Best PlacesRinggold, GA Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Ringgold, scored on 40 measures of daily life and ranked to fit what matters to you. This page is for people who live here or already know they want to. To work out which city fits you best, start with the best places to live tool.
Ringgold ranks 1,174th of 2,098 U.S. cities on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on affordable childcare by a wide margin, and biking ranks lowest.
The best neighborhoods in Ringgold
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.
Ringgold's strengths and weaknesses
Where Ringgold ranks high
- Cheap childcare$648 a month, better than 94% of cities
- Voter turnoutBetter than 93% of cities
- Tree shadeBetter than 86% of cities
- State fiscal healthBetter than 83% of cities
- Low property taxBetter than 83% of cities
Where Ringgold ranks low
- BikingBetter than only 1% of cities
- WalkabilityBetter than only 1% of cities
- Cell coverageBetter than only 6% of cities
- Nice weatherabout 62 pleasant days a year, better than only 11% of cities
- TransitBetter than only 13% of cities
What it costs to buy a home in Ringgold
A household needs to earn about $71,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Ringgold home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $88,019, 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 Ringgold's effective rate of 0.62%, 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 10 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in Ringgold
Ringgold'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 Ringgold.
Who works in Ringgold, and how
Work in Ringgold centers on manufacturing and construction. Unemployment is low, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 88%
- Work from home 11%
- Transit, walk, or bike 1%
Life in Ringgold
Ringgold has more restaurants and bars per resident than 93% of cities and more parkland per resident than 78% of cities. Dining, parks, and nightlife concentrates in some parts of Ringgold and thins out in others, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in Ringgold, month by month
Ringgold sees roughly 62 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 93 degrees. January highs sit near 54, with lows near 32. The comfortable stretch runs March through May, September, and October.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 54° | 42° | 32° |
| April | 77° | 62° | 49° |
| July | 93° | 81° | 72° |
| October | 79° | 64° | 52° |
Flying in and out of Ringgold
The nearest airport, Lovell Field, is about 8 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Hartsfield/Jackson Atlanta International, about 98 miles away.
The best schools in and around Ringgold
Schools across Ringgold average a B−, better than 47% of cities.
Top elementary schools
- Boynton Elementary SchoolB · 48% proficient
- Woodstation Elementary SchoolB · 45% proficient
- Westside Elementary SchoolB− · 42% proficient
Top middle schools
- Heritage Middle SchoolB+ · 47% proficient
- Ringgold Middle SchoolB · 43% proficient
- Westside Middle SchoolB− · 42% proficient
Top high schools
- Heritage High SchoolB− · 44% proficient
- Northwest Whitfield County High SchoolC · 32% proficient
- Ringgold High SchoolC · 32% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Ringgold school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Ringgold 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 Ringgold against the other 2,097 cities.
Who Ringgold suits
Families
Schools land around the 47th percentile and crime safety beats 72%.
Common questions about living in Ringgold
Is Ringgold a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Ringgold ranks 1,174th of 2,098 cities. It scores highest on affordable childcare, civic engagement, and tree cover, and lowest on biking and walkability. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Ringgold expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $278,906. The overall cost of living runs about 18% below the national average. Set against a $88,019 median income, cost of living beats 67% of cities.
Is Ringgold safe?
Yes, Ringgold is safer than 72% of cities. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $236 per resident a year.
What is the weather like in Ringgold?
July highs average about 93 degrees, and January highs near 54 with lows near 32. That works out to about 62 pleasant days a year, more than 11% of cities.
Is Ringgold good for families?
Schools beat 47% of cities, crime safety beats 72%, and childcare runs $648 a month.
Compare Ringgold with other cities
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Ringgold. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Ringgold 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.
Ringgold detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Ringgold: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Ringgold: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Ringgold: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Ringgold: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Ringgold 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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