Best PlacesVilla Rica, GA Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Villa Rica, 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.
Villa Rica ranks 1,366th of 2,098 U.S. cities on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on tree cover by a wide margin, and walkability ranks lowest.
The best neighborhoods in Villa Rica
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.
Villa Rica's strengths and weaknesses
Where Villa Rica ranks high
- Tree shadeBetter than 96% of cities
- Cheap childcare$615 a month, better than 96% of cities
- Local economyBetter than 91% of cities
- QuietBetter than 88% of cities
- State fiscal healthBetter than 83% of cities
Where Villa Rica ranks low
- WalkabilityBetter than only 2% of cities
- Cell coverageBetter than only 2% of cities
- BikingBetter than only 4% of cities
- Short commute35.0 minutes each way, better than only 6% of cities
- TransitBetter than only 13% of cities
What it costs to buy a home in Villa Rica
A household needs to earn about $74,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Villa Rica home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $86,242, 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 Villa Rica's effective rate of 0.73%, 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 6 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in Villa Rica
Villa Rica runs younger than the country, and households here run larger than average.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for Villa Rica.
Who works in Villa Rica, and how
Work in Villa Rica centers on manufacturing and health care & social. Unemployment is low, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 86%
- Work from home 12%
- Transit, walk, or bike 2%
Life in Villa Rica
Villa Rica has more restaurants and bars per resident than 71% of cities and more parkland per resident than 77% of cities. Dining, parks, and nightlife concentrates in some parts of Villa Rica and thins out in others, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in Villa Rica, month by month
Villa Rica sees roughly 93 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 88 degrees. January highs sit near 53, with lows near 37. The comfortable stretch runs March through June, September, and October.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 53° | 44° | 37° |
| April | 74° | 62° | 52° |
| July | 88° | 78° | 70° |
| October | 74° | 63° | 55° |
Flying in and out of Villa Rica
Hartsfield/Jackson Atlanta International sits about 29 miles away. It is a large hub and boarded 51.5 million passengers in 2025, with 278 nonstop destinations.
The best schools in and around Villa Rica
Schools across Villa Rica average a C, better than 29% of cities.
Top elementary schools
- Ithica ElementaryA · 64% proficient
- Central Elementary SchoolB+ · 55% proficient
- Winston Elementary SchoolB · 50% proficient
Top middle schools
- Central Middle SchoolB · 47% proficient
- Bay Springs Middle SchoolB− · 43% proficient
- Mason Creek Middle SchoolC+ · 37% proficient
Top high schools
- Douglas County High SchoolC+ · 36% proficient
- Alexander High SchoolC · 32% proficient
- South Paulding High SchoolC · 31% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Villa Rica school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Villa Rica 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 Villa Rica against the other 2,097 cities.
Who Villa Rica suits
Families
Schools land around the 29th percentile and crime safety beats 56%.
Common questions about living in Villa Rica
Is Villa Rica a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Villa Rica ranks 1,366th of 2,098 cities. It scores highest on tree cover, affordable childcare, and a strong job market, and lowest on walkability and cell coverage. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Villa Rica expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $286,231. The overall cost of living runs about 14% below the national average. Set against a $86,242 median income, cost of living beats 56% of cities.
Is Villa Rica safe?
Yes, Villa Rica is safer than 56% of cities. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $278 per resident a year.
What is the weather like in Villa Rica?
July highs average about 88 degrees, and January highs near 53 with lows near 37. That works out to about 93 pleasant days a year, more than 56% of cities.
Is Villa Rica good for families?
Schools beat 29% of cities, crime safety beats 56%, and childcare runs $615 a month.
Compare Villa Rica with other cities
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Villa Rica. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Villa Rica 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.
Villa Rica detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Villa Rica: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Villa Rica: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Villa Rica: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Villa Rica: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Villa Rica 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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