Best PlacesSocial Circle, GA Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Social Circle, scored on 40 measures of daily life and ranked to fit what matters to you. Local pay runs high here, and housing takes the biggest bite out of it. To work out which city fits you best, start with the best places to live tool.
Social Circle ranks 15,880th of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on few empty homes by a wide margin, and long commutes are the weak spot.
The best neighborhoods in Social Circle
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.
Social Circle's strengths and weaknesses
Where Social Circle ranks high
- Low vacancyBetter than 90% of towns
- Internet speedBetter than 89% of towns
- Cost of living vs incomeBetter than 84% of towns
- Household income$95,706 median, better than 82% of towns
- Big-city accessBetter than 79% of towns
Where Social Circle ranks low
- Short commute34.3 minutes each way, better than only 16% of towns
- Air qualityBetter than only 19% of towns
- Cheap car insuranceBetter than only 22% of towns
- Housing crash safetyBetter than only 22% of towns
- School gradeC−, better than only 26% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Social Circle
A household needs to earn about $78,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Social Circle home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $95,706, 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 Social Circle's effective rate of 0.79%, 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 Social Circle
Social Circle's age mix sits close to the national median, and households here run larger than average.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for Social Circle.
Who works in Social Circle, and how
Work in Social Circle centers on manufacturing and health care & social. Unemployment is low, and employment has held roughly flat.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 85%
- Work from home 13%
- Transit, walk, or bike 2%
Life in Social Circle
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Social Circle.
What the weather is like in Social Circle, month by month
Social Circle sees roughly 76 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 90 degrees. January highs sit near 54, with lows near 34. The comfortable stretch runs March through June, September, and October.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 54° | 43° | 34° |
| April | 74° | 61° | 50° |
| July | 90° | 79° | 70° |
| October | 75° | 63° | 53° |
Flying in and out of Social Circle
Hartsfield/Jackson Atlanta International sits about 41 miles away. It is a large hub and boarded 51.5 million passengers in 2025, with 278 nonstop destinations.
The best schools in and around Social Circle
Schools across Social Circle average a C−, better than 26% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Newton County Theme School At FicquettA− · 56% proficient
- Social Circle Elementary SchoolB · 44% proficient
- Atha Road Elementary SchoolC+ · 39% proficient
Top middle schools
- Youth Middle SchoolB · 43% proficient
- Social Circle Middle SchoolC− · 29% proficient
- Indian Creek Middle SchoolD · 21% proficient
Top high schools
- Walnut Grove High SchoolB− · 43% proficient
- Monroe Area High SchoolC− · 30% proficient
- Social Circle High SchoolD− · 18% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Social Circle school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Social Circle 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 Social Circle against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Social Circle
Is Social Circle a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Social Circle ranks 15,880th of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on few empty homes, fast internet, and what local pay buys, and lowest on long commutes and air quality. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Social Circle expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $297,544. The overall cost of living runs about 13% below the national average. Set against a $95,706 median income, cost of living beats 84% of towns.
Is Social Circle safe?
Yes, Social Circle is safer than 56% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $262 per resident a year.
Compare Social Circle with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Social Circle. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Social Circle 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.
Social Circle detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Social Circle: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Social Circle: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Social Circle: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Social Circle: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Social Circle 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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