Best PlacesPerry, GA Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Perry, 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.
Perry ranks 13,328th of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores best on fast internet, and air quality ranks lowest.
The best neighborhoods in Perry
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.
Perry's strengths and weaknesses
Where Perry ranks high
- Internet speedBetter than 88% of towns
- Low vacancyBetter than 84% of towns
- Local economyBetter than 84% of towns
- Short commute21.2 minutes each way, better than 83% of towns
- WalkabilityBetter than 78% of towns
Where Perry ranks low
- Air qualityBetter than only 13% of towns
- Heat safetyBetter than only 14% of towns
- Housing crash safetyBetter than only 18% of towns
- Nice weatherabout 67 pleasant days a year, better than only 20% of towns
- QuietBetter than only 21% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Perry
A household needs to earn about $58,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Perry home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $78,782, 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 Perry's effective rate of 0.89%, 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 Perry
Perry's age mix sits close to the national median, 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 Perry.
Who works in Perry, and how
Work in Perry centers on health care & social and education. 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 10%
- Transit, walk, or bike 8%
Life in Perry
Perry has more restaurants and bars per resident than 78% of towns. That concentrates in some parts of Perry and thins out in others, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in Perry, month by month
Perry sees roughly 67 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 94 degrees. January highs sit near 62, with lows near 37. The comfortable stretch runs February through May, October, and November.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 62° | 48° | 37° |
| April | 80° | 65° | 51° |
| July | 94° | 81° | 72° |
| October | 82° | 67° | 54° |
Flying in and out of Perry
The nearest airport, Middle Georgia Regional, is about 16 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Hartsfield/Jackson Atlanta International, about 90 miles away.
The best schools in and around Perry
Schools across Perry average a B−, better than 63% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Matthew Arthur Elementary SchoolA+ · 74% proficient
- Kings Chapel Elementary SchoolA− · 62% proficient
- Langston Road Elementary SchoolB+ · 52% proficient
Top middle schools
- Bonaire Middle SchoolA+ · 70% proficient
- Mossy Creek Middle SchoolA− · 58% proficient
- Perry Middle SchoolA− · 53% proficient
Top high schools
- Perry High SchoolC+ · 39% proficient
- Veterans High SchoolC+ · 38% proficient
- Peach County High SchoolD · 18% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Perry school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Perry 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 Perry against the other 50,332 towns.
Who Perry suits
Remote workers
Cost of living against local pay beats 76% of towns, internet is fast and widely advertised, and 10% already work from home.
Retirees
Set weather, quiet, and health care weights on the map to test the fit.
Common questions about living in Perry
Is Perry a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Perry ranks 13,328th of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on fast internet, few empty homes, and a strong job market, and lowest on air quality and summer heat. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Perry expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $217,542. The overall cost of living runs about 20% below the national average. Set against a $78,782 median income, cost of living beats 76% of towns.
Is Perry safe?
Yes, Perry is safer than 65% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $275 per resident a year.
What is the weather like in Perry?
July highs average about 94 degrees, and January highs near 62 with lows near 37. That works out to about 67 pleasant days a year, more than 20% of towns.
Is Perry good for families?
Schools beat 63% of towns, crime safety beats 65%, and childcare runs $649 a month.
Compare Perry with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Perry. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Perry 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.
Perry detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Perry: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Perry: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Perry: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Perry: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Perry 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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