{"id":211850,"date":"2026-05-27T14:37:04","date_gmt":"2026-05-27T14:37:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/quixnet.net\/wpinstance\/best-place-to-live-georgia-has-no-5-pick-by-us-news-and-world-report-savannah-morning-news\/"},"modified":"2026-05-27T14:37:04","modified_gmt":"2026-05-27T14:37:04","slug":"best-place-to-live-georgia-has-no-5-pick-by-us-news-and-world-report-savannah-morning-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/quixnet.net\/wpinstance\/best-place-to-live-georgia-has-no-5-pick-by-us-news-and-world-report-savannah-morning-news\/","title":{"rendered":"Best place to live? Georgia has No. 5 pick by US News and World Report &#8211; Savannah Morning News"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\/story\/news\/2026\/05\/26\/this-countrys-team-will-use-atlanta-united-center-for-fifa-world-cup\/90257952007\/ data-t-l=:b|e|k|\u2691u class=gnt_ar_b_a>Atlanta<\/a> and its surrounding cities are among the most popular <a href=\/story\/news\/2026\/05\/26\/georgias-liveliest-towns-for-active-seniors-listed-by-worldatlas\/90258190007\/ data-t-l=:b|e|k|\u2691u class=gnt_ar_b_a>Georgia<\/a> spots to call home. But one was ranked best-of-the-best by <a href=\/story\/news\/2026\/04\/29\/us-news-and-world-report-ranks-best-nursing-schools-what-is-georgias\/89851738007\/ data-t-l=:b|e|k|\u2691u class=gnt_ar_b_a>U.S. News &#038; World Report<\/a>.<br \/>Last week, the major publication released its <a href=\"https:\/\/realestate.usnews.com\/places\/rankings\/best-places-to-live?src=usn_pr\" data-t-l=:b|z|k|\u2691u class=gnt_ar_b_a>2026-2027 list of the top places to live<\/a>. The 250 cities highlighted were sorted based on a value index (basically cost of living), quality of life, desirability, and the job market.<br \/><a href=https:\/\/realestate.usnews.com\/places\/georgia\/johns-creek data-t-l=:b|z|k|\u2691u class=gnt_ar_b_a>Johns Creek<\/a> landed the No. 5 spot on the national list, making it best place to live in Georgia. It also ranked No. 3 on the U.S. News list of best small cities to live and No. 112 on best places to retire.<br \/>Johns Creek is about 5 miles northwest of Duluth and 28 miles northeast of Atlanta.<br \/><a href=https:\/\/www.niche.com\/places-to-live\/johns-creek-fulton-ga\/ data-t-l=:b|z|k|\u2691u class=gnt_ar_b_a>Niche<\/a> gives Johns Creek a grade of B- for cost of living, with a median home value of $629,400 and a median rent of $2,257.<br \/>Here are the top restaurants in Johns Creek on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.yelp.com\/search?find_desc=Restaurants&#038;find_loc=Johns+Creek%2C+GA\" data-t-l=:b|z|k|\u2691u class=gnt_ar_b_a>Yelp<\/a>, excluding spots with less than 4 stars and less than 100 reviews:<br \/>The latest <a href=\"https:\/\/forecast.weather.gov\/MapClick.php?CityName=Johns+Creek&#038;state=GA&#038;site=FFC&#038;textField1=34.03&#038;textField2=-84.2&#038;e=0\" data-t-l=:b|z|k|\u2691u class=gnt_ar_b_a>National Weather Service<\/a> forecast says showers and thunderstorms are likely throughout the week, especially this weekend. High temperatures of 75-84 degrees and lows of around 60-65.<br \/><em>Miguel Legoas is a Deep South Connect Team Reporter for USA Today. Find him on Instagram @miguelegoas and email at<\/em><a href=mailto:mlegoas@gannett.com data-t-l=:b|z|k|\u2691u class=gnt_ar_b_a><em>mlegoas@gannett.com<\/em><\/a><em>.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/news.google.com\/rss\/articles\/CBMixwFBVV95cUxPcHFvQk1KRDVXdFFNRUk3LUttM1hUWUR1TjdMa1VOeXJUUU9Cczl4VG1FTnhabXdRdlpKWGhzY1lHODlBdUVqcU1EbkFDWTVKdl9yQ0oyT2diV2VqQmdhYnU3aS1lbWZTRE1LcUpaSm91OFpaLTRiMWdhWFVSMVN0Mlk4N05QcFl4cU5qVl9XT3RrdFZYWTNTZzRlSHFacTNtWGVBYkFfUHJnVnF3UXc2WEdNM2NCVXN4RlZUSHZLSXVyQUd2aUlF?oc=5\">source<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Atlanta and its surrounding cities are among the most popular Georgia spots to call home. But one was ranked best-of-the-best by U.S. News &#038; World Report.Last week, the major publication released its 2026-2027 list of the top places to live. The 250 cities highlighted were sorted based on a value index (basically cost of living), [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":211851,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_genesis_hide_title":false,"_genesis_hide_breadcrumbs":false,"_genesis_hide_singular_image":false,"_genesis_hide_footer_widgets":false,"_genesis_custom_body_class":"","_genesis_custom_post_class":"","_genesis_layout":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[9],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-211850","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-us","8":"entry"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/quixnet.net\/wpinstance\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/211850","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/quixnet.net\/wpinstance\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/quixnet.net\/wpinstance\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/quixnet.net\/wpinstance\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/quixnet.net\/wpinstance\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=211850"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/quixnet.net\/wpinstance\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/211850\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/quixnet.net\/wpinstance\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/211851"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/quixnet.net\/wpinstance\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=211850"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/quixnet.net\/wpinstance\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=211850"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/quixnet.net\/wpinstance\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=211850"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}