Best PlacesNicklesville, GA Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Nicklesville, 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.
Nicklesville ranks 19,937th of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on affordable childcare by a wide margin, and air quality ranks lowest.
The best neighborhoods in Nicklesville
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.
Nicklesville's strengths and weaknesses
Where Nicklesville ranks high
- Cheap childcare$502 a month, better than 92% of towns
- Voter turnoutBetter than 85% of towns
- Educational attainmentBetter than 84% of towns
- Short commute21.8 minutes each way, better than 81% of towns
- Internet speedBetter than 79% of towns
Where Nicklesville ranks low
- Air qualityBetter than only 10% of towns
- BikingBetter than only 17% of towns
- WalkabilityBetter than only 19% of towns
- Heat safetyBetter than only 23% of towns
- Low income/sales/gas taxBetter than only 27% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Nicklesville
A household needs to earn about $70,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Nicklesville home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $76,092, 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 Nicklesville's effective rate of 0.75%, 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 Nicklesville
Nicklesville runs older than the country.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for Nicklesville.
Who works in Nicklesville, and how
Work in Nicklesville centers on retail trade and health care & social. Unemployment is low, and the job base is shrinking.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 88%
- Work from home 10%
- Transit, walk, or bike 2%
Life in Nicklesville
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Nicklesville.
What the weather is like in Nicklesville, month by month
Nicklesville sees roughly 73 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 93 degrees. January highs sit near 60, with lows near 38. The comfortable stretch runs March through May and September through November.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 60° | 48° | 38° |
| April | 78° | 64° | 52° |
| July | 93° | 81° | 72° |
| October | 80° | 66° | 56° |
Flying in and out of Nicklesville
The nearest airport, Middle Georgia Regional, is about 36 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Hartsfield/Jackson Atlanta International, about 105 miles away.
The best schools in and around Nicklesville
Schools across Nicklesville average a C−, better than 28% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Johnson County Elementary SchoolC+ · 39% proficient
- Wilkinson County Elementary SchoolD− · 12% proficient
Top middle schools
- East Laurens Middle SchoolB− · 40% proficient
- Johnson County Middle SchoolC− · 30% proficient
- Wilkinson County Middle SchoolD− · 14% proficient
Top high schools
- West Laurens High SchoolC+ · 36% proficient
- East Laurens High SchoolC− · 27% proficient
- Johnson County High SchoolD · 22% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Nicklesville school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Nicklesville 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 Nicklesville against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Nicklesville
Is Nicklesville a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Nicklesville ranks 19,937th of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on affordable childcare, civic engagement, and an educated workforce, and lowest on air quality and biking. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Nicklesville expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $271,463. The overall cost of living runs about 19% below the national average. Set against a $76,092 median income, cost of living beats 69% of towns.
Is Nicklesville safe?
Yes, Nicklesville is safer than 58% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $251 per resident a year.
Compare Nicklesville with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Nicklesville. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Nicklesville 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.
Nicklesville detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Nicklesville: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Nicklesville: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Nicklesville: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Nicklesville: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Nicklesville 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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