Best PlacesToombs County, GA Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in Toombs 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.
Toombs County ranks 2,667th of 3,144 U.S. counties on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores best on affordable childcare, and the cost of living against local pay is the weak spot.
The best neighborhoods in Toombs 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.
Toombs County's strengths and weaknesses
Where Toombs County ranks high
- Cheap childcare$502 a month, better than 90% of counties
- Nice weatherabout 126 pleasant days a year, better than 79% of counties
- Internet speedBetter than 72% of counties
- Short commute21.2 minutes each way, better than 71% of counties
- Local economyBetter than 69% of counties
Where Toombs County ranks low
- Cost of living vs incomeBetter than only 11% of counties
- Crime safetyBetter than only 12% of counties
- Heat safetyBetter than only 16% of counties
- Household income$56,180 median, better than only 18% of counties
- School gradeC−, better than only 19% of counties
What it costs to buy a home in Toombs County
A household needs to earn about $40,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Toombs County home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $56,180, 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 Toombs 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 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 Toombs County
Toombs County'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 Toombs County.
Who works in Toombs County, and how
Work in Toombs County centers on manufacturing 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 87%
- Work from home 6%
- Transit, walk, or bike 7%
Life in Toombs County
Toombs County has more parkland per resident than 66% of counties. That concentrates in some parts of Toombs County and thins out in others, which the map shows.
Is Toombs County growing, and who is moving in?
Toombs County has grown about 1% over the last decade. The largest inbound stream comes from Montgomery County, GA.
Where new residents come from
Where people leaving Toombs County go
Move counts are the latest county-to-county migration flows, each county grouped into its metro.
What the weather is like in Toombs County, month by month
Toombs County sees roughly 126 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 93 degrees. January highs sit near 62, with lows near 42. The comfortable stretch runs February through May, October, and November.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 62° | 51° | 42° |
| April | 79° | 67° | 57° |
| July | 93° | 82° | 74° |
| October | 82° | 69° | 60° |
Flying in and out of Toombs County
The nearest airport, Savannah/Hilton Head International, is about 68 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Jacksonville International, about 124 miles away.
The best schools in and around Toombs County
Schools across Toombs County average a C−, better than 19% of counties.
Top elementary schools
- Toombs Central Elementary SchoolB · 50% proficient
- Lyons Upper ElementaryC+ · 37% proficient
- Sally Dailey Meadows Elementary SchoolC− · 29% proficient
Top middle schools
- Toombs County Middle SchoolD+ · 24% proficient
- J. R. Trippe Middle SchoolD · 23% proficient
Top high schools
- Toombs County High SchoolC− · 26% proficient
- Vidalia Comprehensive High SchoolD− · 15% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Toombs County school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Toombs 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 Toombs County against the other 3,143 counties.
Who Toombs County suits
Remote workers
Internet is fast and widely advertised and 6% already work from home.
Common questions about living in Toombs County
Is Toombs County a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Toombs County ranks 2,667th of 3,144 counties. It scores highest on affordable childcare, the weather, and fast internet, and lowest on the cost of living against local pay and crime. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Toombs County expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $152,790. The overall cost of living runs about 12% below the national average. Set against a $56,180 median income, cost of living beats 11% of counties.
Is Toombs County safe?
Toombs County is safer than 12% of counties. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $509 per resident a year.
What is the weather like in Toombs County?
July highs average about 93 degrees, and January highs near 62 with lows near 42. That works out to about 126 pleasant days a year, more than 79% of counties.
Is Toombs County good for families?
Schools beat 19% of counties, crime safety beats 12%, and childcare runs $502 a month.
Compare Toombs County with other counties
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Toombs County. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Toombs 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.
Toombs County detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Toombs County: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Toombs County: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Toombs County: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Toombs County: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Toombs 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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