What is the cost of living in Hinesville?

Hinesville has a Regional Price Parity (RPP) of 93.9, where 100 represents the national average. Housing costs index at 79.5, which is below the national average. The average 2-bedroom rent is $1,406/month.

What is the median salary in Hinesville?

The median salary in Hinesville is $55,157 annually (mean: $58,635). Top occupations include Fast Food and Counter Workers, Retail Salespersons, Cashiers.

How safe is Hinesville?

The violent crime rate in the Hinesville area is 300 per 100,000 population (state-level data). Property crime rate is 1567 per 100K.

What are the schools like in Hinesville?

The state of GA has 2,315 schools (state-level data, no metro-level federal count exists) with an average student-teacher ratio of 14.4:1. Charter schools make up 4.2% of all schools.

How much does childcare cost in Hinesville?

Infant center-based childcare in the Hinesville area averages $6,591 per year. Preschool averages $6,034/year. These are state-level averages.

Is Hinesville a good place to relocate?

Hinesville has a Life Score of 41.9/100 (F), based on 7 of 7 available dimensions among cost of living, wages, rent, crime, schools, childcare, and environment (missing dims omitted, weights renormalized). This is a below-average score, several dimensions likely pull the composite down; compare specific dimensions to see which ones.

Where does Hinesville sit among US metros on LiveAbility?

According to PlainRelocate's LiveAbility composite, Hinesville ranks #274 of 387 scored US metros by LiveAbility Score (highest score = #1). That ordinal matches the /rankings/livability listing. See /methodology#corpus-placement for the exact sort basis.

Relocation profile · Federal data

Hinesville, GA

LiveAbility 45.8/100 places Hinesville #274 of 387 (bottom third of scored metros).

Compiled by PlainRelocate · June 15, 2026

93.9
Cost index (US=100): $1,406
2BR rent / mo: $55,157
Median salary: 45.8
LiveAbility Score

The verdict

As of June 2026, Hinesville ranks #274 of 387 US metros on the LiveAbility Score (45.8/100), with its strongest marks in climate and schools.

#274
of 387 US metros · Near median: 11,180,878
metro-area population: 300
violent crimes per 100K (state-level): 2,315
schools in the state (NCES)

Weakest dimension: job market (9/100). Weigh every dimension against your own priorities, use the City Finder to re-rank by what matters to you.

According to PlainRelocate's LiveAbility composite (BEA, BLS, HUD, FBI, NCES, EPA, NOAA, and FEMA inputs), Hinesville ranks #274 of 387 scored US metros by LiveAbility Score (highest score = #1). Cost-of-living index 93.9 (100 = national average), median 2-bedroom rent $1,406/mo, median salary $55,157; LiveAbility Score 45.8/100, strongest in climate and schools.

Signature: LiveAbility 45.8/100 places Hinesville #274 of 387 (bottom third of scored metros).

Purchasing power sits mid-band: BEA RPP 93.9 between corpus terciles 91.5 and 97.0. Median 2BR rent $1,406/mo.

LiveAbility 45.8/100 puts Hinesville in the bottom third (#274 of 387).

BLS OEWS total employment in the Hinesville area is 14,320.

Hinesville vs all US metros by LiveAbility Score

Where this metro's LiveAbility Score falls among every scored US metro (composite placement, not a desirability verdict)

46 Top 71% higher than 29% of 387 US metros

Metros banded by LiveAbility Score (0–100)

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Source PlainRelocate LiveAbility Score · June 2026

Hinesville housing and rent

HUD Fair Market Rents for the Hinesville MSA; housing RPP 79.5 (100 = national average); 2BR $1,406/mo.

Studio

$1,225

/month

1 Bedroom

$1,283

/month

2 Bedroom

$1,406

/month

3 Bedroom

$1,868

/month

4 Bedroom

$2,359

/month

Hinesville wages and employment

Hinesville posts 14,320 total employment with median salary $55,157.

Median Salary

$55,157

Mean Salary

$58,635

Total Employment

14,320

Top Occupations by Employment

Occupation	Median Salary
Fast Food and Counter Workers	$25,210
Retail Salespersons	$29,880
Cashiers	$28,140
Stockers and Order Fillers	$34,690
Business Operations Specialists, All Other	$79,440

Schools & Education

State-level education data for the Hinesville area from NCES.

Schools

2,315

Enrollment

1,738,641

Student:Teacher

14.4:1

Title I %

Childcare Costs

State-average childcare costs for the Hinesville area (DOL data).

Infant (Center)

$6,591

per year

Toddler (Center)

$6,153

per year

Preschool (Center)

$6,034

per year

Life Score Breakdown

Hinesville's composite Life Score is 41.9/100 (F), computed across 7 of 7 dimensions.

Cost

47/100

Average

Wages

9/100

Bottom decile

Rent

38/100

Below average

Crime

54/100

Average

Schools

33/100

Weak

Childcare

96/100

Elite

Environment

39/100

Below average

LiveAbility Score

View full rankings →

Hinesville ranks #274 out of 387 metros with a LiveAbility Score of 45.8/100 - a composite of 7 of 8 quality-of-life dimensions from federal data (missing dims omitted; remaining weights renormalized). Customize the weights to match your priorities →

Strongest dimension: Climate (84/100)

Climate

84
Schools

67
Safety

54
Cost of living

47
Low hazard

45
Housing

38
Job market

9

What this shows Hinesville's strongest dimensions are climate and schools; its weakest among scored dims is job market at 9/100. Default weights: cost 18%, jobs & housing 15% each, safety & schools 12%, air & hazard 10%, climate 8%; this metro uses 7 of 8 dims with renormalized weights.

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Metros near Hinesville on cost, LiveAbility, or wages

Nearest out-of-state neighbors to Hinesville on BEA RPP, LiveAbility, or BLS median salary, a different lens than the size-ranked list.

Similar cost of living (BEA RPP)

Similar LiveAbility score

Source: BEA Regional Price Parities, HUD Fair Market Rents, BLS OES, FBI UCR, NCES, DOL, EPA June 2026

Hinesville cost figures follow BEA Regional Price Parities and HUD Fair Market Rents; Hinesville wages and LiveAbility inputs follow BLS OEWS plus the federal sources listed in methodology. This information is provided for informational purposes only and does not constitute professional advice. Scores are federal-data percentiles, not a move recommendation. How this data is sourced.

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Thinking about Hinesville?

Hinesville runs a $55,157 median salary at a 93.9 cost index, ranking #274 of 387 nationally on LiveAbility.

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