 83% of cities
- State infrastructureBetter than 74% of cities
- Short commute22.9 minutes each way, better than 72% of cities
Where Lagrange ranks low
- BikingBetter than only 10% of cities
- TransitBetter than only 13% of cities
- School gradeC−, better than only 13% of cities
- Crime safetyBetter than only 13% of cities
- Health outlookBetter than only 14% of cities
What it costs to buy a home in Lagrange
A household needs to earn about $53,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Lagrange home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $66,430, 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 Lagrange's effective rate of 0.83%, 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 Lagrange
Lagrange runs younger than the country.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for Lagrange.
Who works in Lagrange, and how
Work in Lagrange centers on manufacturing 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 86%
- Work from home 11%
- Transit, walk, or bike 3%
Life in Lagrange
Lagrange has more restaurants and bars per resident than 82% of cities and more parkland per resident than 81% of cities. Dining, parks, and nightlife concentrates in some parts of Lagrange and thins out in others, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in Lagrange, month by month
Lagrange sees roughly 80 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 91 degrees. January highs sit near 57, with lows near 36. The comfortable stretch runs March through May, September, and October.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 57° | 45° | 36° |
| April | 77° | 62° | 50° |
| July | 91° | 79° | 71° |
| October | 78° | 64° | 53° |
Flying in and out of Lagrange
The nearest airport, Columbus, is about 36 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Hartsfield/Jackson Atlanta International, about 54 miles away.
The best schools in and around Lagrange
Schools across Lagrange average a C−, better than 13% of cities.
Top elementary schools
- Hillcrest Elementary SchoolB+ · 52% proficient
- Rosemont Elementary SchoolB− · 41% proficient
- Long Cane Elementary SchoolC+ · 39% proficient
Top middle schools
- Gardner-newman Middle SchoolC− · 29% proficient
- Long Cane Middle SchoolC− · 28% proficient
- Callaway Middle SchoolD− · 13% proficient
Top high schools
- Heard County High SchoolB · 48% proficient
- Troup County High SchoolC · 30% proficient
- Lagrange High SchoolD+ · 25% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Lagrange school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Lagrange 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 Lagrange against the other 2,097 cities.
Who Lagrange suits
Common questions about living in Lagrange
Is Lagrange a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Lagrange ranks 1,829th of 2,098 cities. It scores highest on tree cover, affordable childcare, and state finances, and lowest on biking and transit. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Lagrange expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $202,872. The overall cost of living runs about 19% below the national average. Set against a $66,430 median income, cost of living beats 33% of cities.
Is Lagrange safe?
Lagrange is safer than 13% of cities. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $487 per resident a year.
What is the weather like in Lagrange?
July highs average about 91 degrees, and January highs near 57 with lows near 36. That works out to about 80 pleasant days a year, more than 44% of cities.
Is Lagrange good for families?
Schools beat 13% of cities, crime safety beats 13%, and childcare runs $649 a month.
Compare Lagrange with other cities
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Lagrange. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Lagrange 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.
Lagrange detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Lagrange: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Lagrange: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Lagrange: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Lagrange: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Lagrange 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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