Best PlacesWheeless Road, Augusta, GA Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Wheeless Road, Augusta, 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.
Wheeless Road, Augusta ranks 5,904th of 5,983 U.S. neighborhoods on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on affordable childcare by a wide margin, and the schools rank lowest.
The best neighborhoods in Wheeless Road, Augusta
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.
Wheeless Road, Augusta's strengths and weaknesses
Where Wheeless Road, Augusta ranks high
- Cheap childcare$649 a month, better than 98% of neighborhoods
- Tree shadeBetter than 83% of neighborhoods
- State fiscal healthBetter than 82% of neighborhoods
- Local economyBetter than 78% of neighborhoods
- State infrastructureBetter than 76% of neighborhoods
Where Wheeless Road, Augusta ranks low
- School gradeF, better than only 1% of neighborhoods
- BikingBetter than only 1% of neighborhoods
- Low vacancyBetter than only 1% of neighborhoods
- Household income$37,845 median, better than only 5% of neighborhoods
- TransitBetter than only 5% of neighborhoods
What it costs to buy a home in Wheeless Road, Augusta
A household needs to earn about $32,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Wheeless Road, Augusta home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $37,845, 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 Wheeless Road, Augusta's effective rate of 0.87%, 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 3 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in Wheeless Road, Augusta
Wheeless Road, Augusta's age mix sits close to the national median.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for Wheeless Road, Augusta.
Who works in Wheeless Road, Augusta, and how
Work in Wheeless Road, Augusta centers on retail trade and admin & support services. Unemployment is low, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 84%
- Work from home 11%
- Transit, walk, or bike 5%
Life in Wheeless Road, Augusta
Wheeless Road, Augusta has more restaurants and bars per resident than 66% of neighborhoods. That concentrates in some parts of Wheeless Road, Augusta and thins out in others, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in Wheeless Road, Augusta, month by month
Wheeless Road, Augusta sees roughly 89 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 95 degrees. January highs sit near 61, with lows near 39. The comfortable stretch runs February through May, October, and November.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 61° | 49° | 39° |
| April | 80° | 67° | 55° |
| July | 95° | 83° | 74° |
| October | 82° | 69° | 58° |
Flying in and out of Wheeless Road, Augusta
The nearest airport, Augusta Regional at Bush Field, is about 7 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Charleston AFB/International, about 122 miles away.
The best schools in and around Wheeless Road, Augusta
Schools across Wheeless Road, Augusta average an F, better than 1% of neighborhoods.
Top elementary schools
- Wheeless Road Elementary SchoolF · 8% proficient
- Bayvale Elementary SchoolF · 7% proficient
- Glenn Hills Elementary SchoolF · 5% proficient
Top middle schools
- Glenn Hills Middle SchoolF · 4% proficient
- Murphey Middle SchoolF · 3% proficient
Top high schools
- Josey High SchoolF · 3% proficient
- Glenn Hills High SchoolF · 3% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Wheeless Road, Augusta school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Wheeless Road, Augusta 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 Wheeless Road, Augusta against the other 5,982 neighborhoods.
Common questions about living in Wheeless Road, Augusta
Is Wheeless Road, Augusta a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Wheeless Road, Augusta ranks 5,904th of 5,983 neighborhoods. It scores highest on affordable childcare, tree cover, and state finances, and lowest on the schools and biking. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Wheeless Road, Augusta expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $122,604. The overall cost of living runs about 23% below the national average. Set against a $37,845 median income, cost of living beats 13% of neighborhoods.
Is Wheeless Road, Augusta safe?
Wheeless Road, Augusta is safer than 14% of neighborhoods. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $732 per resident a year.
Compare Wheeless Road, Augusta with other neighborhoods
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Wheeless Road, Augusta. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Wheeless Road, Augusta 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.
Wheeless Road, Augusta detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Wheeless Road, Augusta: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Wheeless Road, Augusta: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Wheeless Road, Augusta: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Wheeless Road, Augusta: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Wheeless Road, Augusta 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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