Best PlacesLeah, GA Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Leah, 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.
Leah ranks 22,563rd of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on quiet by a wide margin, and summer heat is the weak spot.
The best neighborhoods in Leah
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.
Leah's strengths and weaknesses
Where Leah ranks high
- QuietBetter than 97% of towns
- Tree shadeBetter than 94% of towns
- Voter turnoutBetter than 92% of towns
- Crime safetyBetter than 91% of towns
- Internet speedBetter than 89% of towns
Where Leah ranks low
- Heat safetyBetter than only 9% of towns
- Low vacancyBetter than only 10% of towns
- Air qualityBetter than only 11% of towns
- Housing crash safetyBetter than only 22% of towns
- Local economyBetter than only 22% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Leah
A household needs to earn about $69,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Leah home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is only a little above the area's median income of $62,045; the gap is small, which keeps homes within reach of local pay.
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 Leah's effective rate of 0.69%, and insurance is estimated at 0.4% of home value a year.
Who lives in Leah
Leah runs older than the country, and households here run smaller than average.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for Leah.
Who works in Leah, and how
Work in Leah centers on retail trade and education. Unemployment is low, and the job base is shrinking.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 84%
- Work from home 15%
- Transit, walk, or bike 1%
Life in Leah
Leah has more restaurants and bars per resident than 98% of towns. That concentrates in some parts of Leah and thins out in others, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in Leah, month by month
Leah sees roughly 70 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 92 degrees. January highs sit near 58, 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 | 58° | 46° | 36° |
| April | 77° | 64° | 52° |
| July | 92° | 80° | 72° |
| October | 78° | 65° | 54° |
Flying in and out of Leah
The nearest airport, Augusta Regional at Bush Field, is about 29 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Hartsfield/Jackson Atlanta International, about 120 miles away.
The best schools in and around Leah
Schools across Leah average a B, better than 72% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- North Columbia Elementary SchoolA · 68% proficient
- Lincoln County Elementary SchoolC+ · 36% proficient
Top middle schools
- Greenbrier Middle SchoolA · 59% proficient
- Lincoln County Middle SchoolB− · 40% proficient
Top high schools
- Greenbrier High SchoolB · 45% proficient
- Lincoln County High SchoolD− · 14% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Leah school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Leah 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 Leah against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Leah
Is Leah a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Leah ranks 22,563rd of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on quiet, tree cover, and civic engagement, and lowest on summer heat and empty homes. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Leah expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $267,382. The overall cost of living runs about 13% below the national average. Set against a $62,045 median income, cost of living beats 34% of towns.
Is Leah safe?
Yes, Leah is safer than 91% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $159 per resident a year.
Compare Leah with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Leah. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Leah 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.
Leah detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Leah: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Leah: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Leah: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Leah: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Leah 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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