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Georgia · 259 graded towns

Towns and cities in Georgia

26 of Georgia’s 259 graded towns and cities (10%) grade A− or better nationally, against 25% of U.S. towns. Tyrone ranks first in the state with an A+; jobs & income (A+) and schools (A) are its strongest grades; cost of living (C+) is its lowest.

Letters are national: the overall grade blends cost of living, safety, schools, health, jobs & income, walkability and hazard risk. How grades work

How Georgia compares: report cardBest places to liveBest small townsMost affordable townsSafest townsTowns with the best schoolsHealthiest towns
259
towns of 2,500+ with an overall grade
26
grade A− or better nationally
5
of 2,500+ without enough data for a grade
110
smaller places (1,000–2,499) with subject grades
Towns by letter
A+5A9A−12B+19B20B−23C+23C28C−38D50D−32

All 259 graded towns, by county

Every town of 2,500+ residents with an overall grade, in 119 counties, A to Z inside each. The rank is among 258 Georgia towns on the best places to live list. A town that spans counties is listed in the one where most of it lies.

259 graded towns, A to Z.

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Appling County 1 graded

  1. DBaxley#195 of 2585,058

Bacon County 1 graded

  1. CAlma#138 of 2583,400

Baldwin County 2 graded

  1. DHardwickunincorporated, Baldwin County#222 of 2583,402
  2. D−Milledgeville#248 of 25816,835

Barrow County 3 graded

  1. C+Auburn#93 of 25810,110
  2. B+Statham#42 of 2583,350
  3. CWinder#128 of 25821,252

Bartow County 3 graded

  1. A−Adairsville#25 of 2585,101
  2. C+Cartersville#100 of 25825,349
  3. A−Euharlee#15 of 2584,202

Ben Hill County 1 graded

  1. D−Fitzgerald#239 of 2588,882

Berrien County 1 graded

  1. C−Nashville#176 of 2585,038

Bibb County 1 graded

  1. D−Macon-Bibb County#242 of 258157,556

Bleckley County 1 graded

  1. C+Cochran#107 of 2584,986

Brooks County 1 graded

  1. DQuitman#209 of 2584,032

Bryan County 3 graded

  1. BBuckheadunincorporated, Bryan County#60 of 2584,702
  2. BPembroke#58 of 2582,706
  3. BRichmond Hill#56 of 25820,022

Bulloch County 2 graded

  1. C+Brooklet#89 of 2582,525
  2. C−Statesboro#150 of 25835,366

Burke County 1 graded

  1. DWaynesboro#217 of 2585,511

Butts County 1 graded

  1. C−Jackson#143 of 2585,884

Camden County 2 graded

  1. B−Kingsland#87 of 25821,299
  2. C−St. Marys#154 of 25820,546

Candler County 1 graded

  1. DMetter#184 of 2584,076

Carroll County 4 graded

  1. C+Carrollton#110 of 25827,925
  2. B+Fairfield Plantationunincorporated, Carroll County#34 of 2586,172
  3. ATemple#13 of 2586,564
  4. BVilla Ricaalso in Douglas County#63 of 25821,022

Catoosa County 3 graded

  1. B−Fort Oglethorpe#84 of 25810,868
  2. BLakeviewunincorporated, Catoosa County · also in Walker County#55 of 2584,723
  3. C+Ringgold#95 of 2583,391

Charlton County 1 graded

  1. C+Folkston#92 of 2584,767

Chatham County 12 graded

  1. CBloomingdale#135 of 2583,077
  2. D−Garden City#229 of 25810,513
  3. CGeorgetownunincorporated, Chatham County · another Georgetown is in Quitman County#127 of 25811,158
  4. C−Montgomeryunincorporated, Chatham County#170 of 2584,976
  5. C−Pooler#156 of 25832,744
  6. C−Port Wentworth#158 of 25817,604
  7. DSavannah#191 of 258149,440
  8. C−Skidaway Islandunincorporated, Chatham County#145 of 2589,315
  9. DThunderbolt#196 of 2582,534
  10. B−Tybee Island#83 of 2583,156
  11. C+Whitemarsh Islandunincorporated, Chatham County#96 of 2586,886
  12. C+Wilmington Islandunincorporated, Chatham County#105 of 25813,905

