Best PlacesMize, GA Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Mize, 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.
Mize ranks 30,764th of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on a strong job market by a wide margin, and education levels rank lowest.
The best neighborhoods in Mize
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.
Mize's strengths and weaknesses
Where Mize ranks high
- Local economyBetter than 92% of towns
- Cheap childcare$502 a month, better than 92% of towns
- Voter turnoutBetter than 87% of towns
- QuietBetter than 85% of towns
- State fiscal healthBetter than 76% of towns
Where Mize ranks low
- Educational attainmentBetter than only 2% of towns
- Housing crash safetyBetter than only 8% of towns
- Heat safetyBetter than only 17% of towns
- WalkabilityBetter than only 19% of towns
- Health outlookBetter than only 22% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Mize
A household needs to earn about $58,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Mize home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $59,741, 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 Mize's effective rate of 0.60%, 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 10 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in Mize
Mize runs older than the country.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for Mize.
Who works in Mize, and how
Work in Mize centers on health care & social and manufacturing. Unemployment is low, and employment has held roughly flat.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 76%
- Work from home 18%
- Transit, walk, or bike 7%
Life in Mize
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Mize.
What the weather is like in Mize, month by month
Mize sees roughly 77 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 92 degrees. January highs sit near 55, with lows near 35. The comfortable stretch runs March through May, September, and October.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 55° | 44° | 35° |
| April | 76° | 63° | 51° |
| July | 92° | 80° | 70° |
| October | 77° | 64° | 54° |
Flying in and out of Mize
The nearest airport, Greenville Spartanburg International, is about 70 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Hartsfield/Jackson Atlanta International, about 84 miles away.
The best schools in and around Mize
Schools across Mize average a C+, better than 45% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Carnesville Elementary SchoolB · 49% proficient
- Banks County Elementary SchoolC · 35% proficient
Top middle schools
- Banks County Middle SchoolC+ · 38% proficient
- Franklin County Middle SchoolC+ · 35% proficient
- Stephens County Fifth Grade AcademyC · 32% proficient
Top high schools
- Franklin County High SchoolC+ · 36% proficient
- Stephens County High SchoolC · 32% proficient
- Banks County High SchoolD · 20% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Mize school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Mize 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 Mize against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Mize
Is Mize a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Mize ranks 30,764th of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on a strong job market, affordable childcare, and civic engagement, and lowest on education levels and an overheated housing market. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Mize expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $228,909. The overall cost of living runs about 14% below the national average. Set against a $59,741 median income, cost of living beats 24% of towns.
Is Mize safe?
Yes, Mize is safer than 74% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $211 per resident a year.
Compare Mize with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Mize. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Mize 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.
Mize detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Mize: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Mize: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Mize: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Mize: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Mize 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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