Best PlacesMica, GA Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Mica, scored on 40 measures of daily life and ranked to fit what matters to you. Local pay runs high here, and housing takes the biggest bite out of it. To work out which city fits you best, start with the best places to live tool.
Mica ranks 2,285th of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on what local pay buys by a wide margin, and walkability ranks lowest.
The best neighborhoods in Mica
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.
Mica's strengths and weaknesses
Where Mica ranks high
- Cost of living vs incomeBetter than 96% of towns
- Household income$130,266 median, better than 95% of towns
- Crime safetyBetter than 91% of towns
- Local economyBetter than 88% of towns
- Health outlookBetter than 84% of towns
Where Mica ranks low
- WalkabilityBetter than only 19% of towns
- Short commute33.2 minutes each way, better than only 19% of towns
- Air qualityBetter than only 24% of towns
- Cheap car insuranceBetter than only 26% of towns
- Housing crash safetyBetter than only 26% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Mica
A household needs to earn about $109,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Mica home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $130,266, 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 Mica's effective rate of 0.65%, and insurance is estimated at 0.4% of home value a year.
Who lives in Mica
Mica's age mix sits close to the national median, 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 Mica.
Who works in Mica, and how
Work in Mica centers on construction and retail trade. Unemployment is close to the national rate, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 85%
- Work from home 14%
- Transit, walk, or bike 1%
Life in Mica
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Mica.
What the weather is like in Mica, month by month
Mica sees roughly 98 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 89 degrees. January highs sit near 52, with lows near 35. The comfortable stretch runs March through June, September, and October.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 52° | 42° | 35° |
| April | 73° | 61° | 50° |
| July | 89° | 78° | 69° |
| October | 75° | 63° | 53° |
Flying in and out of Mica
Hartsfield/Jackson Atlanta International sits about 48 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 Mica
Schools across Mica average a B+, better than 74% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Macedonia Elementary SchoolA− · 59% proficient
- Ball Ground Elementary SchoolB · 46% proficient
- Free Home Elementary SchoolB− · 42% proficient
Top middle schools
- Creekland Middle SchoolA− · 58% proficient
Top high schools
- Creekview High SchoolB− · 44% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Mica school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Mica 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 Mica against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Mica
Is Mica a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Mica ranks 2,285th of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on what local pay buys, high incomes, and low crime, and lowest on walkability and long commutes. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Mica expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $424,435. The overall cost of living runs about 7% below the national average. Set against a $130,266 median income, cost of living beats 96% of towns.
Is Mica safe?
Yes, Mica is safer than 91% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $166 per resident a year.
Compare Mica with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Mica. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Mica 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.
Mica detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Mica: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Mica: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Mica: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Mica: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Mica 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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