Chattooga County 1 graded

  1. DSummerville#178 of 2584,440

Cherokee County 4 graded

  1. ABall Ground#9 of 2583,470
  2. B−Canton#68 of 25840,778
  3. AHolly Springs#12 of 25820,261
  4. A−Woodstock#20 of 25839,895

Clayton County 9 graded

  1. DBonanzaunincorporated, Clayton County#180 of 2583,279
  2. DConleyunincorporated, Clayton County#206 of 2585,822
  3. DForest Park#204 of 25819,168
  4. D−Irondaleunincorporated, Clayton County#247 of 2589,185
  5. CJonesboro#137 of 2586,046
  6. CLake City#118 of 2582,866
  7. C−Lovejoy#168 of 25812,929
  8. D−Morrow#236 of 2586,211
  9. C−Riverdale#152 of 25814,637

Cobb County 9 graded

  1. B+Acworth#32 of 25822,925
  2. B−Austell#70 of 2588,339
  3. B−Fair Oaksunincorporated, Cobb County#66 of 2589,014
  4. BKennesaw#46 of 25837,970
  5. B+Mableton#30 of 25878,820
  6. C+Marietta#101 of 25863,574
  7. B+Powder Springs#43 of 25821,004
  8. B+Smyrna#39 of 25857,513
  9. AViningsunincorporated, Cobb County#11 of 25814,390

Coffee County 2 graded

  1. C−Douglas#139 of 25811,864
  2. C−Nicholls#165 of 2583,317

Colquitt County 1 graded

  1. D−Moultrie#251 of 25814,973

Columbia County 4 graded

  1. A−Evansunincorporated, Columbia County#26 of 25836,998
  2. B+Grovetown#28 of 25817,939
  3. B−Harlem#73 of 2584,239
  4. B+Martinezunincorporated, Columbia County#29 of 25833,750

Cook County 1 graded

  1. DAdel#216 of 2585,854

Coweta County 3 graded

  1. B+Grantville#36 of 2583,284
  2. C+Newnan#99 of 25845,867
  3. A+Senoia#5 of 2586,276

Crisp County 1 graded

  1. D−Cordele#257 of 2589,652

Dawson County 1 graded

  1. ADawsonville#8 of 2584,888

DeKalb County 20 graded

  1. BAvondale Estates#59 of 2583,543
  2. CBelvedere Parkunincorporated, DeKalb County#120 of 25814,181
  3. CBrookhaven#119 of 25859,643
  4. C−Candler-McAfeeunincorporated, DeKalb County#155 of 25820,905
  5. DChamblee#189 of 25832,334
  6. D−Clarkston#243 of 25814,431
  7. A−Decatur#17 of 25825,276
  8. DDoraville#187 of 25816,365
  9. B−Druid Hillsunincorporated, DeKalb County#75 of 2588,169
  10. C+Dunwoody#108 of 25851,792
  11. C−Gresham Parkunincorporated, DeKalb County#166 of 2586,935
  12. DLithonia#188 of 2582,608
  13. C+North Decaturunincorporated, DeKalb County#88 of 25818,442
  14. B−North Druid Hillsunincorporated, DeKalb County#65 of 25817,997
  15. C−Panthersvilleunincorporated, DeKalb County#162 of 2589,053
  16. C−Redanunincorporated, DeKalb County#147 of 25831,017
  17. C+Scottdaleunincorporated, DeKalb County#91 of 25810,542
  18. DStone Mountain#207 of 2586,562
  19. C−Stonecrest#173 of 25861,337
  20. CTucker#125 of 25837,290

