Best PlacesStatesboro, GA Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Statesboro, scored on 40 measures of daily life and ranked to fit what matters to you. Several measures below read low, and the ranked lists name which ones. To work out which city fits you best, start with the best places to live tool.
Statesboro ranks 1,826th of 2,098 U.S. cities on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on quiet by a wide margin, and distance from a big city ranks lowest.
The best neighborhoods in Statesboro
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.
Statesboro's strengths and weaknesses
Where Statesboro ranks high
- QuietBetter than 97% of cities
- Internet speedBetter than 95% of cities
- Cheap childcare$649 a month, better than 93% of cities
- State fiscal healthBetter than 83% of cities
- Low property taxBetter than 80% of cities
Where Statesboro ranks low
- Big-city accessBetter than only 6% of cities
- Household income$59,325 median, better than only 8% of cities
- School gradeD+, better than only 9% of cities
- TransitBetter than only 13% of cities
- Disaster safetyBetter than only 15% of cities
What it costs to buy a home in Statesboro
A household needs to earn about $60,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Statesboro home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is only a little above the area's median income of $59,325; the gap is small, which keeps homes within reach of local pay.
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 Statesboro's effective rate of 0.65%, 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 8 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in Statesboro
Statesboro runs younger 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 Statesboro.
Who works in Statesboro, and how
Work in Statesboro centers on education and retail trade. Unemployment is close to the national rate, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 84%
- Work from home 10%
- Transit, walk, or bike 5%
Life in Statesboro
Statesboro has more restaurants and bars per resident than 80% of cities and more parkland per resident than 79% of cities. Dining, parks, and nightlife concentrates in some parts of Statesboro and thins out in others, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in Statesboro, month by month
Statesboro sees roughly 93 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 92 degrees. January highs sit near 61, with lows near 39. The comfortable stretch runs February through May and September through November.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 61° | 49° | 39° |
| April | 79° | 66° | 54° |
| July | 92° | 81° | 73° |
| October | 80° | 67° | 57° |
Flying in and out of Statesboro
The nearest airport, Savannah/Hilton Head International, is about 40 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Charleston AFB/International, about 106 miles away.
The best schools in and around Statesboro
Schools across Statesboro average a D+, better than 9% of cities.
Top elementary schools
- Brooklet Elementary SchoolA− · 56% proficient
- Portal Elementary SchoolB− · 42% proficient
- Julia P. Bryant Elementary SchoolC+ · 39% proficient
Top middle schools
- Southeast Bulloch Middle SchoolB− · 40% proficient
- Screven County Middle SchoolC+ · 37% proficient
- William James Middle SchoolC · 34% proficient
Top high schools
- Southeast Bulloch High SchoolB− · 42% proficient
- Screven County High SchoolC+ · 38% proficient
- Statesboro Steam AcademyD+ · 25% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Statesboro school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Statesboro 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 Statesboro against the other 2,097 cities.
Who Statesboro suits
Remote workers
Internet is fast and widely advertised and 10% already work from home.
Common questions about living in Statesboro
Is Statesboro a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Statesboro ranks 1,826th of 2,098 cities. It scores highest on quiet, fast internet, and affordable childcare, and lowest on distance from a big city and low incomes. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Statesboro expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $236,077. The overall cost of living runs about 19% below the national average. Set against a $59,325 median income, cost of living beats 15% of cities.
Is Statesboro safe?
Statesboro is safer than 41% of cities. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $325 per resident a year.
What is the weather like in Statesboro?
July highs average about 92 degrees, and January highs near 61 with lows near 39. That works out to about 93 pleasant days a year, more than 56% of cities.
Is Statesboro good for families?
Schools beat 9% of cities, crime safety beats 41%, and childcare runs $649 a month.
Compare Statesboro with other cities
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Statesboro. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Statesboro 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.
Statesboro detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Statesboro: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Statesboro: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Statesboro: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Statesboro: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Statesboro 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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