Best PlacesTurner County, GA Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in Turner 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.
Turner County ranks 2,969th of 3,144 U.S. counties on the BestNeighborhood index. Education levels pulls hardest against it, while it scores best on affordable childcare.
The best neighborhoods in Turner 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.
Turner County's strengths and weaknesses
Where Turner County ranks high
- Cheap childcare$502 a month, better than 90% of counties
- Nice weatherabout 115 pleasant days a year, better than 71% of counties
- Housing crash safetyBetter than 70% of counties
- State fiscal healthBetter than 69% of counties
- State infrastructureBetter than 68% of counties
Where Turner County ranks low
- Educational attainmentBetter than only 1% of counties
- School gradeD−, better than only 3% of counties
- Health outlookBetter than only 8% of counties
- Healthcare accessBetter than only 8% of counties
- Household income$50,285 median, better than only 9% of counties
What it costs to buy a home in Turner County
A household needs to earn about $27,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Turner County home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $50,285, 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 Turner County's effective rate of 0.93%, 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 4 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in Turner County
Turner 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 Turner County.
Who works in Turner County, and how
Work in Turner County centers on retail trade and health care & social. Unemployment is close to the national rate, and the job base is shrinking.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 82%
- Work from home 14%
- Transit, walk, or bike 4%
Life in Turner County
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Turner County.
Is Turner County growing, and who is moving in?
Turner County has grown about 12% over the last decade. The largest inbound stream comes from Crisp County, GA.
Where new residents come from
Where people leaving Turner County go
Move counts are the latest county-to-county migration flows, each county grouped into its metro.
What the weather is like in Turner County, month by month
Turner County sees roughly 115 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 Turner County
The nearest airport, Southwest Georgia Regional, is about 35 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Hartsfield/Jackson Atlanta International, about 141 miles away.
The best schools in and around Turner County
Schools across Turner County average a D−, better than 3% of counties.
Top elementary schools
- Turner County Elementary SchoolD+ · 22% proficient
Top middle schools
- Turner County Middle SchoolF · 9% proficient
Top high schools
- Turner County High SchoolD− · 15% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Turner County school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Turner 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 Turner County against the other 3,143 counties.
Common questions about living in Turner County
Is Turner County a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Turner County ranks 2,969th of 3,144 counties. It scores highest on affordable childcare, the weather, and a stable housing market, and lowest on education levels and the schools. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Turner County expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $99,809. The overall cost of living runs about 22% below the national average. Set against a $50,285 median income, cost of living beats 12% of counties.
Is Turner County safe?
Turner County is safer than 35% of counties. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $354 per resident a year.
Compare Turner County with other counties
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Turner County. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Turner 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.
Turner County detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Turner County: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Turner County: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Turner County: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Turner County: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Turner 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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