Decatur County 1 graded

  1. D−Bainbridge#255 of 25814,606

Dodge County 1 graded

  1. DEastman#224 of 2585,572

Dooly County 2 graded

  1. DUnadilla#203 of 2583,091
  2. DVienna#201 of 2582,961

Dougherty County 2 graded

  1. D−Albany#253 of 25866,907
  2. D−Putneyunincorporated, Dougherty County#241 of 2583,150

Douglas County 2 graded

  1. DDouglasville#182 of 25841,523
  2. CLithia Springsunincorporated, Douglas County#124 of 25816,875

Early County 1 graded

  1. D−Blakely#256 of 2585,156

Echols County 1 graded

  1. B−Echols County#80 of 2583,685

Effingham County 3 graded

  1. C+Guyton#103 of 2583,247
  2. BRincon#47 of 25811,726
  3. A−Springfield#19 of 2583,344

Elbert County 1 graded

  1. D−Elberton#230 of 2584,890

Emanuel County 1 graded

  1. DSwainsboro#194 of 2587,436

Evans County 1 graded

  1. D−Claxton#249 of 2582,560

Fayette County 3 graded

  1. B−Fayetteville#79 of 25820,465
  2. APeachtree City#14 of 25840,880
  3. A+Tyrone#1 of 2588,091

Floyd County 2 graded

  1. CLindaleunincorporated, Floyd County#116 of 2584,289
  2. D−Rome#234 of 25838,934

Forsyth County 1 graded

  1. B+Cumming#27 of 25812,494

Franklin County 1 graded

  1. CRoystonalso in Hart County#136 of 2582,693

Fulton County 14 graded

  1. A−Alpharetta#22 of 25866,921
  2. C−Atlanta#151 of 258529,110
  3. A−Chattahoochee Hills#24 of 2583,524
  4. DCollege Park#197 of 25813,887
  5. BEast Point#52 of 25838,225
  6. B+Fairburn#38 of 25817,133
  7. BHapeville#48 of 2587,410
  8. AJohns Creek#7 of 25880,401
  9. AMilton#6 of 25841,266
  10. A+Palmetto#2 of 2585,298
  11. A−Roswell#16 of 25891,505
  12. A−Sandy Springs#23 of 258105,013
  13. C+South Fulton#94 of 258112,820
  14. BUnion City#53 of 25829,910

Glynn County 4 graded

  1. C−Brunswick#161 of 25815,730
  2. CCountry Club Estatesunincorporated, Glynn County#134 of 2588,780
  3. CDock Junctionunincorporated, Glynn County#122 of 2588,147
  4. BSt. Simonsunincorporated, Glynn County#57 of 25816,228

Gordon County 1 graded

  1. C+Calhoun#98 of 25820,196

Grady County 1 graded

  1. DCairo#205 of 25810,150

Greene County 1 graded

  1. B−Greensboro#76 of 2583,519

Gwinnett County 12 graded

  1. BBuford#49 of 25818,780
  2. BDacula#61 of 2589,373
  3. BDuluth#45 of 25833,815
  4. B+Grayson#31 of 2585,569
  5. CLawrenceville#130 of 25832,822
  6. C−Lilburn#171 of 25816,369
  7. BMountain Parkunincorporated, Gwinnett County#50 of 25812,850
  8. CNorcross#132 of 25819,086
  9. B+Peachtree Corners#33 of 25842,519
  10. B−Snellville#85 of 25822,478
  11. BSugar Hill#62 of 25829,280
  12. C+Suwanee#97 of 25823,034

Habersham County 2 graded

  1. B−Baldwin#74 of 2584,240
  2. B−Cornelia#81 of 2585,459

Hall County 4 graded

  1. BFlowery Branch#64 of 25813,110
  2. DGainesville#210 of 25849,221
  3. B−Lula#67 of 2583,048
  4. COakwood#133 of 2587,245

Haralson County 2 graded

  1. ABremen#10 of 2587,751
  2. A−Tallapoosa#21 of 2583,141

Hart County 2 graded

  1. C+Hartwell#104 of 2584,914
  2. CReed Creekunincorporated, Hart County#113 of 2583,151

Henry County 5 graded

  1. CHampton#111 of 2589,349
  2. C+Heron Bayunincorporated, Henry County · also in Spalding County#90 of 2584,595
  3. DLocust Grove#208 of 25814,610
  4. C−McDonough#159 of 25833,395
  5. C−Stockbridge#157 of 25836,331

Houston County 3 graded

  1. CCenterville#112 of 2589,505
  2. B−Perry#71 of 25825,699
  3. C−Warner Robins#141 of 25887,761

Irwin County 1 graded

  1. C−Ocilla#164 of 2582,837

Jackson County 4 graded

  1. B+Braseltonalso in Gwinnett County and Hall County#37 of 25818,496
  2. B+Commerce#44 of 2589,303
  3. BHoschton#51 of 2588,623
  4. A+Jefferson#3 of 25817,185

