Best PlacesRaines, GA Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Raines, scored on 40 measures of daily life and ranked to fit what matters to you. Costs and crime both read low, and the nearest big city is a drive away. To work out which city fits you best, start with the best places to live tool.
Raines ranks 20,105th of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on a strong job market by a wide margin, and air quality ranks lowest.
The best neighborhoods in Raines
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.
Raines' strengths and weaknesses
Where Raines ranks high
- Local economyBetter than 96% of towns
- Cheap childcare$502 a month, better than 92% of towns
- Voter turnoutBetter than 90% of towns
- Cost of living vs incomeBetter than 87% of towns
- Household income$92,367 median, better than 79% of towns
Where Raines ranks low
- Air qualityBetter than only 7% of towns
- Health outlookBetter than only 8% of towns
- School gradeD, better than only 8% of towns
- Low vacancyBetter than only 10% of towns
- Healthcare accessBetter than only 10% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Raines
A household needs to earn about $54,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Raines home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $92,367, 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 Raines' effective rate of 0.96%, and insurance is estimated at 0.4% of home value a year.
Who lives in Raines
Raines 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 Raines.
Who works in Raines, and how
Work in Raines centers on health care & social and agriculture & forestry. Unemployment is low, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 90%
- Work from home 3%
- Transit, walk, or bike 7%
Life in Raines
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Raines.
What the weather is like in Raines, month by month
Raines sees roughly 104 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 92 degrees. January highs sit near 60, with lows near 40. The comfortable stretch runs February through May, October, and November.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 60° | 49° | 40° |
| April | 79° | 66° | 55° |
| July | 92° | 81° | 73° |
| October | 81° | 68° | 58° |
Flying in and out of Raines
The nearest airport, Southwest Georgia Regional, is about 31 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Hartsfield/Jackson Atlanta International, about 126 miles away.
The best schools in and around Raines
Schools across Raines average a D, better than 8% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Crisp County Primary SchoolD− · 12% proficient
Top middle schools
- Lee County Middle School EastC+ · 36% proficient
- Crisp County Middle SchoolC− · 28% proficient
Top high schools
- Crisp County High SchoolD · 20% proficient
- Lee County High SchoolD− · 13% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Raines school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Raines 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 Raines against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Raines
Is Raines a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Raines ranks 20,105th of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on a strong job market, affordable childcare, and civic engagement, 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 Raines expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $203,051. The overall cost of living runs about 16% below the national average. Set against a $92,367 median income, cost of living beats 87% of towns.
Is Raines safe?
Yes, Raines is safer than 75% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $208 per resident a year.
Compare Raines with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Raines. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Raines 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.
Raines detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Raines: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Raines: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Raines: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Raines: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Raines 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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