Best PlacesUnadilla, GA Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Unadilla, 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.
Unadilla ranks 32,750th of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on affordable childcare by a wide margin, and the schools rank lowest.
The best neighborhoods in Unadilla
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.
Unadilla's strengths and weaknesses
Where Unadilla ranks high
- Cheap childcare$504 a month, better than 91% of towns
- Cost of living vs incomeBetter than 89% of towns
- Household income$100,585 median, better than 85% of towns
- Cell coverageBetter than 80% of towns
- WalkabilityBetter than 78% of towns
Where Unadilla ranks low
- School gradeF, better than only 1% of towns
- Voter turnoutBetter than only 4% of towns
- Heat safetyBetter than only 6% of towns
- Healthcare accessBetter than only 9% of towns
- Educational attainmentBetter than only 11% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Unadilla
A household needs to earn about $26,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Unadilla home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $100,585, 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 Unadilla's effective rate of 0.96%, 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 Unadilla
Unadilla runs older than the country, though fewer residents are over 65 than the national share, 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 Unadilla.
Who works in Unadilla, and how
Work in Unadilla centers on public administration and manufacturing. Unemployment is close to the national rate, and employment has held roughly flat.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 86%
- Work from home 11%
- Transit, walk, or bike 2%
Life in Unadilla
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Unadilla.
What the weather is like in Unadilla, month by month
Unadilla sees roughly 69 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 Unadilla
The nearest airport, Middle Georgia Regional, is about 30 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Hartsfield/Jackson Atlanta International, about 103 miles away.
The best schools in and around Unadilla
Schools across Unadilla average an F, better than 1% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Kings Chapel Elementary SchoolA− · 62% proficient
- Pulaski County Elementary SchoolC · 33% proficient
- Dooly County Elementary SchoolF · 9% proficient
Top middle schools
- Perry Middle SchoolA− · 53% proficient
- Pulaski County Middle SchoolC · 33% proficient
- Dooly County Middle SchoolF · 6% proficient
Top high schools
- Perry High SchoolC+ · 39% proficient
- Hawkinsville High SchoolC+ · 37% proficient
- Dooly County High SchoolF · 7% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Unadilla school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Unadilla 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 Unadilla against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Unadilla
Is Unadilla a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Unadilla ranks 32,750th of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on affordable childcare, what local pay buys, and high incomes, and lowest on the schools and civic engagement. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Unadilla expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $96,331. The overall cost of living runs about 20% below the national average. Set against a $100,585 median income, cost of living beats 89% of towns.
Is Unadilla safe?
Unadilla is safer than 28% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $357 per resident a year.
Compare Unadilla with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Unadilla. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Unadilla 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.
Unadilla detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Unadilla: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Unadilla: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Unadilla: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Unadilla: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Unadilla 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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