Best PlacesStilson, GA Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Stilson, 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.
Stilson ranks 34,347th of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on fast internet by a wide margin, and a weak job market ranks lowest.
The best neighborhoods in Stilson
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.
Stilson's strengths and weaknesses
Where Stilson ranks high
- Internet speedBetter than 98% of towns
- QuietBetter than 91% of towns
- Low vacancyBetter than 86% of towns
- Tree shadeBetter than 76% of towns
- State fiscal healthBetter than 76% of towns
Where Stilson ranks low
- Local economyBetter than only 3% of towns
- Disaster safetyBetter than only 9% of towns
- Air qualityBetter than only 13% of towns
- Short commute33.6 minutes each way, better than only 18% of towns
- Healthcare accessBetter than only 21% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Stilson
A household needs to earn about $35,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Stilson home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $64,841, 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 Stilson's effective rate of 0.60%, 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 3 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in Stilson
Stilson runs older than the country, though fewer residents are over 65 than the national share.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for Stilson.
Who works in Stilson, and how
Work in Stilson centers on finance & insurance and education. Unemployment runs well above the national rate, and the job base is shrinking.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 84%
- Work from home 7%
- Transit, walk, or bike 9%
Life in Stilson
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Stilson.
What the weather is like in Stilson, month by month
Stilson sees roughly 102 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 Stilson
The nearest airport, Savannah/Hilton Head International, is about 24 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Charleston AFB/International, about 96 miles away.
The best schools in and around Stilson
Schools across Stilson average a B−, better than 54% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Guyton Elementary SchoolC+ · 38% proficient
- Stilson Elementary SchoolC+ · 37% proficient
Top middle schools
- Effingham County Middle SchoolB− · 42% proficient
- Southeast Bulloch Middle SchoolB− · 40% proficient
Top high schools
- Southeast Bulloch High SchoolB− · 42% proficient
- Effingham County High SchoolC · 34% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Stilson school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Stilson 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 Stilson against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Stilson
Is Stilson a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Stilson ranks 34,347th of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on fast internet, quiet, and few empty homes, and lowest on a weak job market and disaster risk. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Stilson expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $136,536. The overall cost of living runs about 15% below the national average. Set against a $64,841 median income, cost of living beats 43% of towns.
Is Stilson safe?
Stilson is safer than 50% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $271 per resident a year.
Compare Stilson with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Stilson. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Stilson 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.
Stilson detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Stilson: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Stilson: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Stilson: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Stilson: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Stilson 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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