Best PlacesPannell, GA Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Pannell, 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.
Pannell ranks 21,608th of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on few empty homes by a wide margin, and an overheated housing market is the weak spot.
The best neighborhoods in Pannell
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.
Pannell's strengths and weaknesses
Where Pannell ranks high
- Low vacancyBetter than 93% of towns
- Local economyBetter than 91% of towns
- QuietBetter than 80% of towns
- Big-city accessBetter than 79% of towns
- State fiscal healthBetter than 76% of towns
Where Pannell ranks low
- Housing crash safetyBetter than only 8% of towns
- Healthcare accessBetter than only 12% of towns
- School gradeD+, better than only 13% of towns
- Educational attainmentBetter than only 14% of towns
- Air qualityBetter than only 18% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Pannell
A household needs to earn about $76,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Pannell home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $78,589, 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 Pannell's effective rate of 0.72%, 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 7 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in Pannell
Pannell runs older than the country.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for Pannell.
Who works in Pannell, and how
Work in Pannell centers on health care & social and manufacturing. Unemployment is low, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 91%
- Work from home 7%
- Transit, walk, or bike 2%
Life in Pannell
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Pannell.
What the weather is like in Pannell, month by month
Pannell sees roughly 77 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 90 degrees. January highs sit near 54, with lows near 34. The comfortable stretch runs March through June, September, and October.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 54° | 43° | 34° |
| April | 74° | 61° | 50° |
| July | 90° | 79° | 70° |
| October | 75° | 63° | 53° |
Flying in and out of Pannell
Hartsfield/Jackson Atlanta International sits about 46 miles away. It is a large hub and boarded 51.5 million passengers in 2025, with 278 nonstop destinations.
The best schools in and around Pannell
Schools across Pannell average a D+, better than 13% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Harmony Elementary SchoolD+ · 22% proficient
- Monroe ElementaryD+ · 22% proficient
Top middle schools
- Carver Middle SchoolD− · 18% proficient
Top high schools
- Monroe Area High SchoolC− · 30% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Pannell school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Pannell 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 Pannell against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Pannell
Is Pannell a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Pannell ranks 21,608th of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on few empty homes, a strong job market, and quiet, and lowest on an overheated housing market and thin health care access. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Pannell expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $294,489. The overall cost of living runs about 11% below the national average. Set against a $78,589 median income, cost of living beats 58% of towns.
Is Pannell safe?
Yes, Pannell is safer than 66% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $237 per resident a year.
Compare Pannell with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Pannell. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Pannell 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.
Pannell detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Pannell: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Pannell: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Pannell: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Pannell: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Pannell 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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