Best PlacesRuckersville, GA Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Ruckersville, 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.
Ruckersville ranks 41,250th of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on tree cover by a wide margin, and cell coverage ranks lowest.
The best neighborhoods in Ruckersville
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.
Ruckersville's strengths and weaknesses
Where Ruckersville ranks high
- Tree shadeBetter than 94% of towns
- Low vacancyBetter than 93% of towns
- Cheap childcare$502 a month, better than 92% of towns
- Local economyBetter than 91% of towns
- Short commute19.0 minutes each way, better than 91% of towns
Where Ruckersville ranks low
- Cell coverageBetter than only 4% of towns
- Internet speedBetter than only 8% of towns
- Household income$46,091 median, better than only 8% of towns
- Cost of living vs incomeBetter than only 10% of towns
- Educational attainmentBetter than only 12% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Ruckersville
A household needs to earn about $54,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Ruckersville home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That runs well above the area's median income of $46,091, so buying stretches a typical household.
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 Ruckersville's effective rate of 0.73%, and insurance is estimated at 0.4% of home value a year.
Renting versus buying
At today's prices and rents, renting stays cheaper than buying across the first 10 years here, so the case for buying rests on staying much longer or on prices rising faster than assumed. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in Ruckersville
Ruckersville 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 Ruckersville.
Who works in Ruckersville, and how
Work in Ruckersville centers on arts & entertainment and agriculture & forestry. Unemployment is low, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 73%
- Work from home 20%
- Transit, walk, or bike 8%
Life in Ruckersville
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Ruckersville.
What the weather is like in Ruckersville, month by month
Ruckersville sees roughly 70 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 93 degrees. January highs sit near 57, 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 | 57° | 44° | 32° |
| April | 77° | 62° | 48° |
| July | 93° | 81° | 71° |
| October | 78° | 64° | 52° |
Flying in and out of Ruckersville
The nearest airport, Greenville Spartanburg International, is about 60 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Hartsfield/Jackson Atlanta International, about 100 miles away.
The best schools in and around Ruckersville
Schools across Ruckersville average a D+, better than 12% of towns.
Top middle schools
- Elbert County Middle SchoolD · 22% proficient
Top high schools
- Elbert County High SchoolD− · 15% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Ruckersville school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Ruckersville 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 Ruckersville against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Ruckersville
Is Ruckersville a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Ruckersville ranks 41,250th of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on tree cover, few empty homes, and affordable childcare, and lowest on cell coverage and internet speeds. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Ruckersville expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $207,447. The overall cost of living runs about 17% below the national average. Set against a $46,091 median income, cost of living beats 10% of towns.
Is Ruckersville safe?
Yes, Ruckersville is safer than 71% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $214 per resident a year.
Compare Ruckersville with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Ruckersville. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Ruckersville 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.
Ruckersville detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Ruckersville: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Ruckersville: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Ruckersville: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Ruckersville: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Ruckersville 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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