Best PlacesSouth Moultrie, GA Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around South Moultrie, 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.
South Moultrie ranks 29,609th 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 South Moultrie
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.
South Moultrie's strengths and weaknesses
Where South Moultrie ranks high
- Cheap childcare$502 a month, better than 92% of towns
- Tree shadeBetter than 76% of towns
- Short commute22.7 minutes each way, better than 76% of towns
- State fiscal healthBetter than 76% of towns
- State infrastructureBetter than 74% of towns
Where South Moultrie ranks low
- Air qualityBetter than only 12% of towns
- BikingBetter than only 15% of towns
- Healthcare accessBetter than only 19% of towns
- School gradeC−, better than only 23% of towns
- Big-city accessBetter than only 23% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in South Moultrie
A household needs to earn about $45,000 a year to comfortably buy the median South Moultrie home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $67,221, 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 South Moultrie's effective rate of 0.92%, 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 South Moultrie
South Moultrie runs younger than the country, 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 South Moultrie.
Who works in South Moultrie, and how
Work in South Moultrie centers on finance & insurance and retail trade. Unemployment is low, and the job base is shrinking.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 80%
- Work from home 16%
- Transit, walk, or bike 4%
Life in South Moultrie
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across South Moultrie.
What the weather is like in South Moultrie, month by month
South Moultrie sees roughly 105 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 91 degrees. January highs sit near 61, with lows near 42. The comfortable stretch runs February through May, October, and November.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 61° | 50° | 42° |
| April | 78° | 67° | 56° |
| July | 91° | 80° | 73° |
| October | 81° | 69° | 60° |
Flying in and out of South Moultrie
The nearest airport, Valdosta Regional, is about 37 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Jacksonville International, about 130 miles away.
The best schools in and around South Moultrie
Schools across South Moultrie average a C−, better than 23% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Sunset Elementary SchoolB · 48% proficient
- Odom Elementary SchoolD · 19% proficient
- Cox Elementary SchoolD · 17% proficient
Top middle schools
- Willie J. Williams Middle SchoolD+ · 25% proficient
Top high schools
- Colquitt County High SchoolC− · 30% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every South Moultrie school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
South Moultrie 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 South Moultrie against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in South Moultrie
Is South Moultrie a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, South Moultrie ranks 29,609th of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on affordable childcare, tree cover, and short commutes, and lowest on air quality and biking. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is South Moultrie expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $167,671. The overall cost of living runs about 13% below the national average. Set against a $67,221 median income, cost of living beats 34% of towns.
Is South Moultrie safe?
Yes, South Moultrie is safer than 71% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $218 per resident a year.
Compare South Moultrie with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to South Moultrie. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in South Moultrie 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.
South Moultrie detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for South Moultrie: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in South Moultrie: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of South Moultrie: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in South Moultrie: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
South Moultrie 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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