Best PlacesOcilla, GA Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Ocilla, 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.
Ocilla ranks 37,545th of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on walkability by a wide margin, and low incomes rank lowest.
The best neighborhoods in Ocilla
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.
Ocilla's strengths and weaknesses
Where Ocilla ranks high
- WalkabilityBetter than 92% of towns
- Cheap childcare$502 a month, better than 92% of towns
- Short commute21.0 minutes each way, better than 84% of towns
- Cell coverageBetter than 82% of towns
- Local economyBetter than 82% of towns
Where Ocilla ranks low
- Household income$48,504 median, better than only 10% of towns
- Heat safetyBetter than only 11% of towns
- Healthcare accessBetter than only 13% of towns
- Crime safetyBetter than only 16% of towns
- Cost of living vs incomeBetter than only 16% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Ocilla
A household needs to earn about $30,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Ocilla home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $48,504, 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 Ocilla's effective rate of 0.73%, 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 4 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in Ocilla
Ocilla runs younger than the country.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for Ocilla.
Who works in Ocilla, and how
Work in Ocilla centers on health care & social and retail trade. Unemployment is low, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 95%
- Work from home 1%
- Transit, walk, or bike 4%
Life in Ocilla
Ocilla has more restaurants and bars per resident than 69% of towns. That concentrates in some parts of Ocilla and thins out in others, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in Ocilla, month by month
Ocilla sees roughly 102 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 93 degrees. January highs sit near 63, with lows near 41. The comfortable stretch runs February through May, October, and November.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 63° | 51° | 41° |
| April | 80° | 67° | 56° |
| July | 93° | 82° | 74° |
| October | 82° | 69° | 59° |
Flying in and out of Ocilla
The nearest airport, Southwest Georgia Regional, is about 55 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Jacksonville International, about 120 miles away.
The best schools in and around Ocilla
Schools across Ocilla average a C, better than 38% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Irwin County Elementary SchoolC+ · 39% proficient
Top middle schools
- Irwin County Middle SchoolC · 33% proficient
Top high schools
- Irwin County High SchoolC− · 30% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Ocilla school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Ocilla 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 Ocilla against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Ocilla
Is Ocilla a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Ocilla ranks 37,545th of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on walkability, affordable childcare, and short commutes, and lowest on low incomes and summer heat. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Ocilla expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $116,600. The overall cost of living runs about 22% below the national average. Set against a $48,504 median income, cost of living beats 16% of towns.
Is Ocilla safe?
Ocilla is safer than 16% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $444 per resident a year.
Compare Ocilla with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Ocilla. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Ocilla 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.
Ocilla detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Ocilla: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Ocilla: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Ocilla: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Ocilla: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Ocilla 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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