Best PlacesPersimmon, GA Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Persimmon, 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.
Persimmon ranks 25,140th of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on tree cover by a wide margin, and empty homes are the weak spot.
The best neighborhoods in Persimmon
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.
Persimmon's strengths and weaknesses
Where Persimmon ranks high
- Tree shadeBetter than 94% of towns
- Cheap childcare$502 a month, better than 92% of towns
- Short commute19.7 minutes each way, better than 89% of towns
- Air qualityBetter than 86% of towns
- Internet speedBetter than 85% of towns
Where Persimmon ranks low
- Low vacancyBetter than only 10% of towns
- Housing crash safetyBetter than only 11% of towns
- BikingBetter than only 11% of towns
- Cell coverageBetter than only 18% of towns
- WalkabilityBetter than only 19% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Persimmon
A household needs to earn about $99,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Persimmon home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That runs well above the area's median income of $66,757, so buying stretches a typical household.
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 Persimmon's effective rate of 0.50%, and insurance is estimated at 0.4% of home value a year.
Who lives in Persimmon
Persimmon 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 Persimmon.
Who works in Persimmon, and how
Work in Persimmon centers on health care & social and manufacturing. Unemployment is close to the national rate, and the job base is shrinking.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 82%
- Work from home 14%
- Transit, walk, or bike 4%
Life in Persimmon
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Persimmon.
What the weather is like in Persimmon, month by month
Persimmon sees roughly 79 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 92 degrees. January highs sit near 55, with lows near 35. The comfortable stretch runs March through May, September, and October.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 55° | 44° | 35° |
| April | 76° | 63° | 51° |
| July | 92° | 80° | 70° |
| October | 77° | 64° | 54° |
Flying in and out of Persimmon
The nearest airport, Asheville Regional, is about 67 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Hartsfield/Jackson Atlanta International, about 101 miles away.
The best schools in and around Persimmon
Schools across Persimmon average a B, better than 70% of towns.
Top middle schools
- Rabun County Middle SchoolB · 46% proficient
Top high schools
- Rabun County High SchoolB+ · 57% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Persimmon school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Persimmon 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 Persimmon against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Persimmon
Is Persimmon a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Persimmon ranks 25,140th of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on tree cover, affordable childcare, and short commutes, and lowest on empty homes and an overheated housing market. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Persimmon expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $393,865. The overall cost of living runs about 8% below the national average. Set against a $66,757 median income, cost of living beats 36% of towns.
Is Persimmon safe?
Persimmon is safer than 41% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $305 per resident a year.
Compare Persimmon with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Persimmon. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Persimmon 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.
Persimmon detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Persimmon: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Persimmon: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Persimmon: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Persimmon: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Persimmon 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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