Best PlacesMillen, GA Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Millen, 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.
Millen ranks 46,897th of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on affordable childcare by a wide margin, and thin health care access ranks lowest.
The best neighborhoods in Millen
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.
Millen's strengths and weaknesses
Where Millen ranks high
- Cheap childcare$503 a month, better than 92% of towns
- WalkabilityBetter than 81% of towns
- State fiscal healthBetter than 76% of towns
- State infrastructureBetter than 74% of towns
- Tree shadeBetter than 70% of towns
Where Millen ranks low
- Healthcare accessBetter than only 5% of towns
- Air qualityBetter than only 6% of towns
- Educational attainmentBetter than only 6% of towns
- Health outlookBetter than only 7% of towns
- Heat safetyBetter than only 8% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Millen
A household needs to earn about $26,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Millen home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $51,902, 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 Millen's effective rate of 0.88%, 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 Millen
Millen runs older 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 Millen.
Who works in Millen, and how
Work in Millen centers on finance & insurance and transportation & warehousing. Unemployment is low, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 84%
- Work from home 11%
- Transit, walk, or bike 4%
Life in Millen
Millen has more restaurants and bars per resident than 74% of towns. That concentrates in some parts of Millen and thins out in others, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in Millen, month by month
Millen sees roughly 100 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 93 degrees. January highs sit near 60, 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 | 60° | 48° | 39° |
| April | 79° | 66° | 54° |
| July | 93° | 81° | 73° |
| October | 80° | 67° | 57° |
Flying in and out of Millen
The nearest airport, Augusta Regional at Bush Field, is about 40 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Charleston AFB/International, about 111 miles away.
The best schools in and around Millen
Schools across Millen average a C−, better than 26% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Twin City Elementary SchoolB− · 43% proficient
- Jenkins County Elementary SchoolC− · 29% proficient
- Blakeney ElementaryD · 18% proficient
Top middle schools
- Jenkins County Middle SchoolC− · 29% proficient
- Burke County Middle SchoolD− · 19% proficient
- Swainsboro Middle SchoolD− · 18% proficient
Top high schools
- Emanuel County InstituteC+ · 40% proficient
- Jenkins County High SchoolC− · 30% proficient
- Swainsboro High SchoolD+ · 25% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Millen school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Millen 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 Millen against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Millen
Is Millen a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Millen ranks 46,897th of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on affordable childcare, walkability, and state finances, and lowest on thin health care access and air quality. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Millen expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $98,307. The overall cost of living runs about 21% below the national average. Set against a $51,902 median income, cost of living beats 17% of towns.
Is Millen safe?
Millen is safer than 18% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $422 per resident a year.
Compare Millen with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Millen. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Millen 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.
Millen detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Millen: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Millen: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Millen: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Millen: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Millen 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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