Best PlacesTwiggs County, GA Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in Twiggs 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.
Twiggs County ranks 2,937th of 3,144 U.S. counties on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on tree cover by a wide margin, and walkability ranks lowest.
The best neighborhoods in Twiggs 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.
Twiggs County's strengths and weaknesses
Where Twiggs County ranks high
- Tree shadeBetter than 96% of counties
- Cheap childcare$502 a month, better than 90% of counties
- Disaster safetyBetter than 72% of counties
- Low property taxBetter than 72% of counties
- State fiscal healthBetter than 69% of counties
Where Twiggs County ranks low
- WalkabilityBetter than only 1% of counties
- School gradeF, better than only 1% of counties
- Local economyBetter than only 3% of counties
- BikingBetter than only 3% of counties
- Educational attainmentBetter than only 4% of counties
What it costs to buy a home in Twiggs County
A household needs to earn about $32,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Twiggs County home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $57,844, 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 Twiggs County's effective rate of 0.57%, 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 Twiggs County
Twiggs County runs older than the country.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for Twiggs County.
Who works in Twiggs County, and how
Work in Twiggs County centers on manufacturing 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 88%
- Work from home 8%
- Transit, walk, or bike 4%
Life in Twiggs County
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Twiggs County.
Is Twiggs County growing, and who is moving in?
Twiggs County has lost about 8% of its population over the last decade. The largest inbound stream comes from Killeen, TX.
Where new residents come from
Where people leaving Twiggs County go
Move counts are the latest county-to-county migration flows, each county grouped into its metro.
What the weather is like in Twiggs County, month by month
Twiggs County sees roughly 72 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 94 degrees. January highs sit near 62, with lows near 37. The comfortable stretch runs February through May, October, and November.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 62° | 48° | 37° |
| April | 80° | 65° | 51° |
| July | 94° | 81° | 72° |
| October | 82° | 67° | 54° |
Flying in and out of Twiggs County
The nearest airport, Middle Georgia Regional, is about 14 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Hartsfield/Jackson Atlanta International, about 87 miles away.
The best schools in and around Twiggs County
Schools across Twiggs County average an F, better than 1% of counties.
Top elementary schools
- Mattie Wells Elementary SchoolC− · 29% proficient
- Jeffersonville ElementaryD− · 14% proficient
Top middle schools
- Bonaire Middle SchoolA+ · 70% proficient
- Clifton Ridge Middle SchoolD+ · 25% proficient
- Twiggs Middle SchoolF · 9% proficient
Top high schools
- Veterans High SchoolC+ · 38% proficient
- Jones County High SchoolC− · 30% proficient
- Twiggs County High SchoolF · 10% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Twiggs County school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Twiggs 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 Twiggs County against the other 3,143 counties.
Common questions about living in Twiggs County
Is Twiggs County a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Twiggs County ranks 2,937th of 3,144 counties. It scores highest on tree cover, affordable childcare, and low disaster risk, and lowest on walkability and the schools. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Twiggs County expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $127,171. The overall cost of living runs about 15% below the national average. Set against a $57,844 median income, cost of living beats 22% of counties.
Is Twiggs County safe?
Twiggs County is safer than 28% of counties. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $391 per resident a year.
Compare Twiggs County with other counties
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Twiggs County. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Twiggs 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.
Twiggs County detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Twiggs County: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Twiggs County: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Twiggs County: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Twiggs County: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Twiggs 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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