Best PlacesRandolph County, GA Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in Randolph 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.
Randolph County ranks 3,097th of 3,144 U.S. counties on the BestNeighborhood index. The cost of living against local pay pulls hardest against it, while it scores best on affordable childcare.
The best neighborhoods in Randolph 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.
Randolph County's strengths and weaknesses
Where Randolph County ranks high
- Cheap childcare$502 a month, better than 90% of counties
- QuietBetter than 77% of counties
- State fiscal healthBetter than 69% of counties
- State infrastructureBetter than 68% of counties
- Nice weatherabout 100 pleasant days a year, better than 60% of counties
Where Randolph County ranks low
- Cost of living vs incomeBetter than only 1% of counties
- School gradeF, better than only 1% of counties
- Household income$27,775 median, better than only 1% of counties
- Health outlookBetter than only 2% of counties
- Healthcare accessBetter than only 7% of counties
What it costs to buy a home in Randolph County
A household needs to earn about $29,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Randolph County home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is only a little above the area's median income of $27,775; the gap is small, which keeps homes within reach of local pay.
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 Randolph County's effective rate of 0.95%, 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 Randolph County
Randolph County's age mix sits close to the national median, 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 Randolph County.
Who works in Randolph County, and how
Work in Randolph County centers on manufacturing and retail trade. Unemployment is close to the national rate, and the job base is shrinking.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 92%
- Work from home 4%
- Transit, walk, or bike 4%
Life in Randolph County
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Randolph County.
Is Randolph County growing, and who is moving in?
Randolph County has lost about 17% of its population over the last decade. The largest inbound stream comes from Albany, GA.
Where new residents come from
Where people leaving Randolph County go
Move counts are the latest county-to-county migration flows, each county grouped into its metro.
What the weather is like in Randolph County, month by month
Randolph 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 Randolph County
The nearest airport, Southwest Georgia Regional, is about 37 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Hartsfield/Jackson Atlanta International, about 131 miles away.
The best schools in and around Randolph County
Schools across Randolph County average an F, better than 1% of counties.
Top elementary schools
- Randolph County Elementary SchoolF · 5% proficient
Top middle schools
- Randolph County Middle SchoolF · 7% proficient
Top high schools
- Randolph Clay High SchoolD− · 17% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Randolph County school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Randolph 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 Randolph County against the other 3,143 counties.
Common questions about living in Randolph County
Is Randolph County a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Randolph County ranks 3,097th of 3,144 counties. It scores highest on affordable childcare, quiet, and state finances, and lowest on the cost of living against local pay and the schools. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Randolph County expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $107,042. The overall cost of living runs about 26% below the national average. Set against a $27,775 median income, cost of living beats 1% of counties.
Is Randolph County safe?
Randolph County is safer than 7% of counties. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $584 per resident a year.
Compare Randolph County with other counties
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Randolph County. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Randolph 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.
Randolph County detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Randolph County: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Randolph County: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Randolph County: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Randolph County: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Randolph 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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