Best PlacesTignall, GA Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Tignall, 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.
Tignall ranks 40,796th of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on affordable childcare by a wide margin, and empty homes are the weak spot.
The best neighborhoods in Tignall
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.
Tignall's strengths and weaknesses
Where Tignall ranks high
- Cheap childcare$502 a month, better than 92% of towns
- QuietBetter than 90% of towns
- State fiscal healthBetter than 76% of towns
- Tree shadeBetter than 75% of towns
- State infrastructureBetter than 74% of towns
Where Tignall ranks low
- Low vacancyBetter than only 10% of towns
- Educational attainmentBetter than only 10% of towns
- School gradeD+, better than only 13% of towns
- Short commute34.5 minutes each way, better than only 15% of towns
- Air qualityBetter than only 16% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Tignall
A household needs to earn about $26,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Tignall home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $55,504, 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 Tignall's effective rate of 0.74%, 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 Tignall
Tignall'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 Tignall.
Who works in Tignall, and how
Work in Tignall centers on retail trade and health care & social. Unemployment is close to the national rate, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 93%
- Work from home 5%
- Transit, walk, or bike 2%
Life in Tignall
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Tignall.
What the weather is like in Tignall, month by month
Tignall sees roughly 81 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 92 degrees. January highs sit near 56, with lows near 37. The comfortable stretch runs March through May and September through November.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 56° | 45° | 37° |
| April | 75° | 62° | 52° |
| July | 92° | 80° | 72° |
| October | 77° | 64° | 55° |
Flying in and out of Tignall
The nearest airport, Augusta Regional at Bush Field, is about 56 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Hartsfield/Jackson Atlanta International, about 100 miles away.
The best schools in and around Tignall
Schools across Tignall average a D+, better than 13% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Lincoln County Elementary SchoolC+ · 36% proficient
- Washington-wilkes Primary SchoolF · 10% proficient
Top middle schools
- Lincoln County Middle SchoolB− · 40% proficient
- Washington-wilkes Middle SchoolD · 23% proficient
- Elbert County Middle SchoolD · 22% proficient
Top high schools
- Washington-wilkes Comprehensive High SchoolC+ · 35% proficient
- Elbert County High SchoolD− · 15% proficient
- Lincoln County High SchoolD− · 14% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Tignall school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Tignall 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 Tignall against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Tignall
Is Tignall a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Tignall ranks 40,796th of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on affordable childcare, quiet, and state finances, and lowest on empty homes and education levels. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Tignall expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $99,815. The overall cost of living runs about 15% below the national average. Set against a $55,504 median income, cost of living beats 20% of towns.
Is Tignall safe?
Tignall is safer than 47% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $284 per resident a year.
Compare Tignall with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Tignall. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Tignall 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.
Tignall detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Tignall: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Tignall: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Tignall: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Tignall: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Tignall 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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