Best PlacesPoulan, GA Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Poulan, 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.
Poulan ranks 35,555th of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on affordable childcare by a wide margin, and air quality ranks lowest.
The best neighborhoods in Poulan
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.
Poulan's strengths and weaknesses
Where Poulan ranks high
- Cheap childcare$502 a month, better than 92% of towns
- Nice weatherabout 116 pleasant days a year, better than 78% of towns
- State fiscal healthBetter than 76% of towns
- QuietBetter than 74% of towns
- BikingBetter than 74% of towns
Where Poulan ranks low
- Air qualityBetter than only 9% of towns
- Health outlookBetter than only 14% of towns
- Healthcare accessBetter than only 16% of towns
- Heat safetyBetter than only 16% of towns
- Local economyBetter than only 16% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Poulan
A household needs to earn about $28,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Poulan home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $58,858, 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 Poulan's effective rate of 0.98%, 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 4 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in Poulan
Poulan'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 Poulan.
Who works in Poulan, and how
Work in Poulan centers on retail trade and wholesale trade. Unemployment is close to the national rate, and employment has held roughly flat.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 88%
- Work from home 7%
- Transit, walk, or bike 5%
Life in Poulan
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Poulan.
What the weather is like in Poulan, month by month
Poulan sees roughly 116 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 91 degrees. January highs sit near 61, with lows near 41. The comfortable stretch runs February through May, October, and November.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 61° | 50° | 41° |
| April | 78° | 67° | 56° |
| July | 91° | 81° | 74° |
| October | 80° | 69° | 60° |
Flying in and out of Poulan
The nearest airport, Southwest Georgia Regional, is about 24 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Jacksonville International, about 143 miles away.
The best schools in and around Poulan
Schools across Poulan average a C−, better than 26% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Worth County Elementary SchoolB− · 42% proficient
Top middle schools
- Worth County Middle SchoolC− · 28% proficient
Top high schools
- Worth County High SchoolD− · 17% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Poulan school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Poulan 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 Poulan against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Poulan
Is Poulan a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Poulan ranks 35,555th of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on affordable childcare, the weather, and state finances, and lowest on air quality and health outcomes. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Poulan expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $106,104. The overall cost of living runs about 15% below the national average. Set against a $58,858 median income, cost of living beats 24% of towns.
Is Poulan safe?
Yes, Poulan is safer than 72% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $222 per resident a year.
Compare Poulan with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Poulan. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Poulan 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.
Poulan detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Poulan: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Poulan: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Poulan: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Poulan: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Poulan 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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