Best PlacesMilledgeville, GA Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Milledgeville, 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.
Milledgeville ranks 1,973rd of 2,098 U.S. cities on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on quiet by a wide margin, and biking ranks lowest.
The best neighborhoods in Milledgeville
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.
Milledgeville's strengths and weaknesses
Where Milledgeville ranks high
- QuietBetter than 96% of cities
- Cheap childcare$649 a month, better than 93% of cities
- Tree shadeBetter than 92% of cities
- State fiscal healthBetter than 83% of cities
- Low property taxBetter than 79% of cities
Where Milledgeville ranks low
- BikingBetter than only 2% of cities
- Low vacancyBetter than only 2% of cities
- Cell coverageBetter than only 4% of cities
- School gradeD, better than only 5% of cities
- Household income$61,277 median, better than only 10% of cities
What it costs to buy a home in Milledgeville
A household needs to earn about $57,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Milledgeville home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $61,277, 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 Milledgeville's effective rate of 0.66%, 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 8 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in Milledgeville
Milledgeville runs younger 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 Milledgeville.
Who works in Milledgeville, and how
Work in Milledgeville centers on education and health care & social. 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 10%
- Transit, walk, or bike 5%
Life in Milledgeville
Milledgeville has more restaurants and bars per resident than 81% of cities and more parkland per resident than 82% of cities. Dining, parks, and nightlife concentrates in some parts of Milledgeville and thins out in others, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in Milledgeville, month by month
Milledgeville sees roughly 95 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 Milledgeville
The nearest airport, Middle Georgia Regional, is about 36 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Hartsfield/Jackson Atlanta International, about 78 miles away.
The best schools in and around Milledgeville
Schools across Milledgeville average a D, better than 5% of cities.
Top elementary schools
- Lakeview AcademyD+ · 25% proficient
- Wilkinson County Elementary SchoolD− · 12% proficient
- Midway Hills AcademyD− · 11% proficient
Top middle schools
- Putnam County Middle SchoolC− · 28% proficient
- Oak Hill MsD− · 16% proficient
- Wilkinson County Middle SchoolD− · 14% proficient
Top high schools
- Putnam County High SchoolD · 20% proficient
- Baldwin High SchoolD · 20% proficient
- Wilkinson County High SchoolD− · 12% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Milledgeville school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Milledgeville 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 Milledgeville against the other 2,097 cities.
Who Milledgeville suits
Common questions about living in Milledgeville
Is Milledgeville a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Milledgeville ranks 1,973rd of 2,098 cities. It scores highest on quiet, affordable childcare, and tree cover, and lowest on biking and empty homes. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Milledgeville expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $223,095. The overall cost of living runs about 11% below the national average. Set against a $61,277 median income, cost of living beats 12% of cities.
Is Milledgeville safe?
Milledgeville is safer than 11% of cities. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $468 per resident a year.
What is the weather like in Milledgeville?
July highs average about 93 degrees, and January highs near 58 with lows near 39. That works out to about 95 pleasant days a year, more than 57% of cities.
Is Milledgeville good for families?
Schools beat 5% of cities, crime safety beats 11%, and childcare runs $649 a month.
Compare Milledgeville with other cities
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Milledgeville. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Milledgeville 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.
Milledgeville detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Milledgeville: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Milledgeville: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Milledgeville: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Milledgeville: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Milledgeville 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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