Best PlacesScreven, GA Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Screven, 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.
Screven ranks 30,698th of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on a strong job market by a wide margin, and disaster risk is the weak spot.
The best neighborhoods in Screven
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.
Screven's strengths and weaknesses
Where Screven ranks high
- Local economyBetter than 93% of towns
- Cheap childcare$502 a month, better than 92% of towns
- Nice weatherabout 138 pleasant days a year, better than 88% of towns
- WalkabilityBetter than 76% of towns
- State fiscal healthBetter than 76% of towns
Where Screven ranks low
- Disaster safetyBetter than only 8% of towns
- Healthcare accessBetter than only 14% of towns
- Health outlookBetter than only 16% of towns
- Heat safetyBetter than only 22% of towns
- Cell coverageBetter than only 23% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Screven
A household needs to earn about $44,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Screven home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $62,155, 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 Screven's effective rate of 0.72%, 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 Screven
Screven runs younger than the country.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for Screven.
Who works in Screven, and how
Work in Screven centers on manufacturing and construction. Unemployment is low, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 85%
- Work from home 11%
- Transit, walk, or bike 4%
Life in Screven
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Screven.
What the weather is like in Screven, month by month
Screven sees roughly 138 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 94 degrees. January highs sit near 64, with lows near 42. The comfortable stretch runs February through May and October through December.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 64° | 52° | 42° |
| April | 81° | 68° | 56° |
| July | 94° | 82° | 73° |
| October | 82° | 69° | 60° |
Flying in and out of Screven
The nearest airport, Brunswick Golden Isles, is about 38 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Jacksonville International, about 73 miles away.
The best schools in and around Screven
Schools across Screven average a B−, better than 60% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Patterson Elementary SchoolA · 62% proficient
- Odum Elementary SchoolA− · 57% proficient
- Screven Elementary SchoolB+ · 53% proficient
Top middle schools
- Pierce County Middle SchoolA− · 55% proficient
- Arthur Williams Middle SchoolB− · 39% proficient
- Martha Puckett Middle SchoolC− · 28% proficient
Top high schools
- Pierce County High SchoolA− · 60% proficient
- Wayne County High SchoolB− · 41% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Screven school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Screven 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 Screven against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Screven
Is Screven a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Screven ranks 30,698th of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on a strong job market, affordable childcare, and the weather, and lowest on disaster risk and thin health care access. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Screven expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $168,711. The overall cost of living runs about 16% below the national average. Set against a $62,155 median income, cost of living beats 32% of towns.
Is Screven safe?
Yes, Screven is safer than 69% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $226 per resident a year.
Compare Screven with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Screven. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Screven 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.
Screven detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Screven: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Screven: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Screven: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Screven: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Screven 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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