Best PlacesMcIntyre, GA Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around McIntyre, 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.
McIntyre ranks 41,332nd of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on affordable childcare by a wide margin, and the schools rank lowest.
The best neighborhoods in McIntyre
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.
McIntyre's strengths and weaknesses
Where McIntyre ranks high
- Cheap childcare$502 a month, better than 92% of towns
- Housing crash safetyBetter than 76% of towns
- State fiscal healthBetter than 76% of towns
- Internet speedBetter than 76% of towns
- State infrastructureBetter than 74% of towns
Where McIntyre ranks low
- School gradeD−, better than only 2% of towns
- Air qualityBetter than only 12% of towns
- Heat safetyBetter than only 17% of towns
- Healthcare accessBetter than only 17% of towns
- Local economyBetter than only 22% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in McIntyre
A household needs to earn about $24,000 a year to comfortably buy the median McIntyre home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $59,985, 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 McIntyre's effective rate of 0.87%, 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 McIntyre
McIntyre runs younger than the country.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for McIntyre.
Who works in McIntyre, and how
Work in McIntyre 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 93%
- Work from home 4%
- Transit, walk, or bike 4%
Life in McIntyre
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across McIntyre.
What the weather is like in McIntyre, month by month
McIntyre sees roughly 79 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 93 degrees. January highs sit near 58, with lows near 39. The comfortable stretch runs March through May, October, and November.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 58° | 47° | 39° |
| April | 77° | 65° | 54° |
| July | 93° | 82° | 73° |
| October | 79° | 67° | 58° |
Flying in and out of McIntyre
The nearest airport, Middle Georgia Regional, is about 28 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Hartsfield/Jackson Atlanta International, about 88 miles away.
The best schools in and around McIntyre
Schools across McIntyre average a D−, better than 2% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Wilkinson County Elementary SchoolD− · 12% proficient
Top middle schools
- Wilkinson County Middle SchoolD− · 14% proficient
Top high schools
- Wilkinson County High SchoolD− · 12% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every McIntyre school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
McIntyre 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 McIntyre against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in McIntyre
Is McIntyre a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, McIntyre ranks 41,332nd of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on affordable childcare, a stable housing market, and state finances, and lowest on the schools and air quality. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is McIntyre expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $90,632. The overall cost of living runs about 21% below the national average. Set against a $59,985 median income, cost of living beats 36% of towns.
Is McIntyre safe?
McIntyre is safer than 23% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $411 per resident a year.
Compare McIntyre with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to McIntyre. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in McIntyre 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.
McIntyre detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for McIntyre: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in McIntyre: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of McIntyre: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in McIntyre: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
McIntyre 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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