Best PlacesTifton, GA Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Tifton, 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.
Tifton ranks 1,867th of 2,098 U.S. cities on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on affordable childcare by a wide margin, and distance from a big city ranks lowest.
The best neighborhoods in Tifton
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.
Tifton's strengths and weaknesses
Where Tifton ranks high
- Cheap childcare$648 a month, better than 94% of cities
- Internet speedBetter than 93% of cities
- Housing crash safetyBetter than 89% of cities
- Short commute20.8 minutes each way, better than 83% of cities
- State fiscal healthBetter than 83% of cities
Where Tifton ranks low
- Big-city accessBetter than only 4% of cities
- Household income$60,580 median, better than only 9% of cities
- Low vacancyBetter than only 10% of cities
- Health outlookBetter than only 11% of cities
- BikingBetter than only 12% of cities
What it costs to buy a home in Tifton
A household needs to earn about $47,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Tifton home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $60,580, 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 Tifton's effective rate of 0.87%, 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 Tifton
Tifton runs younger than the country.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for Tifton.
Who works in Tifton, and how
Work in Tifton centers on health care & social and retail trade. Unemployment is low, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 89%
- Work from home 7%
- Transit, walk, or bike 4%
Life in Tifton
Tifton has more restaurants and bars per resident than 85% of cities and more parkland per resident than 82% of cities. Dining, parks, and nightlife concentrates in some parts of Tifton and thins out in others, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in Tifton, month by month
Tifton sees roughly 101 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 91 degrees. January highs sit near 61, with lows near 41. The comfortable stretch runs February through May, October, and November.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 61° | 50° | 41° |
| April | 78° | 67° | 56° |
| July | 91° | 81° | 74° |
| October | 80° | 69° | 60° |
Flying in and out of Tifton
The nearest airport, Southwest Georgia Regional, is about 41 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Jacksonville International, about 127 miles away.
The best schools in and around Tifton
Schools across Tifton average a D+, better than 12% of cities.
Top elementary schools
- Berrien Elementary SchoolB · 47% proficient
- Len Lastinger Elementary SchoolB− · 42% proficient
- Irwin County Elementary SchoolC+ · 39% proficient
Top middle schools
- Berrien Middle SchoolB · 47% proficient
- Irwin County Middle SchoolC · 33% proficient
- Eighth Street Middle SchoolD− · 18% proficient
Top high schools
- Berrien High SchoolC+ · 38% proficient
- Irwin County High SchoolC− · 30% proficient
- Tift County High SchoolD+ · 25% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Tifton school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Tifton 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 Tifton against the other 2,097 cities.
Who Tifton suits
Remote workers
Internet is fast and widely advertised and 7% already work from home.
Common questions about living in Tifton
Is Tifton a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Tifton ranks 1,867th of 2,098 cities. It scores highest on affordable childcare, fast internet, and a stable housing market, 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 Tifton expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $179,420. The overall cost of living runs about 17% below the national average. Set against a $60,580 median income, cost of living beats 18% of cities.
Is Tifton safe?
Tifton is safer than 13% of cities. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $452 per resident a year.
What is the weather like in Tifton?
July highs average about 91 degrees, and January highs near 61 with lows near 41. That works out to about 101 pleasant days a year, more than 61% of cities.
Is Tifton good for families?
Schools beat 12% of cities, crime safety beats 13%, and childcare runs $648 a month.
Compare Tifton with other cities
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Tifton. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Tifton 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.
Tifton detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Tifton: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Tifton: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Tifton: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Tifton: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Tifton 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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