Best PlacesTwin City, GA Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Twin City, 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.
Twin City ranks 40,707th of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on fast internet by a wide margin, and air quality ranks lowest.
The best neighborhoods in Twin City
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.
Twin City's strengths and weaknesses
Where Twin City ranks high
- Internet speedBetter than 96% of towns
- Cheap childcare$509 a month, better than 91% of towns
- QuietBetter than 90% of towns
- State fiscal healthBetter than 76% of towns
- WalkabilityBetter than 76% of towns
Where Twin City ranks low
- Air qualityBetter than only 4% of towns
- Educational attainmentBetter than only 5% of towns
- Voter turnoutBetter than only 11% of towns
- Heat safetyBetter than only 12% of towns
- Healthcare accessBetter than only 16% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Twin City
A household needs to earn about $23,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Twin City home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $52,845, 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 Twin City's effective rate of 0.84%, 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 Twin City
Twin City runs older than the country, and households here run smaller than average.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for Twin City.
Who works in Twin City, and how
Work in Twin City centers on manufacturing and transportation & warehousing. Unemployment is low, and the job base is shrinking.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 94%
- Work from home 5%
- Transit, walk, or bike 1%
Life in Twin City
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Twin City.
What the weather is like in Twin City, month by month
Twin City sees roughly 94 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 93 degrees. January highs sit near 60, with lows near 40. The comfortable stretch runs February through May, October, and November.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 60° | 48° | 40° |
| April | 78° | 66° | 54° |
| July | 93° | 82° | 73° |
| October | 80° | 68° | 58° |
Flying in and out of Twin City
The nearest airport, Augusta Regional at Bush Field, is about 56 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Charleston AFB/International, about 125 miles away.
The best schools in and around Twin City
Schools across Twin City average a C−, better than 29% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Twin City Elementary SchoolB− · 43% proficient
- Portal Elementary SchoolB− · 42% proficient
- Swainsboro Elementary SchoolC− · 30% proficient
Top middle schools
- William James Middle SchoolC · 34% proficient
- Jenkins County Middle SchoolC− · 29% proficient
- Metter Middle SchoolD+ · 24% proficient
Top high schools
- Emanuel County InstituteC+ · 40% proficient
- Portal Middle/high SchoolC+ · 37% proficient
- Metter High SchoolC+ · 35% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Twin City school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Twin City 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 Twin City against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Twin City
Is Twin City a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Twin City ranks 40,707th of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on fast internet, affordable childcare, and quiet, and lowest on air quality and education levels. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Twin City expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $86,535. The overall cost of living runs about 19% below the national average. Set against a $52,845 median income, cost of living beats 18% of towns.
Is Twin City safe?
Twin City is safer than 23% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $380 per resident a year.
Compare Twin City with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Twin City. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Twin City 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.
Twin City detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Twin City: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Twin City: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Twin City: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Twin City: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Twin City 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.
- 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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