Best PlacesRincon, GA Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Rincon, scored on 40 measures of daily life and ranked to fit what matters to you. The coast is close, and the measures below put a number on how close. To work out which city fits you best, start with the best places to live tool.
Rincon ranks 13,577th of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on fast internet by a wide margin, and disaster risk is the weak spot.
The best neighborhoods in Rincon
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.
Rincon's strengths and weaknesses
Where Rincon ranks high
- Internet speedBetter than 97% of towns
- Cost of living vs incomeBetter than 86% of towns
- Local economyBetter than 86% of towns
- Health outlookBetter than 84% of towns
- Voter turnoutBetter than 82% of towns
Where Rincon ranks low
- Disaster safetyBetter than only 9% of towns
- Air qualityBetter than only 13% of towns
- Heat safetyBetter than only 23% of towns
- Short commute31.9 minutes each way, better than only 24% of towns
- QuietBetter than only 26% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Rincon
A household needs to earn about $76,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Rincon home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $91,971, 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 Rincon's effective rate of 0.93%, 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 9 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in Rincon
Rincon's age mix sits close to the national median.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for Rincon.
Who works in Rincon, and how
Work in Rincon centers on manufacturing and retail trade. Unemployment is close to the national rate, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 90%
- Work from home 7%
- Transit, walk, or bike 3%
Life in Rincon
Rincon has more restaurants and bars per resident than 91% of towns and more parkland per resident than 82% of towns. The coast is about 43 minutes away. Dining, parks, and nightlife concentrates in some parts of Rincon and thins out in others, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in Rincon, month by month
Rincon sees roughly 91 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° | 54° |
| July | 94° | 82° | 74° |
| October | 83° | 70° | 59° |
Flying in and out of Rincon
The nearest airport, Savannah/Hilton Head International, is about 10 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Charleston AFB/International, about 82 miles away.
The best schools in and around Rincon
Schools across Rincon average a B, better than 71% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- South Effingham Elementary SchoolA · 68% proficient
- Rincon Elementary SchoolA− · 60% proficient
- Marlow Elementary SchoolA− · 59% proficient
Top middle schools
- Ebenezer Middle SchoolA− · 54% proficient
- South Effingham Middle SchoolA− · 52% proficient
- Effingham County Middle SchoolB− · 42% proficient
Top high schools
- South Effingham High SchoolC+ · 37% proficient
- Effingham County High SchoolC · 34% proficient
- Mcintosh AcademyC · 30% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Rincon school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Rincon 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 Rincon against the other 50,332 towns.
Who Rincon suits
Remote workers
Cost of living against local pay beats 86% of towns, internet is fast and widely advertised, and 7% already work from home.
Common questions about living in Rincon
Is Rincon a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Rincon ranks 13,577th of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on fast internet, what local pay buys, and a strong job market, and lowest on disaster risk and air quality. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Rincon expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $284,742. The overall cost of living runs about 16% below the national average. Set against a $91,971 median income, cost of living beats 86% of towns.
Is Rincon safe?
Yes, Rincon is safer than 60% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $255 per resident a year.
What is the weather like in Rincon?
July highs average about 94 degrees, and January highs near 66 with lows near 39. That works out to about 91 pleasant days a year, more than 61% of towns.
Is Rincon good for families?
Schools beat 71% of towns, crime safety beats 60%, and childcare runs $648 a month.
Compare Rincon with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Rincon. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Rincon 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.
Rincon detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Rincon: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Rincon: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Rincon: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Rincon: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Rincon 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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