Best PlacesParrott, GA Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Parrott, 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.
Parrott ranks 34,979th of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on affordable childcare by a wide margin, and the schools rank lowest.
The best neighborhoods in Parrott
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.
Parrott's strengths and weaknesses
Where Parrott ranks high
- Cheap childcare$502 a month, better than 92% of towns
- Voter turnoutBetter than 88% of towns
- QuietBetter than 81% of towns
- State fiscal healthBetter than 76% of towns
- Cost of living vs incomeBetter than 74% of towns
Where Parrott ranks low
- School gradeF, better than only 1% of towns
- Heat safetyBetter than only 6% of towns
- Air qualityBetter than only 9% of towns
- Educational attainmentBetter than only 14% of towns
- Short commute33.9 minutes each way, better than only 17% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Parrott
A household needs to earn about $47,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Parrott home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $77,961, 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 Parrott's effective rate of 0.88%, 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 Parrott
Parrott 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 Parrott.
Who works in Parrott, and how
Work in Parrott centers on health care & social and construction. Unemployment is close to the national rate, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 94%
- Work from home 3%
- Transit, walk, or bike 3%
Life in Parrott
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Parrott.
What the weather is like in Parrott, month by month
Parrott sees roughly 102 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 92 degrees. January highs sit near 60, with lows near 40. The comfortable stretch runs February through May, October, and November.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 60° | 49° | 40° |
| April | 79° | 66° | 55° |
| July | 92° | 81° | 73° |
| October | 81° | 68° | 58° |
Flying in and out of Parrott
The nearest airport, Southwest Georgia Regional, is about 31 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Hartsfield/Jackson Atlanta International, about 121 miles away.
The best schools in and around Parrott
Schools across Parrott average an F, better than 1% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Cooper-carver Elementary SchoolF · 10% proficient
- Randolph County Elementary SchoolF · 5% proficient
Top middle schools
- Randolph County Middle SchoolF · 7% proficient
- Terrell Middle SchoolF · 6% proficient
Top high schools
- Randolph Clay High SchoolD− · 17% proficient
- Terrell High SchoolF · 7% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Parrott school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Parrott 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 Parrott against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Parrott
Is Parrott a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Parrott ranks 34,979th of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on affordable childcare, civic engagement, and quiet, and lowest on the schools and summer heat. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Parrott expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $178,500. The overall cost of living runs about 18% below the national average. Set against a $77,961 median income, cost of living beats 74% of towns.
Is Parrott safe?
Parrott is safer than 20% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $392 per resident a year.
Compare Parrott with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Parrott. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Parrott 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.
Parrott detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Parrott: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Parrott: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Parrott: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Parrott: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Parrott 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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