Best PlacesPineora, GA Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Pineora, scored on 40 measures of daily life and ranked to fit what matters to you. Local pay runs high here, and housing takes the biggest bite out of it. To work out which city fits you best, start with the best places to live tool.
Pineora ranks 11,238th of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on civic engagement by a wide margin, and disaster risk is the weak spot.
The best neighborhoods in Pineora
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.
Pineora's strengths and weaknesses
Where Pineora ranks high
- Voter turnoutBetter than 98% of towns
- QuietBetter than 97% of towns
- Internet speedBetter than 97% of towns
- Cost of living vs incomeBetter than 92% of towns
- Household income$102,371 median, better than 86% of towns
Where Pineora ranks low
- Disaster safetyBetter than only 13% of towns
- Air qualityBetter than only 13% of towns
- Heat safetyBetter than only 18% of towns
- WalkabilityBetter than only 19% of towns
- Low vacancyBetter than only 20% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Pineora
A household needs to earn about $91,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Pineora home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $102,371, 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 Pineora's effective rate of 0.89%, and insurance is estimated at 0.4% of home value a year.
Who lives in Pineora
Pineora's age mix sits close to the national median, and households here run larger than average.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for Pineora.
Who works in Pineora, and how
Work in Pineora centers on manufacturing and education. Unemployment is low, and the job base is shrinking.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 90%
- Work from home 7%
- Transit, walk, or bike 2%
Life in Pineora
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Pineora.
What the weather is like in Pineora, month by month
Pineora sees roughly 91 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 94 degrees. January highs sit near 66, with lows near 39. The comfortable stretch runs February through May, October, and November.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 66° | 51° | 39° |
| April | 81° | 67° | 54° |
| July | 94° | 82° | 74° |
| October | 83° | 70° | 59° |
Flying in and out of Pineora
The nearest airport, Savannah/Hilton Head International, is about 18 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Charleston AFB/International, about 90 miles away.
The best schools in and around Pineora
Schools across Pineora average a B−, better than 53% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Sand Hill Elementary SchoolB− · 42% proficient
- Guyton Elementary SchoolC+ · 38% proficient
Top middle schools
- South Effingham Middle SchoolA− · 52% proficient
- Effingham County Middle SchoolB− · 42% proficient
Top high schools
- South Effingham High SchoolC+ · 37% proficient
- Effingham County High SchoolC · 34% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Pineora school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Pineora 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 Pineora against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Pineora
Is Pineora a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Pineora ranks 11,238th of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on civic engagement, quiet, and fast internet, and lowest on disaster risk and air quality. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Pineora expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $343,493. The overall cost of living runs about 16% below the national average. Set against a $102,371 median income, cost of living beats 92% of towns.
Is Pineora safe?
Yes, Pineora is safer than 72% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $216 per resident a year.
Compare Pineora with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Pineora. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Pineora 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.
Pineora detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Pineora: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Pineora: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Pineora: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Pineora: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Pineora 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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