Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
A town of 1,523, settled in 1899.
Aragon’s weakest subject grade is a D− for walkability. Aragon’s average trip to work is 39 minutes, against 26 minutes in Georgia’s towns and 25 minutes across U.S. towns. On walkability, just 11 of Georgia’s 371 towns do worse. Residents are less healthy than 93% of U.S. towns on CDC estimates. Aragon's civic life (library use, community groups, volunteering) trails 97% of U.S. towns. Aragon has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade.
1,249 counted in 2010 and 1,440 in 2020; an estimated 1,523 in 2025.
U.S. Census 2010 & 2020 counts · Census Bureau estimate, July 1, 2025
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Georgia), ordered by how far Aragon is from typical.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Census counts: 1,272 in 1950, 1,440 in 2020. The archive holds 11 old photos and papers going back to 1880 and 6 maps from 1886 on.
Who provides power, water and the rest in Aragon, 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 Aragon.
21% of Aragon adults report frequent mental distress, where Georgia’s towns sit at 19% and U.S. towns at 17%. 18% of Aragon adults report frequent physical distress. Aragon beats the Georgia average on 0 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 15.
| Aragon | Georgia towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 21% | 15% | 14% |
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 18% | 14% | 14% |
| Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES) | 21% | 19% | 17% |
| Feel lonely (CDC PLACES) | 40% | 39% | 33% |
| What stands out | Aragon | GA |
|---|---|---|
| More adults with COPD | 10.4% | 6.5% |
| More smokers | 21.1% | 13.6% |
| More adults with depression | 25.1% | 19% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Most working residents leave Aragon for work: only 1% work in town. 25% of residents live below the poverty line in Aragon. Since 2013, Aragon has added 143 jobs, to 173 in 2023.
| Aragon | Georgia towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Below the poverty line | 25% | 15% | 9.6% |
| Working residents who work in town | 0.9% | 9.1% | 8% |
| Median household income | $68,000 | $63,000 | $80,000 |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
The typical Aragon home is worth about $232,000, up 4% in a year, 30% below the Georgia typical home. Aragon’s median rent is $985 a month.
| Aragon | Georgia towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Households that own their home | 61% | 58% | 73% |
| Median rent | $985 a month | $1,154 a month | $1,185 a month |
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Aragon has mild winters and warm summers, with plenty of rain. The July high in Aragon is 90°F.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 63% of U.S. communities. Since 1979, 10 flood insurance claims have been paid out in Aragon.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Aragon's reported crime rate is well below Georgia's. Only 7 of the 150 Georgia towns we compare have a lower property crime rate than Aragon. Most reported incidents are property crimes, mainly thefts.
| Aragon | Georgia towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Property crimes per 1,000 (2025) | 3.3 per 1,000 residents | 14.5 | 9.9 |
| Violent crimes per 1,000 (2025) | 1.3 per 1,000 residents | 2.2 | 1.6 |
FBI crime data, 2025 · crimes reported to police
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Aragon. Close and well known come first.
Big draw35 mi Theme parkSix Flags Over Georgia
35 mi Stadium & arenaTruist Park
39 mi MuseumChattahoochee Nature Center
15 mi Ancient siteEtowah Indian Mounds
28 mi Stadium & arenaFifth Third Stadium
35 mi State parkNew EchotaSix Flags Over Georgia: hagerman, CC BY 2.0 · Truist Park: Thechased at English Wikipedia, CC BY 4.0 · Chattahoochee Nature Center: muffinn from Worcester, UK, CC BY 2.0 · Etowah Indian Mounds: Kåre Thor Olsen, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Fifth Third Stadium: Thomson200, CC0 · New Echota: Cculber007 at en.wikipedia, Public domain
2 within 15 miles of the center of Aragon
About 2 of every 100 Aragon residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Georgia.
Where Aragon’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
City in Georgia, United States
Aragon is a city in Polk County, Georgia, United States. As of the 2020 census, the city had a population of 1,440.
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That is 4 years of the area's median household income ($58,515 across the Cedartown, GA area).
2 notable people were born here, including DJ Ware and Madrid Williams.
