Best PlacesTreutlen County, GA Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in Treutlen 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.
Treutlen County ranks 2,756th of 3,144 U.S. counties on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on fast internet by a wide margin, and education levels rank lowest.
The best neighborhoods in Treutlen 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.
Treutlen County's strengths and weaknesses
Where Treutlen County ranks high
- Internet speedBetter than 94% of counties
- Housing crash safetyBetter than 91% of counties
- Cheap childcare$502 a month, better than 90% of counties
- Nice weatherabout 117 pleasant days a year, better than 72% of counties
- State fiscal healthBetter than 69% of counties
Where Treutlen County ranks low
- Educational attainmentBetter than only 1% of counties
- Health outlookBetter than only 5% of counties
- Healthcare accessBetter than only 6% of counties
- Heat safetyBetter than only 9% of counties
- Voter turnoutBetter than only 13% of counties
What it costs to buy a home in Treutlen County
A household needs to earn about $31,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Treutlen County home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $58,324, 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 Treutlen County's effective rate of 0.68%, 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 Treutlen County
Treutlen 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 Treutlen County.
Who works in Treutlen County, and how
Work in Treutlen County centers on manufacturing and health care & social. Unemployment is close to the national rate, and employment has held roughly flat.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 92%
- Work from home 6%
- Transit, walk, or bike 2%
Life in Treutlen County
Treutlen County has fewer places to eat and drink per resident than most counties. That concentrates in some parts of Treutlen County and thins out in others, which the map shows.
Is Treutlen County growing, and who is moving in?
Treutlen County has lost about 6% of its population over the last decade. The largest inbound stream comes from Toombs County, GA.
Where new residents come from
Where people leaving Treutlen County go
Move counts are the latest county-to-county migration flows, each county grouped into its metro.
What the weather is like in Treutlen County, month by month
Treutlen County sees roughly 117 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 Treutlen County
The nearest airport, Middle Georgia Regional, is about 65 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Hartsfield/Jackson Atlanta International, about 137 miles away.
The best schools in and around Treutlen County
Schools across Treutlen County average a D+, better than 17% of counties.
Top elementary schools
- Treutlen Elementary SchoolD+ · 24% proficient
Top middle schools
- East Laurens Middle SchoolB− · 40% proficient
- Montgomery County Middle SchoolB− · 40% proficient
- Wheeler County Middle SchoolD+ · 26% proficient
Top high schools
- Swainsboro High SchoolD+ · 25% proficient
- Treutlen Middle/high SchoolD · 19% proficient
- Vidalia Comprehensive High SchoolD− · 15% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Treutlen County school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Treutlen 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 Treutlen County against the other 3,143 counties.
Common questions about living in Treutlen County
Is Treutlen County a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Treutlen County ranks 2,756th of 3,144 counties. It scores highest on fast internet, a stable housing market, and affordable childcare, and lowest on education levels and health outcomes. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Treutlen County expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $121,217. The overall cost of living runs about 23% below the national average. Set against a $58,324 median income, cost of living beats 39% of counties.
Is Treutlen County safe?
Treutlen County is safer than 17% of counties. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $450 per resident a year.
Compare Treutlen County with other counties
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Treutlen County. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Treutlen 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.
Treutlen County detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Treutlen County: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Treutlen County: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Treutlen County: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Treutlen County: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Treutlen 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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