Jasper County 1 graded

  1. C−Monticello#167 of 2583,040

Jeff Davis County 1 graded

  1. D−Hazlehurst#235 of 2584,172

Jenkins County 1 graded

  1. DMillen#218 of 2582,952

Johnson County 1 graded

  1. C−Wrightsville#163 of 2583,585

Jones County 1 graded

  1. B−Gray#69 of 2583,567

Lamar County 1 graded

  1. CBarnesville#121 of 2586,329

Lanier County 1 graded

  1. DLakeland#193 of 2583,062

Laurens County 2 graded

  1. D−Dublin#244 of 25816,565
  2. C−East Dublin#169 of 2582,552

Lee County 1 graded

  1. BLeesburg#54 of 2583,597

Liberty County 2 graded

  1. D−Hinesville#246 of 25836,674
  2. DWalthourville#179 of 2584,003

Lowndes County 3 graded

  1. B−Bemissunincorporated, Lowndes County#72 of 2589,201
  2. B−Hahira#78 of 2583,595
  3. D−Valdosta#245 of 25856,186

Lumpkin County 1 graded

  1. B+DahlonegaCollege campus7,918

Macon County 1 graded

  1. D−Montezuma#233 of 2582,879

McDuffie County 1 graded

  1. DThomson#190 of 2586,763

Meriwether County 1 graded

  1. DManchester#219 of 2583,594

Mitchell County 2 graded

  1. D−Camilla#227 of 2584,988
  2. D−Pelham#254 of 2583,359

Monroe County 1 graded

  1. C−Forsyth#144 of 2584,952

Morgan County 1 graded

  1. B+Madison#35 of 2585,179

Murray County 1 graded

  1. B+Chatsworth#41 of 2585,029

Muscogee County 1 graded

  1. DColumbus#220 of 258202,171

Newton County 1 graded

  1. D−Covington#238 of 25817,477

Oconee County 1 graded

  1. A−Watkinsville#18 of 2584,131

Paulding County 2 graded

  1. CDallas#115 of 25815,402
  2. CHiram#114 of 2585,585

Peach County 2 graded

  1. CByron#126 of 2586,567
  2. C−Fort Valley#142 of 2589,220

Pickens County 1 graded

  1. CJasper#123 of 2585,400

Pierce County 1 graded

  1. CBlackshear#131 of 2583,680

Polk County 2 graded

  1. DCedartown#223 of 25810,514
  2. D−Rockmart#237 of 2585,369

Pulaski County 1 graded

  1. DHawkinsville#199 of 2584,789

Putnam County 1 graded

  1. C−Eatonton#148 of 2586,749

Randolph County 1 graded

  1. D−Cuthbert#258 of 2583,026

Richmond County 1 graded

  1. DHephzibah#202 of 2583,815

Rockdale County 2 graded

  1. DConyers#215 of 25820,377
  2. B−Lakeview Estatesunincorporated, Rockdale County#77 of 2583,596

Screven County 1 graded

  1. C−Sylvania#146 of 2582,704

Seminole County 1 graded

  1. DDonalsonville#198 of 2582,834

Spalding County 2 graded

  1. DExperimentunincorporated, Spalding County#211 of 2583,387
  2. D−Griffin#240 of 25823,896

Stephens County 1 graded

  1. DToccoa#181 of 2589,539

Sumter County 1 graded

  1. D−Americus#250 of 25815,617

Tattnall County 2 graded

  1. DGlennville#186 of 2585,023
  2. C−Reidsville#140 of 2582,576

Telfair County 1 graded

  1. DMcRae-Helena#212 of 2585,443

Terrell County 1 graded

  1. DDawson#192 of 2584,131

Thomas County 1 graded

  1. DThomasville#221 of 25818,667

Tift County 1 graded

  1. C−Tifton#174 of 25817,595

Toombs County 2 graded

  1. CLyons#117 of 2584,260
  2. D−Vidalia#231 of 25810,885

Treutlen County 1 graded

  1. DSoperton#200 of 2582,994

Troup County 3 graded

  1. C−Hogansville#149 of 2583,290
  2. D−LaGrange#252 of 25834,730
  3. DWest Pointalso in Harris County#183 of 2583,661

Turner County 1 graded

  1. DAshburn#213 of 2584,211

Upson County 2 graded

  1. C+Hannahs Millunincorporated, Upson County#109 of 2583,230
  2. DThomaston#225 of 2589,852

Walker County 5 graded

  1. DChattanooga Valleyunincorporated, Walker County#185 of 2584,601
  2. A+Chickamauga#4 of 2583,017
