Best PlacesStockbridge, GA Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Stockbridge, 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.
Stockbridge ranks 1,691st of 2,098 U.S. cities on the BestNeighborhood index. Biking pulls hardest against it, while it scores best on tree cover.
The best neighborhoods in Stockbridge
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.
Stockbridge's strengths and weaknesses
Where Stockbridge ranks high
- Tree shadeBetter than 89% of cities
- State fiscal healthBetter than 83% of cities
- State infrastructureBetter than 74% of cities
- Disaster safetyBetter than 70% of cities
- Cheap childcare$919 a month, better than 63% of cities
Where Stockbridge ranks low
- BikingBetter than only 7% of cities
- School gradeD+, better than only 10% of cities
- Local economyBetter than only 15% of cities
- WalkabilityBetter than only 17% of cities
- Cell coverageBetter than only 17% of cities
What it costs to buy a home in Stockbridge
A household needs to earn about $73,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Stockbridge home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $80,108, 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 Stockbridge's effective rate of 0.89%, 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 5 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in Stockbridge
Stockbridge's age mix sits close to the national median.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for Stockbridge.
Who works in Stockbridge, and how
Work in Stockbridge centers on transportation & warehousing and retail trade. Unemployment is close to the national rate, and the job base is shrinking.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 85%
- Work from home 12%
- Transit, walk, or bike 4%
Life in Stockbridge
Stockbridge has more restaurants and bars per resident than 73% of cities and more parkland per resident than 76% of cities. Dining, parks, and nightlife concentrates in some parts of Stockbridge and thins out in others, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in Stockbridge, month by month
Stockbridge sees roughly 74 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 92 degrees. January highs sit near 58, with lows near 35. The comfortable stretch runs March through May, October, and November.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 58° | 45° | 35° |
| April | 77° | 64° | 52° |
| July | 92° | 81° | 72° |
| October | 79° | 66° | 56° |
Flying in and out of Stockbridge
Hartsfield/Jackson Atlanta International sits about 14 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 Stockbridge
Schools across Stockbridge average a D+, better than 10% of cities.
Top elementary schools
- Hickory Flat Elementary SchoolC− · 30% proficient
- Lorraine Elementary SchoolD+ · 25% proficient
- Dutchtown Elementary SchoolD+ · 24% proficient
Top middle schools
- Union Grove MiddleB · 47% proficient
- General Ray Davis Middle SchoolC · 32% proficient
- M. D. Roberts Middle SchoolD+ · 25% proficient
Top high schools
- Martha Ellen Stilwell School For The Performing ArtsB− · 42% proficient
- Dutchtown HighC+ · 38% proficient
- Union Grove HighC · 32% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Stockbridge school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Stockbridge 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 Stockbridge against the other 2,097 cities.
Who Stockbridge suits
Retirees
Set weather, quiet, and health care weights on the map to test the fit.
Common questions about living in Stockbridge
Is Stockbridge a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Stockbridge ranks 1,691st of 2,098 cities. It scores highest on tree cover, state finances, and state infrastructure, and lowest on biking and the schools. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Stockbridge expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $275,459. The overall cost of living runs about 16% below the national average. Set against a $80,108 median income, cost of living beats 50% of cities.
Is Stockbridge safe?
Stockbridge is safer than 29% of cities. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $350 per resident a year.
What is the weather like in Stockbridge?
July highs average about 92 degrees, and January highs near 58 with lows near 35. That works out to about 74 pleasant days a year, more than 35% of cities.
Is Stockbridge good for families?
Schools beat 10% of cities, crime safety beats 29%, and childcare runs $919 a month.
Compare Stockbridge with other cities
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Stockbridge. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Stockbridge 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.
Stockbridge detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Stockbridge: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Stockbridge: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Stockbridge: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Stockbridge: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Stockbridge 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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