Berry CollegeGA
A town of 1,647 in Georgia.
Is Berry College a good place to live?
The best of Berry College’s subject grades are an A for health and an A− for schools and walkability. 78% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor’s degree or more in Berry College, against 25% in Georgia’s towns and 29% across U.S. towns. Only 27 of Georgia’s 371 towns score higher on health. Berry College’s density of trails is 7.5 miles per square mile, above both the Georgia town median (0.3) and the median of U.S. towns (0.4). Berry College is home to Berry College. Berry College has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade.
What makes Berry College stand out
Where Berry College beats most towns.
| Widest gap | Berry College | GA |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults with diabetes | 1.1% | 13.3% |
| School | Grades | Students |
|---|---|---|
| Berry College Elementary School | K–8 | 134 |
98% of Berry College is in college
How Berry College grades
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Georgia), ordered by how far Berry College is from typical.
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Moving to Berry College: who provides what
Berry College is unincorporated, so Floyd County and regional agencies provide most services.
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 Berry College.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Berry College Elementary School PrivateLargest elementary schoolGrades K–8 | Grades K–8 | 134 | – |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within GA on state tests and graduation
Berry College stands out in Georgia and nationally, with fewer of its adults who have diabetes
Berry College: just over two thirds of adults had a checkup this year. No town among the 262 in Georgia we compare has a lower share of adults who have high blood pressure than Berry College.
| Berry College | Georgia towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 5.2% | 15% | 14% |
| Obesity (CDC PLACES) | 21% | 38% | 35% |
| Diabetes (CDC PLACES) | 1.1% | 14% | 12% |
| Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES) | 26% | 19% | 17% |
| What stands out | Berry College | GA |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults with diabetes | 1.1% | 13.3% |
| Fewer adults with heart disease | 0.6% | 6.1% |
| Fewer adults treating high blood pressure | 16.8% | 77.4% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
The average trip to work in Berry College is shorter than in the typical Georgia or U.S. town
The top destinations are Rome (24%), Atlanta (5%) and Calhoun (3%). The median commute is under 32 miles.
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Low risk in Berry College, with inland flooding at the top
FEMA puts 38% of Berry College’s expected hazard losses down to inland flooding, and 31% to tornadoes. For Berry College, the risk rating from FEMA is 25 of 100. Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 75% of U.S. communities.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Mild winters and hot summers in Berry College
July afternoons reach 90°, January nights drop to 32° and snow is almost unheard of.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Everything we know about Berry College
Colleges nearby
4 within 15 miles of the center of Berry College
College town 98 of every 100 Berry College residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Georgia.
100% of working residents leave Berry College for work
Where Berry College’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
Berry College’s neighbors
One town shares a border with Berry College.
| Town | GA rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Berry College | — | — | — | — | A− | A |
| Rome | #234 | D− | C | D | B− | D |
Berry College has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade. Berry College reports no FBI crime data of its own. Compare Berry College with a neighbor →