Best PlacesWillacoochee, GA Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Willacoochee, 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.
Willacoochee ranks 42,398th of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on a stable housing market by a wide margin, and education levels rank lowest.
The best neighborhoods in Willacoochee
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.
Willacoochee's strengths and weaknesses
Where Willacoochee ranks high
- Housing crash safetyBetter than 97% of towns
- Cheap childcare$502 a month, better than 92% of towns
- Internet speedBetter than 83% of towns
- WalkabilityBetter than 78% of towns
- Nice weatherabout 117 pleasant days a year, better than 78% of towns
Where Willacoochee ranks low
- Educational attainmentBetter than only 1% of towns
- Household income$38,418 median, better than only 3% of towns
- Healthcare accessBetter than only 4% of towns
- Cost of living vs incomeBetter than only 7% of towns
- Health outlookBetter than only 15% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Willacoochee
A household needs to earn about $33,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Willacoochee home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $38,418, 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 Willacoochee'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 7 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in Willacoochee
Willacoochee'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 Willacoochee.
Who works in Willacoochee, and how
Work in Willacoochee centers on manufacturing and health care & social. Unemployment sits above the national rate, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 93%
- Work from home 5%
- Transit, walk, or bike 2%
Life in Willacoochee
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Willacoochee.
What the weather is like in Willacoochee, month by month
Willacoochee sees roughly 117 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 91 degrees. January highs sit near 63, with lows near 43. The comfortable stretch runs February through May, October, and November.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 63° | 52° | 43° |
| April | 79° | 67° | 57° |
| July | 91° | 81° | 73° |
| October | 81° | 70° | 60° |
Flying in and out of Willacoochee
The nearest airport, Valdosta Regional, is about 44 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Jacksonville International, about 99 miles away.
The best schools in and around Willacoochee
Schools across Willacoochee average a C, better than 31% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Berrien Elementary SchoolB · 47% proficient
- Indian Creek ElementaryB · 45% proficient
- Ambrose Elementary SchoolB− · 42% proficient
Top middle schools
- Berrien Middle SchoolB · 47% proficient
- Coffee Middle SchoolC · 34% proficient
- Atkinson County Middle SchoolC · 32% proficient
Top high schools
- Berrien High SchoolC+ · 38% proficient
- Atkinson County High SchoolC− · 27% proficient
- Wiregrass Regional College And Career AcademyC− · 27% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Willacoochee school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Willacoochee 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 Willacoochee against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Willacoochee
Is Willacoochee a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Willacoochee ranks 42,398th of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on a stable housing market, affordable childcare, and fast internet, and lowest on education levels and low incomes. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Willacoochee expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $127,088. The overall cost of living runs about 27% below the national average. Set against a $38,418 median income, cost of living beats 7% of towns.
Is Willacoochee safe?
Willacoochee is safer than 43% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $294 per resident a year.
Compare Willacoochee with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Willacoochee. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Willacoochee 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.
Willacoochee detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Willacoochee: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Willacoochee: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Willacoochee: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Willacoochee: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Willacoochee 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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