Best PlacesRoper, GA Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Roper, 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.
Roper ranks 39,948th of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on affordable childcare by a wide margin, and thin health care access ranks lowest.
The best neighborhoods in Roper
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.
Roper's strengths and weaknesses
Where Roper ranks high
- Cheap childcare$502 a month, better than 92% of towns
- Short commute19.3 minutes each way, better than 90% of towns
- Internet speedBetter than 79% of towns
- Nice weatherabout 117 pleasant days a year, better than 78% of towns
- State fiscal healthBetter than 76% of towns
Where Roper ranks low
- Healthcare accessBetter than only 6% of towns
- Household income$43,816 median, better than only 6% of towns
- Cost of living vs incomeBetter than only 10% of towns
- Health outlookBetter than only 14% of towns
- Heat safetyBetter than only 14% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Roper
A household needs to earn about $30,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Roper home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $43,816, 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 Roper's effective rate of 0.74%, 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 3 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in Roper
Roper'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 Roper.
Who works in Roper, and how
Work in Roper centers on education and manufacturing. Unemployment is low, and employment has held roughly flat.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 93%
- Work from home 7%
- Transit, walk, or bike 0%
Life in Roper
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Roper.
What the weather is like in Roper, month by month
Roper sees roughly 117 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 94 degrees. January highs sit near 65, with lows near 40. The comfortable stretch runs February through May, October, and November.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 65° | 51° | 40° |
| April | 81° | 68° | 55° |
| July | 94° | 82° | 74° |
| October | 83° | 70° | 58° |
Flying in and out of Roper
The nearest airport, Valdosta Regional, is about 80 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Jacksonville International, about 109 miles away.
The best schools in and around Roper
Schools across Roper average a C+, better than 45% of towns.
Top middle schools
- Jeff Davis Middle SchoolB− · 41% proficient
Top high schools
- Jeff Davis High SchoolC− · 29% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Roper school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Roper 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 Roper against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Roper
Is Roper a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Roper ranks 39,948th of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on affordable childcare, short commutes, and fast internet, and lowest on thin health care access and low incomes. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Roper expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $117,131. The overall cost of living runs about 20% below the national average. Set against a $43,816 median income, cost of living beats 10% of towns.
Is Roper safe?
Roper is safer than 46% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $281 per resident a year.
Compare Roper with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Roper. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Roper 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.
Roper detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Roper: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Roper: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Roper: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Roper: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Roper 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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