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Ashburn grades D overall, ranked 213th of 258 in Georgia, mostly because of health and incomes. On CDC health estimates it is near the bottom nationally. The median household income is $30K, and 26% of residents live below the poverty line. What it does well: natural-hazard risk is low. 26% of residents live below the poverty line in Ashburn, above both the Georgia town median (15%) and the median of U.S. towns (9.6%). Ashburn's civic life (library use, community groups, volunteering) trails 92% of U.S. towns. Ashburn has 6 places on the National Register of Historic Places, among them Turner County Courthouse and Turner County Jail.
Where Ashburn beats most towns, and one thing worth knowing.
Turner County Courthouse| Widest gap | Ashburn | GA |
|---|---|---|
| More adults facing a utility shut-off | 21% | 9.6% |
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Georgia), ordered by how far Ashburn is from typical.
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Census counts: 403 in 1890, 4,291 in 2020. The archive holds 12 old photos and papers going back to 1940 and 2 maps from 1973 on.
6 places on the National Register of Historic Places.
Who provides power, water and the rest in Ashburn, 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 Ashburn.
Ashburn trades lower home prices for longer drives to work and is healthier than towns with similar incomes, but it has poverty well above the Georgia rate.
Against the 518 U.S. towns with household incomes like Ashburn’s, it is less healthy than 84%, so its D− isn’t only a matter of income.
50% of Ashburn adults have obesity. Among 261 Georgia towns, just 5 have a higher share of adults who have diabetes than Ashburn. 51% of Ashburn adults have high blood pressure.
| Ashburn | Georgia towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fair or poor health (CDC PLACES) | 35% | 23% | 19% |
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 23% | 15% | 14% |
| Obesity (CDC PLACES) | 50% | 38% | 35% |
| Diabetes (CDC PLACES) | 23% | 14% | 12% |
| What stands out | Ashburn | GA |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer binge drinkers | 10.5% | 14.5% |
| More adults treating high blood pressure | 81.4% | 77.4% |
| More adults facing a utility shut-off | 21% | 9.6% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Its public schools are run by the Turner County school district. Two of its 3 schools are below, each with why it’s listed. The largest public high school is Turner County High School, with 313 students.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Turner County Elementary SchoolLargest public elementary schoolGrades PK–5 | Grades PK–5 | 564 | C+ |
| Turner County High SchoolLargest public high schoolGrades 9–12 | Grades 9–12 | 313 | C− |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within GA on state tests and graduation
Homes are within reach (about $122K for the typical one, B+ for cost of living), but half of working residents commute more than 24 miles. At 2.4 years of the Tifton area’s $50K median household income, the typical home (about $122K) costs less against local pay than in 90% of Georgia towns; that ratio is one input to its B+ for cost of living.
The typical Ashburn home is worth about $122,000, down 2.4% in a year, 63% below the Georgia typical home. The median rent in Ashburn is $661 a month.
| Ashburn | Georgia towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Households that own their home | 49% | 58% | 73% |
| Median rent | $661 a month | $1,160 a month | $1,185 a month |
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 86% of U.S. communities.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Ashburn has mild winters and warm summers, with plenty of rain. Ashburn’s July high is 92°F.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Jobs based here fell from 1,479 in 2013 to 937.
Only 4 of the 263 Georgia towns we compare have a lower median household income than Ashburn. Jobs based in Ashburn fell to 937 in 2023, 542 fewer than in 2013. 17% of working residents work locally in Ashburn.
| Ashburn | Georgia towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median household income | $30,000 | $63,000 | $80,000 |
| Working residents who work in town | 17% | 9% | 8% |
| Average trip to work | 23 minutes | 26 minutes | 25 minutes |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
None within 15 miles of Ashburn; the nearest are
About 3 of every 100 Ashburn residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Georgia.
6 places in Ashburn on the National Register of Historic Places.
4 notable people were born in Ashburn.
City in Georgia, United States
The city of Ashburn is the county seat of Turner County, Georgia, United States. As of 2020, its population was 4,291. Ashburn's government is classified as a council/manager form of municipal government. Ashburn is noted for its peanuts and a fire ant festival.
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Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Ashburn grades D overall, better than 7% of U.S. towns and #213 of 258 in Georgia. It grades D− for health and C− for schools. Health is its weak spot, with a D−.
Not for the area. That is 2.4 years of the area's median household income ($49,785 across the Tifton, GA area). Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades B+.
4 notable people were born here, including Frank Williams and Ben Thomas.
