Best PlacesRetreat, GA Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Retreat, 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.
Retreat ranks 50,268th of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on fast internet by a wide margin, and a weak job market ranks lowest.
The best neighborhoods in Retreat
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.
Retreat's strengths and weaknesses
Where Retreat ranks high
- Internet speedBetter than 97% of towns
- Tree shadeBetter than 86% of towns
- State fiscal healthBetter than 76% of towns
- State infrastructureBetter than 74% of towns
- Cheap childcare$649 a month, better than 73% of towns
Where Retreat ranks low
- Local economyBetter than only 1% of towns
- Disaster safetyBetter than only 1% of towns
- Crime safetyBetter than only 2% of towns
- Educational attainmentBetter than only 2% of towns
- Cost of living vs incomeBetter than only 3% of towns
Who lives in Retreat
Retreat 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 Retreat.
Who works in Retreat, and how
Work in Retreat centers on education and health care & social. Unemployment runs well above the national rate, and employment has held roughly flat.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 79%
- Work from home 18%
- Transit, walk, or bike 3%
Life in Retreat
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Retreat.
What the weather is like in Retreat, month by month
Retreat sees roughly 71 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 94 degrees. January highs sit near 66, 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 | 66° | 51° | 39° |
| April | 81° | 67° | 53° |
| July | 94° | 81° | 73° |
| October | 83° | 69° | 58° |
Flying in and out of Retreat
The nearest airport, Savannah/Hilton Head International, is about 31 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Jacksonville International, about 86 miles away.
The best schools in and around Retreat
Schools across Retreat average a C−, better than 26% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Frances Meeks Elementary SchoolA− · 60% proficient
- Liberty Elementary SchoolD+ · 22% proficient
Top middle schools
- Richmond Hill Middle SchoolA− · 58% proficient
- Midway Middle SchoolC− · 29% proficient
Top high schools
- Liberty County High SchoolC+ · 35% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Retreat school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Retreat 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 Retreat against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Retreat
Is Retreat a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Retreat ranks 50,268th of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on fast internet, tree cover, and state finances, and lowest on a weak job market and disaster risk. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Retreat safe?
Retreat is safer than 2% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $789 per resident a year.
What is the weather like in Retreat?
July highs average about 94 degrees, and January highs near 66 with lows near 39. That works out to about 71 pleasant days a year, more than 28% of towns.
Compare Retreat with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Retreat. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Retreat 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.
Retreat detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Retreat: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Retreat: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Retreat: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Retreat: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Retreat 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.
- 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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