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AugustaGA
A city of 206,559.
5 bordering townsMap →
Woodrow Wilson Boyhood Home · Photo: Annalisa.frazier · CC BY-SA 3.0
Population
206,559
2025 Census estimate · −0% since 2020
Typical home
$188K
+2.5% in a year
Household income
$56K
median
Median age
35.2
years
Jobs based here
92,642
Balanced
Is Augusta a good place to live?
The best of Augusta’s subject grades are an A− for history and a B+ for walkability; the weakest is a C− for incomes. 48% of working residents work locally in Augusta, against 9% in Georgia’s towns and 8% across U.S. towns. Its National Register listings include Augusta Canal Industrial District and Stephen Vincent Benet House. Augusta's civic life (library use, community groups, volunteering) trails 96% of U.S. towns. Augusta is home to Augusta University. Augusta has no overall grade: it has no figures for safety, schools and health, and an overall grade needs at least three of the four big subjects (cost of living, safety, schools and health).
What makes Augusta stand out
Where Augusta beats most towns.
Augusta Canal Industrial DistrictHistoryA−
51 historic places
51 places on the National Register
Listed for their history, architecture or both.
Biggest of 4
| College | Students |
|---|---|
| Augusta University | 8,122 |
| Augusta Technical College | 3,182 |
| Paine College | 310 |
Colleges in town
4 colleges
11,764 students on campus
Students are 7% of residents.
How Augusta grades
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Georgia), ordered by how far Augusta is from typical.
Augusta has no overall grade: it has no figures for safety, schools and health, and an overall grade needs at least three of the four big subjects (cost of living, safety, schools and health).
Jobs & income$56K median household income; 92,642 jobs based hereC−Open →Hazard riskFEMA National Risk IndexB+Open →Cost of livingCOpen →WalkabilityEPA walkability 7 of 20; 9.9% of households have no car; 4% of workers walk, bike or ride transitB+Open →
Character Graded, but not part of the overall grade.
Outdoors2% conserved landB−Open →HistoryA−Open →Civic life1 library visits per resident; 2.4 community nonprofits per 1,000 residentsD−Open →
Described, not graded Taste, not quality: snow or an older crowd is neither good nor bad.
Climate–Open →Housing market52 days on market–Open →Who lives hereMedian age 35.2; 24% of adults have a four-year degree–Open →
How TownRatings grades towns →
Getting set up
The full setup list →Moving to Augusta: who provides what
Who provides power, water and the rest in Augusta, and how to reach them.
PowerGeorgia Power16.3¢/kWh · EIA 2025HIFLD · EIA
WaterAugusta-Richmond Co WSNo health-based violations in 5 years · EPAEPA
Internet5 providers99% of addresses get 100/20 MbpsFCC
Trash & dumpNot on file yetWe don’t have Augusta’s trash rules yet
Register to voteOnlineIn Georgia you can register online until 29 days before Election Day, in person until 29 days before Election Day, or by mail (postmarked 29 days before).vote.govWho runs elections hereRichmond County Board of ElectionsThe town itself; contacts on the Handbook page.FVAP, Nov 2025
ZIP codes30906, 30909, 30815, 3090430906 28% · 30909 23% · 30815 18% · 30904 12%Census 2020
EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.
The data
Ordered by what stands out in Augusta.
HousingCost of living grade C
Augusta’s typical home value is about $188K
The typical Augusta home is worth about $188,000, up 2.5% in a year, 43% below the Georgia typical home. 51% of households own their home in Augusta, where Georgia’s towns sit at 58% and U.S. towns at 73%.
$188KZillow home value
| Augusta | Georgia towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Households that own their home | 51% | 58% | 73% |
| Renters paying 30%+ of income on rent | 56% | 52% | 48% |
Typical home value
Augusta$188K
Georgia$329K
Market temperature
52
days on market
96.9%
sale-to-list price
+2.5%
value change, 1 year
160
homes sold in May
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Schools
The schools Augusta’s kids attend
Its public schools are run by the Richmond County school district. Three of its 62 schools are below, each with why it’s listed.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Belair Middle SchoolLargest public middle schoolGrades 6–8 | Grades 6–8 | 776 | – |
| Academy of Richmond County High SchoolLargest public high schoolGrades 9–12 | Grades 9–12 | 1,178 | D |
| Davidson Fine Arts MagnetTop results in townGrades 6–12 | Grades 6–12 | 747 | A+ |
NCES · EDFacts
Climate
In Augusta, expect mild winters and hot summers
Augusta has mild winters and hot summers. The July high in Augusta is 92°F.
