Best PlacesTaliaferro County, GA Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in Taliaferro County, 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.
Taliaferro County ranks 3,052nd of 3,144 U.S. counties on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on tree cover by a wide margin, and the schools rank lowest.
The best neighborhoods in Taliaferro County
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.
Taliaferro County's strengths and weaknesses
Where Taliaferro County ranks high
- Tree shadeBetter than 95% of counties
- Cheap childcare$502 a month, better than 90% of counties
- QuietBetter than 72% of counties
- Housing crash safetyBetter than 71% of counties
- State fiscal healthBetter than 69% of counties
Where Taliaferro County ranks low
- School gradeF, better than only 1% of counties
- Cell coverageBetter than only 2% of counties
- Low vacancyBetter than only 6% of counties
- Short commute32.8 minutes each way, better than only 8% of counties
- WalkabilityBetter than only 8% of counties
What it costs to buy a home in Taliaferro County
A household needs to earn about $19,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Taliaferro County home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $53,701, 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 Taliaferro County's effective rate of 0.80%, 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 Taliaferro County
Taliaferro County runs older than the country.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for Taliaferro County.
Who works in Taliaferro County, and how
Work in Taliaferro County centers on public administration and manufacturing. Unemployment is close to the national rate, and the job base is shrinking.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 84%
- Work from home 12%
- Transit, walk, or bike 3%
Life in Taliaferro County
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Taliaferro County.
Is Taliaferro County growing, and who is moving in?
Taliaferro County has lost about 4% of its population over the last decade. The largest inbound stream comes from Greene County, GA.
Where new residents come from
Where people leaving Taliaferro County go
Move counts are the latest county-to-county migration flows, each county grouped into its metro.
What the weather is like in Taliaferro County, month by month
Taliaferro County sees roughly 85 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 91 degrees. January highs sit near 56, with lows near 38. The comfortable stretch runs March through May and September through November.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 56° | 46° | 38° |
| April | 76° | 64° | 53° |
| July | 91° | 80° | 72° |
| October | 78° | 66° | 56° |
Flying in and out of Taliaferro County
The nearest airport, Augusta Regional at Bush Field, is about 55 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Hartsfield/Jackson Atlanta International, about 89 miles away.
The best schools in and around Taliaferro County
Schools across Taliaferro County average an F, better than 1% of counties.
Top high schools
- Taliaferro County SchoolF · 7% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Taliaferro County school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Taliaferro County 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 Taliaferro County against the other 3,143 counties.
Common questions about living in Taliaferro County
Is Taliaferro County a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Taliaferro County ranks 3,052nd of 3,144 counties. It scores highest on tree cover, affordable childcare, and quiet, and lowest on the schools and cell coverage. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Taliaferro County expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $71,584. The overall cost of living runs about 17% below the national average. Set against a $53,701 median income, cost of living beats 12% of counties.
Is Taliaferro County safe?
Taliaferro County is safer than 8% of counties. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $511 per resident a year.
Compare Taliaferro County with other counties
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Taliaferro County. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Taliaferro County 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.
Taliaferro County detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Taliaferro County: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Taliaferro County: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Taliaferro County: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Taliaferro County: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Taliaferro County 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.
- U.S. Census Bureau Population Estimates Program: population growth and net migration behind the population-change section.
- 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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