Is Brooks a good place to live?
30% of residents are 65 or older in Brooks, where Georgia’s towns sit at 15% and U.S. towns at 18%. Among 264 Georgia towns, just 2 have a higher share of households owning their home than Brooks. Brooks has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.
584 people, and everyone knows the way
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
Moving to Brooks: who provides what
Who provides power, water and the rest in Brooks, 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.
The data
Ordered by what stands out in Brooks.
The typical home in Brooks is valued at about $593K
The typical Brooks home is worth about $593,000, up 2.4% in a year, 80% above the Georgia typical home.
Typical home value
Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Liberty Tech Charter AcademyLargest public elementary schoolGrades K–8 | Grades K–8 | 428 | A− |
NCES · EDFacts
Brooks stands out in Georgia and nationally, with the median age higher than most
Brooks’ median age is 50.9 years, above both Georgia’s towns (36.5 years) and U.S. towns (40.5 years). 20% of Brooks residents are under 18. Brooks has grown 2.3% since 2020, to 584 residents in the Census Bureau’s 2025 estimate.
| Brooks | Georgia towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median age | 50.9 years | 36.5 years | 40.5 years |
| Bachelor’s degree or more, 25+ | 40% | 25% | 29% |
| Under 18 | 20% | 24% | 22% |
Ages · share of residents
Education · adults 25 and older
Women and men · all residents
Somewhere between 25% and 70% women
The Census survey reached too few of Brooks’ residents to say more: its margin here is ±22.3 points. Across Georgia, 51.2% of residents are women.
| Brooks | GA | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 9.8% | 12.1% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 10.3% | 11.1% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 9% | 9.5% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 6.8% | 13.8% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 8.3% | 13.4% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 10.8% | 12.8% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 15.3% | 12.3% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 20.9% | 9.1% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 9% | 5.8% | 7% |
| No diploma | 0.5% | 10.8% | 10.4% |
| High school | 29% | 26.6% | 26% |
| Some college | 21.3% | 19.2% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 9.8% | 8.4% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 23.6% | 21.1% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 15.9% | 13.9% | 14.1% |
Census population estimates, 2025 · U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates · in a town of 600, single groups can be off by several points
With 0.6 jobs for every working resident, most of Brooks’ workers commute out
Most working residents leave Brooks for work: only 4% work in town. Brooks’ median household income is $106,000. Jobs based in Brooks grew to 168 in 2023, 138 more than in 2013.
| Brooks | Georgia towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median household income | $106,000 | $63,000 | $80,000 |
| Average trip to work | 31 minutes | 26 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Below the poverty line | 7.6% | 15% | 9.6% |
| Working residents who work in town | 3.7% | 9.1% | 8% |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Mild winters and hot summers in Brooks
Brooks has mild winters and warm summers, with plenty of rain. The July high in Brooks is 90°F.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
A smaller share of adults worry about having enough food in Brooks than in most of Georgia or the rest of the country
7.3% of adults worry about having enough food in Brooks. Brooks beats the Georgia average on 16 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 1. 31% of adults sleep under 7 hours in Brooks.
| Brooks | Georgia towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES) | 31% | 40% | 36% |
| Food insecurity (CDC PLACES) | 7.3% | 22% | 14% |
| Get no exercise (CDC PLACES) | 19% | 29% | 25% |
| Fair or poor health (CDC PLACES) | 14% | 23% | 19% |
| What stands out | Brooks | GA |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults facing food insecurity | 7.3% | 17.7% |
| Fewer adults facing a utility shut-off | 4.4% | 9.6% |
| More adults who have had cancer | 9.9% | 7% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Inland flooding leads a moderate hazard risk in Brooks
Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 58% of U.S. communities.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Brooks Park | 0.1 mi | 19 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Everything we know about Brooks
Colleges nearby
1 within 15 miles of the center of Brooks
About 4 of every 100 Brooks residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Georgia.
96% of working residents leave Brooks for work
Where Brooks’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
About Brooks
Town in Georgia, United States
Brooks is a town in Fayette County, Georgia, United States. As of the 2020 United States census, it had a population of 568.
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- Area
- 4.3 sq mi
- Elevation
- 837 ft
- ZIP code
- 30205
- Area code
- 770
Questions about Brooks
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Brooks, GA a good place to live?
Brooks has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.