Best PlacesVada, GA Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Vada, 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.
Vada ranks 25,509th of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on quiet by a wide margin, and air quality ranks lowest.
The best neighborhoods in Vada
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.
Vada's strengths and weaknesses
Where Vada ranks high
- QuietBetter than 93% of towns
- Cheap childcare$502 a month, better than 92% of towns
- Nice weatherabout 123 pleasant days a year, better than 82% of towns
- Internet speedBetter than 76% of towns
- State fiscal healthBetter than 76% of towns
Where Vada ranks low
- Air qualityBetter than only 11% of towns
- School gradeD+, better than only 11% of towns
- BikingBetter than only 12% of towns
- Disaster safetyBetter than only 13% of towns
- Educational attainmentBetter than only 22% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Vada
A household needs to earn about $36,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Vada home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $74,146, 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 Vada's effective rate of 0.93%, and insurance is estimated at 0.4% of home value a year.
Who lives in Vada
Vada runs older than the country.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for Vada.
Who works in Vada, and how
Work in Vada centers on agriculture & forestry and health care & social. Unemployment is low, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 92%
- Work from home 5%
- Transit, walk, or bike 2%
Life in Vada
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Vada.
What the weather is like in Vada, month by month
Vada sees roughly 123 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 91 degrees. January highs sit near 63, 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 | 63° | 50° | 40° |
| April | 79° | 66° | 55° |
| July | 91° | 80° | 72° |
| October | 82° | 68° | 58° |
Flying in and out of Vada
The nearest airport, Southwest Georgia Regional, is about 35 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Jacksonville International, about 167 miles away.
The best schools in and around Vada
Schools across Vada average a D+, better than 11% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Whigham Elementary SchoolB · 47% proficient
- Jones-wheat Primary SchoolC+ · 36% proficient
- West Bainbridge Primary SchoolC · 33% proficient
Top middle schools
- Bainbridge Middle SchoolC− · 29% proficient
- Mitchell County Middle SchoolF · 7% proficient
Top high schools
- Bainbridge High SchoolC− · 29% proficient
- Pelham High SchoolD− · 13% proficient
- Mitchell County High SchoolF · 8% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Vada school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Vada 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 Vada against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Vada
Is Vada a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Vada ranks 25,509th of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on quiet, affordable childcare, and the weather, and lowest on air quality and the schools. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Vada expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $134,315. The overall cost of living runs about 17% below the national average. Set against a $74,146 median income, cost of living beats 62% of towns.
Is Vada safe?
Yes, Vada is safer than 68% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $233 per resident a year.
Compare Vada with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Vada. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Vada 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.
Vada detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Vada: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Vada: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Vada: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Vada: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Vada 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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