Best PlacesPeach County, GA Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in Peach County, 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.
Peach County ranks 1,977th of 3,144 U.S. counties on the BestNeighborhood index. The schools pulls hardest against it, while it scores best on what local pay buys.
The best neighborhoods in Peach County
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.
Peach County's strengths and weaknesses
Where Peach County ranks high
- Cost of living vs incomeBetter than 77% of counties
- Disaster safetyBetter than 75% of counties
- State fiscal healthBetter than 69% of counties
- State infrastructureBetter than 68% of counties
- Cheap childcare$649 a month, better than 67% of counties
Where Peach County ranks low
- School gradeD+, better than only 9% of counties
- QuietBetter than only 12% of counties
- Air qualityBetter than only 13% of counties
- Heat safetyBetter than only 15% of counties
- WalkabilityBetter than only 20% of counties
What it costs to buy a home in Peach County
A household needs to earn about $49,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Peach County home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $71,773, 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 Peach County'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 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 Peach County
Peach County runs younger than the country.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for Peach County.
Who works in Peach County, and how
Work in Peach County centers on health care & social and retail trade. Unemployment is close to the national rate, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 83%
- Work from home 11%
- Transit, walk, or bike 6%
Life in Peach County
Peach County has more late-night spots per resident than 85% of counties. That concentrates in some parts of Peach County and thins out in others, which the map shows.
Is Peach County growing, and who is moving in?
Peach County has grown about 8% over the last decade. The largest inbound stream comes from Atlanta, GA.
Where new residents come from
Where people leaving Peach County go
Move counts are the latest county-to-county migration flows, each county grouped into its metro.
What the weather is like in Peach County, month by month
Peach County sees roughly 78 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 95 degrees. January highs sit near 62, with lows near 36. The comfortable stretch runs March through May, October, and November.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 62° | 48° | 36° |
| April | 80° | 65° | 49° |
| July | 95° | 81° | 71° |
| October | 83° | 66° | 53° |
Flying in and out of Peach County
The nearest airport, Middle Georgia Regional, is about 12 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Hartsfield/Jackson Atlanta International, about 80 miles away.
The best schools in and around Peach County
Schools across Peach County average a D+, better than 9% of counties.
Top elementary schools
- Byron Elementary SchoolC− · 29% proficient
- Kay Road ElementaryC− · 29% proficient
- Hunt Elementary SchoolD− · 12% proficient
Top middle schools
- Byron Middle SchoolC · 35% proficient
- Fort Valley Middle SchoolD− · 15% proficient
Top high schools
- Peach County High SchoolD · 18% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Peach County school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Peach County 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 Peach County against the other 3,143 counties.
Who Peach County suits
Remote workers
Cost of living against local pay beats 77% of counties and 11% already work from home.
Retirees
Set weather, quiet, and health care weights on the map to test the fit.
Common questions about living in Peach County
Is Peach County a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Peach County ranks 1,977th of 3,144 counties. It scores highest on what local pay buys, low disaster risk, and state finances, and lowest on the schools and noise. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Peach County expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $185,581. The overall cost of living runs about 22% below the national average. Set against a $71,773 median income, cost of living beats 77% of counties.
Is Peach County safe?
Peach County is safer than 46% of counties. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $354 per resident a year.
What is the weather like in Peach County?
July highs average about 95 degrees, and January highs near 62 with lows near 36. That works out to about 78 pleasant days a year, more than 36% of counties.
Is Peach County good for families?
Schools beat 9% of counties, crime safety beats 46%, and childcare runs $649 a month.
Compare Peach County with other counties
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Peach County. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Peach County 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.
Peach County detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Peach County: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Peach County: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Peach County: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Peach County: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Peach County 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.
- U.S. Census Bureau Population Estimates Program: population growth and net migration behind the population-change section.
- 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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