Best PlacesLong County, GA Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in Long County, scored on 40 measures of daily life and ranked to fit what matters to you. This page is for people who live here or already know they want to. To work out which city fits you best, start with the best places to live tool.
Long County ranks 2,103rd of 3,144 U.S. counties on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on a strong job market by a wide margin, and disaster risk is the weak spot.
The best neighborhoods in Long County
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.
Long County's strengths and weaknesses
Where Long County ranks high
- Local economyBetter than 99% of counties
- Crime safetyBetter than 92% of counties
- Tree shadeBetter than 92% of counties
- Cheap childcare$502 a month, better than 90% of counties
- Health outlookBetter than 72% of counties
Where Long County ranks low
- Disaster safetyBetter than only 7% of counties
- WalkabilityBetter than only 9% of counties
- Healthcare accessBetter than only 10% of counties
- Educational attainmentBetter than only 13% of counties
- BikingBetter than only 16% of counties
What it costs to buy a home in Long County
A household needs to earn about $56,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Long County home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $64,952, 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 Long County's effective rate of 0.74%, 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 Long County
Long County runs younger than the country, and households here run larger than average.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for Long County.
Who works in Long County, and how
Work in Long County centers on health care & social and retail trade. Unemployment is close to the national rate, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 91%
- Work from home 6%
- Transit, walk, or bike 2%
Life in Long County
Long County has fewer places to eat and drink per resident than most counties. That concentrates in some parts of Long County and thins out in others, which the map shows.
Is Long County growing, and who is moving in?
Long County has grown about 20% over the last decade. The largest inbound stream comes from the rest of the Hinesville, GA metro.
Where new residents come from
Where people leaving Long County go
Move counts are the latest county-to-county migration flows, each county grouped into its metro.
What the weather is like in Long County, month by month
Long County sees roughly 78 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 94 degrees. January highs sit near 66, with lows near 39. The comfortable stretch runs February through May, October, and November.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 66° | 51° | 39° |
| April | 81° | 67° | 53° |
| July | 94° | 81° | 73° |
| October | 83° | 69° | 58° |
Flying in and out of Long County
The nearest airport, Brunswick Golden Isles, is about 39 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Jacksonville International, about 89 miles away.
The best schools in and around Long County
Schools across Long County average a C−, better than 28% of counties.
Top elementary schools
- Waldo Pafford Elementary SchoolC− · 26% proficient
- Mcclelland Elementary SchoolD+ · 25% proficient
Top middle schools
- South Tattnall Middle SchoolC− · 31% proficient
- Long County Middle SchoolD+ · 26% proficient
Top high schools
- Long County High SchoolC · 32% proficient
- Tattnall County High SchoolC− · 28% proficient
- Bradwell InstituteD+ · 25% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Long County school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Long County 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 Long County against the other 3,143 counties.
Common questions about living in Long County
Is Long County a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Long County ranks 2,103rd of 3,144 counties. It scores highest on a strong job market, low crime, and tree cover, and lowest on disaster risk and walkability. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Long County expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $214,844. The overall cost of living runs about 14% below the national average. Set against a $64,952 median income, cost of living beats 31% of counties.
Is Long County safe?
Yes, Long County is safer than 92% of counties. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $210 per resident a year.
Compare Long County with other counties
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Long County. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Long County 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.
Long County detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Long County: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Long County: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Long County: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Long County: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Long County 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.
- U.S. Census Bureau Population Estimates Program: population growth and net migration behind the population-change section.
- 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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