Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
Abbeville gives you more for your money than most places: a typical home costs about $128K, 2.4 years of the county’s $54K median household income. It grades C+ overall, 102nd among Georgia's 258 graded towns. The low prices come with trade-offs. The median household income is $42K, and 42% of residents live below the poverty line, and CDC estimates put its residents' health behind 97% of the country. On the plus side, its public schools beat 75% of Georgia towns on state tests and graduation. Abbeville’s average trip to work is 48 minutes, against 26 minutes in Georgia’s towns and 25 minutes across U.S. towns. Abbeville's civic life (library use, community groups, volunteering) trails 98% of U.S. towns. Among 263 Georgia towns, just 4 have a higher share of residents below the poverty line than Abbeville.
Where Abbeville beats most towns, and one thing worth knowing.
Wilcox County Courthouse| Widest gap | Abbeville | GA |
|---|---|---|
| More older adults who have lost all their teeth | 34.7% | 14.5% |
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Georgia), ordered by how far Abbeville is from typical.
Its grades run from A+ for cost of living (better than 99% of comparable towns) to D− for jobs and income (better than 1%), so the C+ overall blends very different results.
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Census counts: 61 in 1880, a low of 61 in 1880, 2,685 in 2020. The archive holds 7 old photos and papers going back to 1917 and 2 maps from 1974 on.
1 place on the National Register of Historic Places.
Who provides power, water and the rest in Abbeville, and how to reach them.
EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.
Ordered by what stands out in Abbeville.
Abbeville trades lower home prices for longer drives to work, but it carries more natural-hazard risk than most of Georgia (mostly inland flooding) and has poverty well above the Georgia rate.
25% of Abbeville adults smoke cigarettes. No town among the 261 in Georgia we compare has a higher share of adults who sleep under 7 hours than Abbeville. 37% of Abbeville adults get no exercise outside work.
| Abbeville | Georgia towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 25% | 15% | 14% |
| Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES) | 49% | 40% | 36% |
| Food insecurity (CDC PLACES) | 34% | 22% | 14% |
| Obesity (CDC PLACES) | 48% | 38% | 35% |
| What stands out | Abbeville | GA |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults who have had cancer | 4.9% | 7% |
| More older adults who have lost all their teeth | 34.7% | 14.5% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Homes are within reach (about $128K for the typical one, A+ for cost of living), but half of working residents commute more than 47 miles. At 2.4 years of the county’s $54K median household income, the typical home (about $128K) costs less against local pay than in 90% of Georgia towns; that ratio is one input to its A+ for cost of living.
The median rent in Abbeville is $613 a month. The typical Abbeville home is worth about $128,000, up 3.5% in a year, 61% below the Georgia typical home.
| Abbeville | Georgia towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median rent | $613 a month | $1,160 a month | $1,185 a month |
| Households that own their home | 58% | 58% | 73% |
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Abbeville has mild winters and hot summers. Abbeville’s July high is 92°F.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Jobs based here fell from 521 in 2013 to 411. The average commute for its 520 working residents takes 48.4 minutes, against 28.3 across Georgia.
Most working residents leave Abbeville for work: only 8% work in town. Jobs based in Abbeville fell to 411 in 2023, 110 fewer than in 2013. The top destinations are Fitzgerald (9%), Macon-Bibb County (4%) and Cordele (4%).
| Abbeville | Georgia towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median household income | $42,000 | $63,000 | $80,000 |
| Working residents who work in town | 8.3% | 9.2% | 8% |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
FEMA rates its natural-hazard risk higher than 84% of Georgia towns; that rating is what its C for hazard risk is built on.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
| Abbeville | Georgia towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Conserved land | 0.7% | 2.3% | 4.3% |
| Miles of trail per square mile | 0.2 miles per square mile | 0.3 | 0.4 |
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Halfmoon Landing | — | 11 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
None within 15 miles of Abbeville; the nearest are
About 3 of every 100 Abbeville residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Georgia.
City in Georgia, United States
Abbeville is a city in Wilcox County, Georgia, United States. As of the 2020 census, its population was 2,685. The city is the county seat of Wilcox County.
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Abbeville grades C+ overall, better than 39% of U.S. towns and #102 of 258 in Georgia. It grades D− for health and A− for schools. Jobs & income is its weak spot, with a D−.
Not for the area. Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades A+.
2 notable people were born here, including Billy McKinney and Pearly Brown.