Best PlacesMoncrief, GA Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Moncrief, 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.
Moncrief ranks 34,992nd of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on low crime by a wide margin, and long commutes are the weak spot.
The best neighborhoods in Moncrief
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.
Moncrief's strengths and weaknesses
Where Moncrief ranks high
- Crime safetyBetter than 96% of towns
- Cheap childcare$502 a month, better than 92% of towns
- QuietBetter than 81% of towns
- Nice weatherabout 115 pleasant days a year, better than 77% of towns
- Internet speedBetter than 76% of towns
Where Moncrief ranks low
- Short commute44.0 minutes each way, better than only 2% of towns
- Heat safetyBetter than only 8% of towns
- Disaster safetyBetter than only 8% of towns
- Air qualityBetter than only 15% of towns
- BikingBetter than only 16% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Moncrief
A household needs to earn about $57,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Moncrief home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $57,814, 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 Moncrief's effective rate of 0.78%, and insurance is estimated at 0.4% of home value a year.
Who lives in Moncrief
Moncrief 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 Moncrief.
Who works in Moncrief, and how
Work in Moncrief centers on health care & social and admin & support services. Unemployment is low, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 93%
- Work from home 5%
- Transit, walk, or bike 2%
Life in Moncrief
Moncrief has more restaurants and bars per resident than 99% of towns. That concentrates in some parts of Moncrief and thins out in others, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in Moncrief, month by month
Moncrief sees roughly 115 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 91 degrees. January highs sit near 63, with lows near 42. The comfortable stretch runs February through May, October, and November.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 63° | 51° | 42° |
| April | 79° | 67° | 56° |
| July | 91° | 80° | 73° |
| October | 81° | 69° | 59° |
Flying in and out of Moncrief
The nearest airport, Tallahassee International, is about 24 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Jacksonville International, about 147 miles away.
The best schools in and around Moncrief
Schools across Moncrief average a C, better than 43% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Eastside Elementary SchoolC− · 29% proficient
Top middle schools
- Thomas County Middle SchoolC · 31% proficient
- Washington Middle SchoolD− · 19% proficient
Top high schools
- Lawton Chiles High SchoolA · 72% proficient
- Thomasville High SchoolC− · 28% proficient
- Thomas County Central High SchoolC− · 27% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Moncrief school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Moncrief 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 Moncrief against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Moncrief
Is Moncrief a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Moncrief ranks 34,992nd of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on low crime, affordable childcare, and quiet, and lowest on long commutes and summer heat. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Moncrief expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $218,072. The overall cost of living runs about 10% below the national average. Set against a $57,814 median income, cost of living beats 22% of towns.
Is Moncrief safe?
Yes, Moncrief is safer than 96% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $146 per resident a year.
Compare Moncrief with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Moncrief. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Moncrief 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.
Moncrief detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Moncrief: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Moncrief: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Moncrief: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Moncrief: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Moncrief 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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