  3. CFairviewunincorporated, Walker County#129 of 2585,302
  4. B−LaFayette#86 of 2587,157
  5. C−Rossville#160 of 2583,922

Walton County 3 graded

  1. C+Loganvillealso in Gwinnett County#106 of 25817,212
  2. C−Monroe#172 of 25816,507
  3. B+Social Circle#40 of 2585,537

Ware County 1 graded

  1. DWaycross#226 of 25813,936

Washington County 1 graded

  1. D−Sandersville#228 of 2585,397

Wayne County 1 graded

  1. DJesup#177 of 25810,301

Wheeler County 1 graded

  1. D−Alamo#232 of 2583,362

White County 1 graded

  1. B−Cleveland#82 of 2583,472

Whitfield County 1 graded

  1. C−Dalton#175 of 25835,322

Wilcox County 1 graded

  1. C+Abbeville#102 of 2582,819

Wilkes County 1 graded

  1. DWashington#214 of 2583,638

Worth County 1 graded

  1. C−Sylvester#153 of 2585,430
Also in Georgia

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College campuses

Graded like every town, but left off the best-places lists: more than half the residents are college students (ACS), so its figures mostly describe student life. They appear on the subject lists with a “College campus” label.

  • B+Dahlonega Lumpkin County · 55% college students

Not graded (5)

Towns of 2,500+ without enough data for an overall grade. Their pages show every subject that is graded.

  • –Athens 129,921 people. No overall grade: no schools or health figures, and the overall needs three of the four.
  • –Augusta 206,559 people. No overall grade: no safety or schools or health figures, and the overall needs three of the four.
  • –Cusseta Chattahoochee County · 8,465 people. No overall grade: no safety or schools figures, and the overall needs three of the four.
  • –Fort Stewart Liberty County · 9,285 people. No overall grade: no safety or schools figures, and the overall needs three of the four.
  • –Mulberry 41,445 people. No overall grade: no cost of living or safety or health figures, and the overall needs three of the four.

Smaller places 110 with 1,000–2,499 residents

These have subject grades (safety, schools, health and the rest) but no overall grade or rank: the overall starts at 2,500 residents.

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Lists in Georgia

Every list ranks the same 2,500+ towns, so a town’s rank means the same thing on each.

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Best places to live258 towns · #1 TyroneBest small towns145 towns · #1 TyroneMost affordable towns263 towns · #1 Lakeview EstatesSafest towns132 towns · #1 SenoiaTowns with the best schools260 towns · #1 Bremen and WatkinsvilleHealthiest towns261 towns · #1 Druid HillsBest towns for jobs & income263 towns · #1 TyroneMost walkable towns263 towns · #1 DecaturTowns with the lowest natural-hazard risk264 towns · #1 LithoniaBest towns for the outdoors264 towns · #1 Tybee IslandMost historic towns263 towns · #1 BrunswickTowns with the most civic life222 towns · #1 DecaturTowns with the least snow54 towns · #1 AdairsvilleDescribed, no lettersSnowiest towns54 towns · #1 AcworthDescribed, no lettersTowns with the mildest winters258 towns · #1 St. SimonsDescribed, no lettersTowns with the hottest summers258 towns · #1 Glennville and 2 moreDescribed, no lettersTowns with the coolest summers258 towns · #1 JasperDescribed, no lettersTowns with the highest incomes263 towns · #1 MiltonDescribed, no lettersTowns with the lowest property taxes262 towns · #1 Lakeview EstatesDescribed, no lettersFastest-growing towns218 towns · #1 HoschtonDescribed, no letters