Best PlacesRichmond Hill, GA Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Richmond Hill, 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.
Richmond Hill ranks 906th of 2,098 U.S. cities on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on affordable childcare by a wide margin, and disaster risk is the weak spot.
The best neighborhoods in Richmond Hill
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.
Richmond Hill's strengths and weaknesses
Where Richmond Hill ranks high
- Cheap childcare$649 a month, better than 94% of cities
- Internet speedBetter than 93% of cities
- Crime safetyBetter than 93% of cities
- Local economyBetter than 91% of cities
- Cost of living vs incomeBetter than 88% of cities
Where Richmond Hill ranks low
- Disaster safetyBetter than only 1% of cities
- WalkabilityBetter than only 6% of cities
- BikingBetter than only 10% of cities
- Big-city accessBetter than only 11% of cities
- TransitBetter than only 13% of cities
What it costs to buy a home in Richmond Hill
A household needs to earn about $92,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Richmond Hill home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $116,946, 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 Richmond Hill's effective rate of 0.79%, 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 7 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in Richmond Hill
Richmond Hill runs younger than the country, and households here run larger than average.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for Richmond Hill.
Who works in Richmond Hill, and how
Work in Richmond Hill centers on retail trade and health care & social. Unemployment is low, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 86%
- Work from home 9%
- Transit, walk, or bike 5%
Life in Richmond Hill
Richmond Hill has more restaurants and bars per resident than 72% of cities and more parkland per resident than 94% of cities. The coast is about 43 minutes away. Dining, parks, and nightlife concentrates in some parts of Richmond Hill and thins out in others, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in Richmond Hill, month by month
Richmond Hill sees roughly 78 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 93 degrees. January highs sit near 65, with lows near 40. The comfortable stretch runs February through May and October through December.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 65° | 51° | 40° |
| April | 80° | 67° | 55° |
| July | 93° | 82° | 74° |
| October | 82° | 70° | 60° |
Flying in and out of Richmond Hill
The nearest airport, Savannah/Hilton Head International, is about 17 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Jacksonville International, about 100 miles away.
The best schools in and around Richmond Hill
Schools across Richmond Hill average a B+, better than 76% of cities.
Top elementary schools
- Mcallister Elementary SchoolA · 68% proficient
- Frances Meeks Elementary SchoolA− · 60% proficient
- Richmond Hill Elementary SchoolB+ · 51% proficient
Top middle schools
- Richmond Hill Middle SchoolA− · 58% proficient
- Bryan County Middle SchoolC+ · 37% proficient
- Southwest Middle SchoolF · 10% proficient
Top high schools
- Richmond Hill High SchoolB+ · 57% proficient
- Bryan County High SchoolD · 23% proficient
- New Hampstead High SchoolD · 22% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Richmond Hill school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Richmond Hill 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 Richmond Hill against the other 2,097 cities.
Who Richmond Hill suits
Remote workers
Cost of living against local pay beats 88% of cities, internet is fast and widely advertised, and 9% already work from home.
Common questions about living in Richmond Hill
Is Richmond Hill a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Richmond Hill ranks 906th of 2,098 cities. It scores highest on affordable childcare, fast internet, and low crime, and lowest on disaster risk and walkability. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Richmond Hill expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $352,460. The overall cost of living runs about 13% below the national average. Set against a $116,946 median income, cost of living beats 88% of cities.
Is Richmond Hill safe?
Yes, Richmond Hill is safer than 93% of cities. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $171 per resident a year.
What is the weather like in Richmond Hill?
July highs average about 93 degrees, and January highs near 65 with lows near 40. That works out to about 78 pleasant days a year, more than 42% of cities.
Is Richmond Hill good for families?
Schools beat 76% of cities, crime safety beats 93%, and childcare runs $649 a month.
Compare Richmond Hill with other cities
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Richmond Hill. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Richmond Hill 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.
Richmond Hill detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Richmond Hill: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Richmond Hill: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Richmond Hill: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Richmond Hill: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Richmond Hill 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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