Best PlacesPridgen, GA Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Pridgen, 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.
Pridgen ranks 32,791st of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on short commutes by a wide margin, and biking ranks lowest.
The best neighborhoods in Pridgen
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.
Pridgen's strengths and weaknesses
Where Pridgen ranks high
- Short commute18.5 minutes each way, better than 92% of towns
- Cheap childcare$502 a month, better than 92% of towns
- Nice weatherabout 131 pleasant days a year, better than 86% of towns
- QuietBetter than 84% of towns
- Internet speedBetter than 79% of towns
Where Pridgen ranks low
- BikingBetter than only 9% of towns
- Low vacancyBetter than only 10% of towns
- Heat safetyBetter than only 12% of towns
- Big-city accessBetter than only 18% of towns
- WalkabilityBetter than only 19% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Pridgen
A household needs to earn about $31,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Pridgen home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $59,900, 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 Pridgen's effective rate of 0.65%, 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 6 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in Pridgen
Pridgen runs older than the country.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for Pridgen.
Who works in Pridgen, and how
Work in Pridgen centers on construction and retail trade. Unemployment is low, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 94%
- Work from home 4%
- Transit, walk, or bike 3%
Life in Pridgen
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Pridgen.
What the weather is like in Pridgen, month by month
Pridgen sees roughly 131 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 91 degrees. January highs sit near 63, with lows near 43. The comfortable stretch runs February through May, October, and November.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 63° | 52° | 43° |
| April | 79° | 67° | 57° |
| July | 91° | 81° | 73° |
| October | 81° | 70° | 60° |
Flying in and out of Pridgen
The nearest airport, Valdosta Regional, is about 67 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Jacksonville International, about 113 miles away.
The best schools in and around Pridgen
Schools across Pridgen average a C−, better than 28% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Irwin County Elementary SchoolC+ · 39% proficient
- Broxton-mary Hayes ElementaryC · 32% proficient
Top middle schools
- Coffee Middle SchoolC · 34% proficient
- Irwin County Middle SchoolC · 33% proficient
- Ben Hill County Middle SchoolD− · 19% proficient
Top high schools
- Irwin County High SchoolC− · 30% proficient
- Coffee County High SchoolC− · 29% proficient
- Wiregrass Regional College And Career AcademyC− · 27% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Pridgen school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Pridgen 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 Pridgen against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Pridgen
Is Pridgen a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Pridgen ranks 32,791st of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on short commutes, affordable childcare, and the weather, and lowest on biking and empty homes. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Pridgen expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $121,256. The overall cost of living runs about 19% below the national average. Set against a $59,900 median income, cost of living beats 33% of towns.
Is Pridgen safe?
Pridgen is safer than 41% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $306 per resident a year.
Compare Pridgen with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Pridgen. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Pridgen 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.
Pridgen detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Pridgen: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Pridgen: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Pridgen: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Pridgen: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Pridgen 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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