Best PlacesQuitman County, GA Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in Quitman County, 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.
Quitman County ranks 3,108th of 3,144 U.S. counties on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on tree cover by a wide margin, and the cost of living against local pay is the weak spot.
The best neighborhoods in Quitman County
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.
Quitman County's strengths and weaknesses
Where Quitman County ranks high
- Tree shadeBetter than 99% of counties
- Cheap childcare$502 a month, better than 90% of counties
- Housing crash safetyBetter than 78% of counties
- State fiscal healthBetter than 69% of counties
- State infrastructureBetter than 68% of counties
Where Quitman County ranks low
- Cost of living vs incomeBetter than only 1% of counties
- Local economyBetter than only 1% of counties
- School gradeF, better than only 1% of counties
- Heat safetyBetter than only 1% of counties
- Household income$40,709 median, better than only 1% of counties
What it costs to buy a home in Quitman County
A household needs to earn about $24,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Quitman County home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $40,709, 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 Quitman County's effective rate of 0.73%, and insurance is estimated at 0.4% of home value a year.
Who lives in Quitman County
Quitman County 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 Quitman County.
Who works in Quitman County, and how
Work in Quitman County centers on manufacturing and retail trade. Unemployment sits above the national rate, and the job base is shrinking.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 97%
- Work from home 1%
- Transit, walk, or bike 2%
Life in Quitman County
Quitman County has more restaurants and bars per resident than 97% of counties and more parkland per resident than 99% of counties. Dining, parks, and nightlife concentrates in some parts of Quitman County and thins out in others, which the map shows.
Is Quitman County growing, and who is moving in?
Quitman County has grown about 2% over the last decade. The largest inbound stream comes from Tampa, FL.
Where new residents come from
Where people leaving Quitman County go
Move counts are the latest county-to-county migration flows, each county grouped into its metro.
What the weather is like in Quitman County, month by month
Quitman County sees roughly 100 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 93 degrees. January highs sit near 62, 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 | 62° | 49° | 39° |
| April | 80° | 66° | 54° |
| July | 93° | 81° | 73° |
| October | 82° | 68° | 57° |
Flying in and out of Quitman County
The nearest airport, Dothan Regional, is about 43 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Hartsfield/Jackson Atlanta International, about 128 miles away.
The best schools in and around Quitman County
Schools across Quitman County average an F, better than 1% of counties.
Top elementary schools
- Quitman County ElementaryF · 9% proficient
Top high schools
- Quitman County High SchoolF · 10% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Quitman County school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Quitman County 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 Quitman County against the other 3,143 counties.
Common questions about living in Quitman County
Is Quitman County a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Quitman County ranks 3,108th of 3,144 counties. It scores highest on tree cover, affordable childcare, and a stable housing market, and lowest on the cost of living against local pay and a weak job market. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Quitman County expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $92,755. The overall cost of living runs about 10% below the national average. Set against a $40,709 median income, cost of living beats 1% of counties.
Is Quitman County safe?
Quitman County is safer than 19% of counties. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $402 per resident a year.
Compare Quitman County with other counties
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Quitman County. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Quitman County 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.
Quitman County detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Quitman County: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Quitman County: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Quitman County: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Quitman County: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Quitman County 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.
- U.S. Census Bureau Population Estimates Program: population growth and net migration behind the population-change section.
- 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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