92°summer high
Typical low → high °F
Winter37–60°
Spring52–77°
Summer70–91°
Fall54–77°
Nov 9
typical first frost
Mar 23
typical last frost
+1.1°
vs. the 20th-century average
92°
typical summer high
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Work & commuteJobs & income grade C−
A job hub: Augusta has 1.3 jobs for every working resident and draws in 58,253 commuters
20% of Augusta residents live below the poverty line. The top destinations are Martinez (5%), Evans (3%) and Atlanta (2%). Augusta’s average trip to work is 21 minutes.
48%work in town
| Augusta | Georgia towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Below the poverty line | 20% | 15% | 9.6% |
| Average trip to work | 21 minutes | 26 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Median household income | $56,000 | $63,000 | $80,000 |
| Work from home | 9.1% | 9.2% | 11% |
Where working residents work
In Augusta48%
Martinez5%
Evans3%
Atlanta2%
North Augusta1%
8 mi
median commute distance
92,642
jobs based in Augusta
Balanced
jobs vs. working residents
B+
Walkability grade: more walkable than 66% of U.S. towns
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
OutdoorsB−
Augusta has set aside 2.3% of its land for conservation
224 miles of trail in 35 parks and preserves. The biggest place to walk is Phinizy Swamp Nature Park, 882 acres with 2.4 miles of trail.
2.3%conserved
| Augusta | Georgia towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Miles of trail per square mile | 0.7 miles per square mile | 0.3 | 0.4 |
| Conserved land | 2.3% | 2.2% | 4.3% |
2.3%
conserved · 4,889 of 209,375 acres
224 mi
of trails · 0.7 per sq mi
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Diamond Lakes Regional Park | 4.4 mi | 164 |
| 2. Augusta Riverwalk | 3.8 mi | 146 |
| 3. Phinizy Swamp Nature Park | 2.4 mi | 882 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Nearby attractions
All 12 attractions →Fort Gordon and 5 more within 40 miles
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Augusta. Close and well known come first.
in town LandmarkFort Gordon
in town Stadium & arenaJames Brown Arena
in town MuseumMeadow Garden
in town MuseumMorris Museum of Art120K visitors a year
in town GardenAugusta Botanical Gardens12 mi MuseumBeech Island Historical SocietySources: National Park Service · ski areas © OpenSkiMap / OpenStreetMap contributors · Wikidata · Wikipedia readership · photos via Wikimedia Commons
Photo credits
Fort Gordon: U.S. Army Cyber Command, Public domain · James Brown Arena: Thomson200, CC0 · Meadow Garden: Flickr user Sir Mildred Pierce, CC BY 2.0 · Morris Museum of Art: Thomson200, CC0 · Augusta Botanical Gardens: Liam Wolff (Ospr3yy at en.wikipedia), FAL
Keep exploring
Everything we know about Augusta
16pages on Augusta
The big questions
Out and about
The story
Day to day
After high school
Colleges nearby
4 within 15 miles of the center of Augusta
Augusta Technical CollegeCommunity college · Public · AugustaIn town$4,282 in-state tuitionAugusta UniversityUniversity or college · Public · AugustaIn town$8,414 in-state tuitionPaine CollegeUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · AugustaIn town$14,596 tuition
About 7 of every 100 Augusta residents are enrolled in college, about the same as Georgia.
College town
Augusta University calls Augusta home
4 colleges in town.
Augusta University8,122 students on campus
- Admission
- 86%
- Net price
- $13,787
- Graduate
- 49%
- Admission
- Open
- Net price
- $10,485
- Graduate
- 31%
- Admission
- 95%
- Net price
- $16,670
- Graduate
- 14%
College Scorecard · IPEDS
Landmarks
51 places in Augusta on the National Register of Historic Places.
Augusta’s neighbors
5 towns share a border with Augusta.
HephzibahNorth AugustaMartinezGrovetownBeech IslandAugusta
How the neighbors grade
| Town | GA rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Augusta | — | — | C | — | — | — |
| Hephzibah | #202 | D | B+ | B− | D | C− |
| Martinez | #29 | B+ | C+ | — | A | B+ |
| Grovetown | #28 | B+ | C | A | A | B |
Augusta and Martinez report no FBI crime data of their own. Augusta isn’t graded (fewer than 1,000 residents, or not enough data). Compare Augusta with a neighbor →
Questions about Augusta
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Augusta, GA a good place to live?
Augusta has no overall grade: it has no figures for safety, schools and health, and an overall grade needs at least three of the four big subjects (cost of living, safety, schools and health).
Is Augusta, GA expensive?
Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades C.