Best PlacesMiller County, GA Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in Miller County, 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.
Miller County ranks 2,936th of 3,144 U.S. counties on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on quiet by a wide margin, and internet speeds rank lowest.
The best neighborhoods in Miller 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.
Miller County's strengths and weaknesses
Where Miller County ranks high
- QuietBetter than 92% of counties
- Cheap childcare$502 a month, better than 90% of counties
- Local economyBetter than 89% of counties
- Low vacancyBetter than 69% of counties
- State fiscal healthBetter than 69% of counties
Where Miller County ranks low
- Internet speedBetter than only 3% of counties
- Household income$47,158 median, better than only 5% of counties
- School gradeD, better than only 6% of counties
- Disaster safetyBetter than only 7% of counties
- Air qualityBetter than only 8% of counties
What it costs to buy a home in Miller County
A household needs to earn about $38,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Miller County home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $47,158, 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 Miller County's effective rate of 1.14%, 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 7 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in Miller County
Miller County 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 Miller County.
Who works in Miller County, and how
Work in Miller County centers on health care & social and manufacturing. Unemployment is low, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 88%
- Work from home 6%
- Transit, walk, or bike 6%
Life in Miller County
Miller County has fewer places to eat and drink per resident than most counties. That concentrates in some parts of Miller County and thins out in others, which the map shows.
Is Miller County growing, and who is moving in?
Miller County has lost about 2% of its population over the last decade. The largest inbound stream comes from Macon County, GA.
Where new residents come from
Where people leaving Miller County go
Move counts are the latest county-to-county migration flows, each county grouped into its metro.
What the weather is like in Miller County, month by month
Miller County sees roughly 109 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 93 degrees. January highs sit near 64, with lows near 42. The comfortable stretch runs February through May and October through December.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 64° | 51° | 42° |
| April | 81° | 68° | 57° |
| July | 93° | 81° | 74° |
| October | 84° | 70° | 60° |
Flying in and out of Miller County
The nearest airport, Southwest Georgia Regional, is about 41 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Hartsfield/Jackson Atlanta International, about 172 miles away.
The best schools in and around Miller County
Schools across Miller County average a D, better than 6% of counties.
Top elementary schools
- Miller County Elementary SchoolD+ · 25% proficient
Top middle schools
- Miller County Middle SchoolD− · 14% proficient
Top high schools
- Miller County High SchoolD · 20% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Miller County school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Miller 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 Miller County against the other 3,143 counties.
Common questions about living in Miller County
Is Miller County a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Miller County ranks 2,936th of 3,144 counties. It scores highest on quiet, affordable childcare, and a strong job market, and lowest on internet speeds and low incomes. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Miller County expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $138,683. The overall cost of living runs about 23% below the national average. Set against a $47,158 median income, cost of living beats 13% of counties.
Is Miller County safe?
Miller County is safer than 13% of counties. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $461 per resident a year.
Compare Miller County with other counties
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Miller County. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Miller 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.
Miller County detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Miller County: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Miller County: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Miller County: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Miller County: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Miller 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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