Best PlacesSmarr, GA Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Smarr, 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.
Smarr ranks 14,531st of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on affordable childcare by a wide margin, and air quality ranks lowest.
The best neighborhoods in Smarr
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.
Smarr's strengths and weaknesses
Where Smarr ranks high
- Cheap childcare$502 a month, better than 92% of towns
- Voter turnoutBetter than 90% of towns
- Healthcare accessBetter than 86% of towns
- Health outlookBetter than 82% of towns
- Short commute21.5 minutes each way, better than 82% of towns
Where Smarr ranks low
- Air qualityBetter than only 15% of towns
- WalkabilityBetter than only 19% of towns
- Cell coverageBetter than only 24% of towns
- Housing crash safetyBetter than only 26% of towns
- Low income/sales/gas taxBetter than only 27% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Smarr
A household needs to earn about $88,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Smarr home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That runs well above the area's median income of $74,806, 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 Smarr's effective rate of 0.70%, 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 Smarr
Smarr runs older than the country.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for Smarr.
Who works in Smarr, and how
Work in Smarr centers on health care & social and manufacturing. Unemployment is low, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 92%
- Work from home 4%
- Transit, walk, or bike 4%
Life in Smarr
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Smarr.
What the weather is like in Smarr, month by month
Smarr sees roughly 94 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 90 degrees. January highs sit near 57, with lows near 38. The comfortable stretch runs March through May and September through November.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 57° | 46° | 38° |
| April | 76° | 63° | 52° |
| July | 90° | 79° | 71° |
| October | 78° | 66° | 56° |
Flying in and out of Smarr
The nearest airport, Middle Georgia Regional, is about 24 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Hartsfield/Jackson Atlanta International, about 55 miles away.
The best schools in and around Smarr
Schools across Smarr average a B+, better than 73% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- T.g. Scott Elementary SchoolA− · 56% proficient
- Samuel E. Hubbard Elementary SchoolB · 48% proficient
Top middle schools
- Monroe County Middle School- Banks Stephens CampusB+ · 49% proficient
Top high schools
- Mary Persons High SchoolB · 47% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Smarr school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Smarr 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 Smarr against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Smarr
Is Smarr a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Smarr ranks 14,531st of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on affordable childcare, civic engagement, and health care access, and lowest on air quality and walkability. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Smarr expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $341,854. The overall cost of living runs about 5% below the national average. Set against a $74,806 median income, cost of living beats 48% of towns.
Is Smarr safe?
Yes, Smarr is safer than 79% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $200 per resident a year.
Compare Smarr with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Smarr. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Smarr 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.
Smarr detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Smarr: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Smarr: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Smarr: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Smarr: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Smarr 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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