Best PlacesOchlocknee, GA Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Ochlocknee, 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.
Ochlocknee ranks 30,497th of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on affordable childcare by a wide margin, and disaster risk is the weak spot.
The best neighborhoods in Ochlocknee
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.
Ochlocknee's strengths and weaknesses
Where Ochlocknee ranks high
- Cheap childcare$502 a month, better than 92% of towns
- Nice weatherabout 122 pleasant days a year, better than 81% of towns
- State fiscal healthBetter than 76% of towns
- QuietBetter than 76% of towns
- Short commute23.1 minutes each way, better than 74% of towns
Where Ochlocknee ranks low
- Disaster safetyBetter than only 10% of towns
- Air qualityBetter than only 13% of towns
- Heat safetyBetter than only 17% of towns
- School gradeC−, better than only 22% of towns
- Low income/sales/gas taxBetter than only 27% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Ochlocknee
A household needs to earn about $50,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Ochlocknee home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $66,004, 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 Ochlocknee's effective rate of 0.84%, 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 8 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in Ochlocknee
Ochlocknee runs older than the country.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for Ochlocknee.
Who works in Ochlocknee, and how
Work in Ochlocknee centers on health care & social and manufacturing. Unemployment is close to the national rate, and the job base is shrinking.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 89%
- Work from home 10%
- Transit, walk, or bike 2%
Life in Ochlocknee
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Ochlocknee.
What the weather is like in Ochlocknee, month by month
Ochlocknee sees roughly 122 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 Ochlocknee
The nearest airport, Southwest Georgia Regional, is about 40 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Jacksonville International, about 145 miles away.
The best schools in and around Ochlocknee
Schools across Ochlocknee average a C−, better than 22% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Hamilton Elementary SchoolB+ · 52% proficient
- Shiver Elementary SchoolC− · 30% proficient
- Eastside Elementary SchoolC− · 29% proficient
Top middle schools
- Thomas County Middle SchoolC · 31% proficient
- Willie J. Williams Middle SchoolD+ · 25% proficient
- Washington Middle SchoolD− · 19% proficient
Top high schools
- Colquitt County High SchoolC− · 30% proficient
- Thomas County Central High SchoolC− · 27% proficient
- Pelham High SchoolD− · 13% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Ochlocknee school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Ochlocknee 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 Ochlocknee against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Ochlocknee
Is Ochlocknee a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Ochlocknee ranks 30,497th of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on affordable childcare, the weather, and state finances, and lowest on disaster risk and air quality. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Ochlocknee expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $191,003. The overall cost of living runs about 11% below the national average. Set against a $66,004 median income, cost of living beats 34% of towns.
Is Ochlocknee safe?
Yes, Ochlocknee is safer than 62% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $242 per resident a year.
Compare Ochlocknee with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Ochlocknee. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Ochlocknee 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.
Ochlocknee detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Ochlocknee: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Ochlocknee: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Ochlocknee: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Ochlocknee: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Ochlocknee 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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