Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
Auburn is a solid, middle-of-the-road choice. It grades C+ overall, 93rd among Georgia's 258 graded towns, with no subject far below average. Its best mark is cost of living: homes are within reach, about $362K for a typical one, or 4 years of the Atlanta metro’s $90K median household income. Its lowest everyday mark is in health: CDC estimates put its residents' health behind 63% of the country. Auburn’s average trip to work is 39 minutes, above both the Georgia town median (26 minutes) and the median of U.S. towns (25 minutes). Auburn's civic life (library use, community groups, volunteering) trails 96% of U.S. towns. Auburn Historic District is on the National Register of Historic Places.
Where Auburn beats most towns.
Where Auburn’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Georgia), ordered by how far Auburn is from typical.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Census counts: 161 in 1900, 7,495 in 2020. The archive holds 1 old photo or paper going back to 1940 and 2 maps from 1964 on.
1 place on the National Register of Historic Places.
Who provides power, water and the rest in Auburn, 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 Auburn.
Auburn sends most of its workers to Lawrenceville and beyond and has a longer frost-free season than most of the country, though not than most of Georgia.
Auburn has 1,115 jobs for its 4,123 working residents: even if every job went to a resident, most would still commute out. The average commute takes 38.9 minutes, against 28.3 across Georgia.
Most working residents leave Auburn for work: only 2% work in town. Since 2013, Auburn has added 232 jobs, to 1,115 in 2023. The top destinations are Lawrenceville (6%), Atlanta (4%) and Buford (4%).
| Auburn | Georgia towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Working residents who work in town | 1.8% | 9.2% | 8% |
| Below the poverty line | 12% | 15% | 9.6% |
| Median household income | $77,000 | $63,000 | $80,000 |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Its public schools are run by the Barrow County school district. Its one school is below.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Auburn Elementary SchoolLargest public elementary schoolGrades PK–5 | Grades PK–5 | 678 | B− |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within GA on state tests and graduation
Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 74% of U.S. communities.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
| Auburn | Georgia towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Conserved land | 1.1% | 2.3% | 4.3% |
| Miles of trail per square mile | 0.3 miles per square mile | 0.3 | 0.4 |
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. R.H. Burel Park | — | 2 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
The Winder 4s weather station, 9 miles away, records that the frost-free season runs about 219 days: longer than most of the country, but shorter than 85% of Georgia places with climate records. The Winder 4s weather station, 9 miles away, records that about 38 days a year reach 90°: more than most of the country, but fewer than 85% of Georgia places with climate records.
Auburn has mild winters and warm summers, with plenty of rain. Auburn’s July high is 89°F.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
75% of adults had a checkup this year in Auburn. Auburn beats the Georgia average on 1 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 3. 38% of adults feel lonely in Auburn.
| Auburn | Georgia towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yearly checkup (CDC PLACES) | 75% | 79% | 79% |
| Feel lonely (CDC PLACES) | 38% | 39% | 33% |
| No health insurance, 18–64 (CDC PLACES) | 14% | 14% | 8.1% |
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 17% | 15% | 14% |
| What stands out | Auburn | GA |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults who have had a stroke | 3.3% | 3.6% |
| More smokers | 16.6% | 13.6% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Auburn's reported crime rate is well below Georgia's. The property crime rate in Auburn is 4.9 per 1,000 residents. Most reported incidents are property crimes, mainly thefts.
| Auburn | Georgia towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Property crimes per 1,000 (2025) | 4.9 per 1,000 residents | 14.7 | 9.9 |
| Violent crimes per 1,000 (2025) | 0.5 per 1,000 residents | 2.2 | 1.6 |
FBI crime data, 2025 · crimes reported to police
78% of Auburn households own their home. The typical Auburn home is worth about $362,000, down 3% in a year, 10% above the Georgia typical home.
| Auburn | Georgia towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Households that own their home | 78% | 58% | 73% |
| Median rent | $1,326 a month | $1,152 a month | $1,185 a month |
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Auburn. Close and well known come first.
Big draw23 mi MountainStone Mountain
Big draw17 mi LakeLake Lanier
Big draw37 mi Stadium & arenaMercedes-Benz Stadium
Big draw37 mi Stadium & arenaState Farm Arena
37 mi Stadium & arenaTruist Park
37 mi Zoo & aquariumGeorgia AquariumStone Mountain: KyleAndMelissa22, Public domain · Lake Lanier: http://www.terraprints.com, CC BY 2.5 · Mercedes-Benz Stadium: Atlanta Falcons, CC BY 3.0 · State Farm Arena: Hermann Luyken, CC0 · Truist Park: Thechased at English Wikipedia, CC BY 4.0 · Georgia Aquarium: Diliff, CC BY 2.5
3 within 15 miles of the center of Auburn
About 6 of every 100 Auburn residents are enrolled in college, about the same as Georgia.
City in Georgia, United States
Auburn is a city in Barrow and Gwinnett counties in the U.S. state of Georgia. As of the 2020 census, the city had a population of 7,495.
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2 towns share a border with Auburn.
Auburn and Mulberry report no FBI crime data of their own. Carl and Mulberry aren’t graded (fewer than 1,000 residents, or not enough data). Compare Auburn with a neighbor →
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Auburn grades C+ overall, better than 42% of U.S. towns and #93 of 258 in Georgia. It grades C+ for health and B− for schools. Walkability is its weak spot, with a C−.
Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades B.
