Best PlacesMillhaven, GA Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Millhaven, scored on 40 measures of daily life and ranked to fit what matters to you. This page is for people who live here or already know they want to. To work out which city fits you best, start with the best places to live tool.
Millhaven ranks 25,499th of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on quiet by a wide margin, and disaster risk is the weak spot.
The best neighborhoods in Millhaven
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.
Millhaven's strengths and weaknesses
Where Millhaven ranks high
- QuietBetter than 97% of towns
- Internet speedBetter than 97% of towns
- Cheap childcare$502 a month, better than 92% of towns
- Cost of living vs incomeBetter than 83% of towns
- Short commute22.1 minutes each way, better than 79% of towns
Where Millhaven ranks low
- Disaster safetyBetter than only 8% of towns
- Cell coverageBetter than only 10% of towns
- Low vacancyBetter than only 10% of towns
- Air qualityBetter than only 11% of towns
- Heat safetyBetter than only 18% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Millhaven
A household needs to earn about $58,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Millhaven home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $90,945, 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 Millhaven's effective rate of 0.99%, and insurance is estimated at 0.4% of home value a year.
Renting versus buying
At today's prices and rents, renting stays cheaper than buying across the first 10 years here, so the case for buying rests on staying much longer or on prices rising faster than assumed. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in Millhaven
Millhaven runs older than the country.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for Millhaven.
Who works in Millhaven, and how
Work in Millhaven centers on agriculture & forestry and manufacturing. Unemployment is low, and the job base is shrinking.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 88%
- Work from home 12%
- Transit, walk, or bike 1%
Life in Millhaven
Millhaven has more restaurants and bars per resident than 99% of towns. That concentrates in some parts of Millhaven and thins out in others, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in Millhaven, month by month
Millhaven sees roughly 104 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 Millhaven
The nearest airport, Augusta Regional at Bush Field, is about 36 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Charleston AFB/International, about 91 miles away.
The best schools in and around Millhaven
Schools across Millhaven average a C+, better than 44% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Screven County Elementary SchoolC+ · 36% proficient
- S G A Elementary SchoolD− · 15% proficient
Top middle schools
- Screven County Middle SchoolC+ · 37% proficient
- Jenkins County Middle SchoolC− · 29% proficient
- Burke County Middle SchoolD− · 19% proficient
Top high schools
- Screven County High SchoolC+ · 38% proficient
- Burke County High SchoolD− · 14% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Millhaven school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Millhaven 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 Millhaven against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Millhaven
Is Millhaven a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Millhaven ranks 25,499th of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on quiet, fast internet, and affordable childcare, and lowest on disaster risk and cell coverage. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Millhaven expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $217,761. The overall cost of living runs about 17% below the national average. Set against a $90,945 median income, cost of living beats 83% of towns.
Is Millhaven safe?
Millhaven is safer than 43% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $293 per resident a year.
Compare Millhaven with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Millhaven. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Millhaven 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.
Millhaven detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Millhaven: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Millhaven: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Millhaven: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Millhaven: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Millhaven 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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