Best PlacesTroup County, GA Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in Troup County, scored on 40 measures of daily life and ranked to fit what matters to you. This page is for people who live here or already know they want to. To work out which city fits you best, start with the best places to live tool.
Troup County ranks 2,073rd of 3,144 U.S. counties on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores best on tree cover, and an overheated housing market is the weak spot.
The best neighborhoods in Troup 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.
The best areas in Troup County
The parts of Troup County, ranked by the BestNeighborhood standard score across every neighborhood, highest scoring first. Each note says how that part differs from the rest of the county.
West Point
More households have young kids, it is quieter, and commutes are shorter.
Hogansville
Fewer homes sit empty, though fewer adults hold degrees.
Lagrange
Crime runs higher and local pay stretches less far.
Scores across Troup County run from about the 1st to the 85th percentile nationally. The map is where that becomes a choice of area.
Troup County's strengths and weaknesses
Where Troup County ranks high
- Tree shadeBetter than 85% of counties
- Local economyBetter than 73% of counties
- Big-city accessBetter than 70% of counties
- Low vacancyBetter than 70% of counties
- State fiscal healthBetter than 69% of counties
Where Troup County ranks low
- Housing crash safetyBetter than only 14% of counties
- School gradeC−, better than only 18% of counties
- QuietBetter than only 22% of counties
- Low income/sales/gas taxBetter than only 23% of counties
- Cheap car insuranceBetter than only 24% of counties
What it costs to buy a home in Troup County
A household needs to earn about $55,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Troup County home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $67,297, 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 Troup County's effective rate of 0.85%, 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 6 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in Troup County
Troup 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 Troup County.
Who works in Troup County, and how
Work in Troup 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 9%
- Transit, walk, or bike 3%
Life in Troup County
Troup County has more restaurants and bars per resident than 66% of counties. That concentrates in some parts of Troup County and thins out in others, which the map shows.
Is Troup County growing, and who is moving in?
Troup County has grown about 3% over the last decade. The largest inbound stream comes from Atlanta, GA.
Where new residents come from
Where people leaving Troup County go
Move counts are the latest county-to-county migration flows, each county grouped into its metro.
What the weather is like in Troup County, month by month
Troup County sees roughly 81 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 91 degrees. January highs sit near 57, with lows near 36. The comfortable stretch runs March through May, September, and October.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 57° | 45° | 36° |
| April | 77° | 62° | 50° |
| July | 91° | 79° | 71° |
| October | 78° | 64° | 53° |
Flying in and out of Troup County
The nearest airport, Columbus, is about 36 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Hartsfield/Jackson Atlanta International, about 54 miles away.
The best schools in and around Troup County
Schools across Troup County average a C−, better than 18% of counties.
Top elementary schools
- Hillcrest Elementary SchoolB+ · 52% proficient
- Rosemont Elementary SchoolB− · 41% proficient
- Long Cane Elementary SchoolC+ · 39% proficient
Top middle schools
- Gardner-newman Middle SchoolC− · 29% proficient
- Long Cane Middle SchoolC− · 28% proficient
- Callaway Middle SchoolD− · 13% proficient
Top high schools
- Troup County High SchoolC · 30% proficient
- Lagrange High SchoolD+ · 25% proficient
- Bradfield Center - Ault AcademyD+ · 24% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Troup County school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Troup 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 Troup County against the other 3,143 counties.
Who Troup County suits
Retirees
Set weather, quiet, and health care weights on the map to test the fit.
Common questions about living in Troup County
Is Troup County a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Troup County ranks 2,073rd of 3,144 counties. It scores highest on tree cover, a strong job market, and big-city access, and lowest on an overheated housing market and the schools. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Troup County expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $208,878. The overall cost of living runs about 19% below the national average. Set against a $67,297 median income, cost of living beats 57% of counties.
Is Troup County safe?
Troup County is safer than 28% of counties. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $431 per resident a year.
What is the weather like in Troup County?
July highs average about 91 degrees, and January highs near 57 with lows near 36. That works out to about 81 pleasant days a year, more than 40% of counties.
What are the best neighborhoods in Troup County?
Using the default rankings, the highest-scoring areas are West Point, Hogansville, and Lagrange. The ranked list and the re-weightable map above let you re-sort them for your own priorities.
Compare Troup County with other counties
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Troup County. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Troup 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.
Troup County detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Troup County: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Troup County: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Troup County: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Troup County: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Troup 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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