Best PlacesSasser, GA Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Sasser, 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.
Sasser ranks 25,057th of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on short commutes by a wide margin, and the schools rank lowest.
The best neighborhoods in Sasser
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.
Sasser's strengths and weaknesses
Where Sasser ranks high
- Short commute18.7 minutes each way, better than 92% of towns
- Cheap childcare$514 a month, better than 90% of towns
- Cost of living vs incomeBetter than 77% of towns
- State fiscal healthBetter than 76% of towns
- Crime safetyBetter than 76% of towns
Where Sasser ranks low
- School gradeF, better than only 1% of towns
- Heat safetyBetter than only 2% of towns
- Air qualityBetter than only 6% of towns
- Educational attainmentBetter than only 9% of towns
- Big-city accessBetter than only 26% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Sasser
A household needs to earn about $50,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Sasser home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $80,308, 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 Sasser'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 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 Sasser
Sasser 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 Sasser.
Who works in Sasser, and how
Work in Sasser centers on retail trade and construction. Unemployment is close to the national rate, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 85%
- Work from home 10%
- Transit, walk, or bike 5%
Life in Sasser
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Sasser.
What the weather is like in Sasser, month by month
Sasser sees roughly 85 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 94 degrees. January highs sit near 65, with lows near 38. The comfortable stretch runs February through May, October, and November.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 65° | 50° | 38° |
| April | 82° | 68° | 53° |
| July | 94° | 82° | 73° |
| October | 85° | 70° | 58° |
Flying in and out of Sasser
The nearest airport, Southwest Georgia Regional, is about 14 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Hartsfield/Jackson Atlanta International, about 134 miles away.
The best schools in and around Sasser
Schools across Sasser average an F, better than 1% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Worth County Elementary SchoolB− · 42% proficient
- Live Oak Elementary SchoolD− · 15% proficient
- Cooper-carver Elementary SchoolF · 10% proficient
Top middle schools
- Lee County Middle School WestB− · 43% proficient
- Worth County Middle SchoolC− · 28% proficient
- Merry Acres Middle SchoolF · 8% proficient
Top high schools
- Westover High SchoolD · 18% proficient
- Worth County High SchoolD− · 17% proficient
- Lee County High SchoolD− · 13% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Sasser school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Sasser 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 Sasser against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Sasser
Is Sasser a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Sasser ranks 25,057th of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on short commutes, affordable childcare, and what local pay buys, and lowest on the schools and summer heat. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Sasser expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $186,806. The overall cost of living runs about 19% below the national average. Set against a $80,308 median income, cost of living beats 77% of towns.
Is Sasser safe?
Yes, Sasser is safer than 76% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $208 per resident a year.
Compare Sasser with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Sasser. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Sasser 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.
Sasser detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Sasser: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Sasser: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Sasser: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Sasser: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Sasser 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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