Best PlacesLithia Springs, GA Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Lithia Springs, 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.
Lithia Springs ranks 1,804th of 2,098 U.S. cities on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on tree cover by a wide margin, and the schools rank lowest.
The best neighborhoods in Lithia Springs
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.
Lithia Springs' strengths and weaknesses
Where Lithia Springs ranks high
- Tree shadeBetter than 99% of cities
- Local economyBetter than 89% of cities
- State fiscal healthBetter than 83% of cities
- State infrastructureBetter than 74% of cities
- Cheap childcare$919 a month, better than 63% of cities
Where Lithia Springs ranks low
- School gradeD, better than only 6% of cities
- BikingBetter than only 8% of cities
- Crime safetyBetter than only 8% of cities
- Cell coverageBetter than only 13% of cities
- WalkabilityBetter than only 13% of cities
What it costs to buy a home in Lithia Springs
A household needs to earn about $70,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Lithia Springs home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $75,945, 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 Lithia Springs' effective rate of 0.80%, 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 5 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in Lithia Springs
Lithia Springs runs younger than the country.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for Lithia Springs.
Who works in Lithia Springs, and how
Work in Lithia Springs centers on health care & social and education. Unemployment is close to the national rate, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 80%
- Work from home 18%
- Transit, walk, or bike 1%
Life in Lithia Springs
Lithia Springs has more restaurants and bars per resident than 70% of cities. That concentrates in some parts of Lithia Springs and thins out in others, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in Lithia Springs, month by month
Lithia Springs sees roughly 70 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 92 degrees. January highs sit near 57, with lows near 33. The comfortable stretch runs March through May, September, and October.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 57° | 44° | 33° |
| April | 77° | 63° | 48° |
| July | 92° | 80° | 71° |
| October | 78° | 64° | 52° |
Flying in and out of Lithia Springs
Hartsfield/Jackson Atlanta International sits about 16 miles away. It is a large hub and boarded 51.5 million passengers in 2025, with 278 nonstop destinations.
The best schools in and around Lithia Springs
Schools across Lithia Springs average a D, better than 6% of cities.
Top elementary schools
- New Manchester Elementary SchoolC · 32% proficient
- Beulah Elementary SchoolD+ · 23% proficient
- D.e.l.t.a. Steam AcademyD+ · 21% proficient
Top middle schools
- Chestnut Log Middle SchoolD · 23% proficient
- Factory Shoals Middle SchoolD− · 18% proficient
- Lindley 6th Grade AcademyD− · 18% proficient
Top high schools
- Pebblebrook High SchoolC− · 29% proficient
- South Cobb High SchoolC− · 28% proficient
- Mceachern High SchoolC− · 26% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Lithia Springs school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Lithia Springs 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 Lithia Springs against the other 2,097 cities.
Who Lithia Springs suits
Remote workers
Internet is fast and widely advertised and 18% already work from home.
Retirees
Set weather, quiet, and health care weights on the map to test the fit.
Common questions about living in Lithia Springs
Is Lithia Springs a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Lithia Springs ranks 1,804th of 2,098 cities. It scores highest on tree cover, a strong job market, and state finances, and lowest on the schools and biking. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Lithia Springs expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $268,997. The overall cost of living runs about 17% below the national average. Set against a $75,945 median income, cost of living beats 47% of cities.
Is Lithia Springs safe?
Lithia Springs is safer than 8% of cities. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $466 per resident a year.
What is the weather like in Lithia Springs?
July highs average about 92 degrees, and January highs near 57 with lows near 33. That works out to about 70 pleasant days a year, more than 28% of cities.
Is Lithia Springs good for families?
Schools beat 6% of cities, crime safety beats 8%, and childcare runs $919 a month.
Compare Lithia Springs with other cities
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Lithia Springs. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Lithia Springs 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.
Lithia Springs detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Lithia Springs: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Lithia Springs: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Lithia Springs: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Lithia Springs: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Lithia Springs 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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