Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
Home to 2 places on the National Register of Historic Places.
Butler’s best subject grade is a B for cost of living; its weakest is a D− for incomes. 50% of residents live below the poverty line in Butler, where Georgia’s towns sit at 15% and U.S. towns at 9.6%. No town in Georgia scores lower than Butler on incomes. On CDC health estimates it is near the bottom nationally. Butler's civic life (library use, community groups, volunteering) trails 94% of U.S. towns. Its National Register listings include Taylor County Courthouse and Butler Downtown Historic district. Butler has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade.
Where Butler beats most towns, and one thing worth knowing.
Taylor County Courthouse| Widest gap | Butler | GA |
|---|---|---|
| More adults with COPD | 13.3% | 6.5% |
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Georgia), ordered by how far Butler is from typical.
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The archive holds 6 old photos and papers going back to 2005.
2 places on the National Register of Historic Places.
Who provides power, water and the rest in Butler, 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 Butler.
22% of adults have diabetes in Butler, above both Georgia’s towns (14%) and U.S. towns (12%). 51% of Butler adults have high blood pressure. Butler beats the Georgia average on 2 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 22.
| Butler | Georgia towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fair or poor health (CDC PLACES) | 35% | 23% | 19% |
| Diabetes (CDC PLACES) | 22% | 14% | 12% |
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 20% | 14% | 14% |
| Get no exercise (CDC PLACES) | 41% | 29% | 25% |
| What stands out | Butler | GA |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer binge drinkers | 10.3% | 14.5% |
| More adults treating high blood pressure | 82.6% | 77.4% |
| More adults with COPD | 13.3% | 6.5% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Its public schools are run by the Taylor County school district. Its one school is below.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Taylor County Middle SchoolLargest public middle schoolGrades 6–8 | Grades 6–8 | 245 | C+ |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within GA on state tests and graduation
The typical Butler home is worth about $139,000, up 4.4% in a year, 58% below the Georgia typical home. 41% of households own their home in Butler. Among 260 Georgia towns, just 8 have a lower median rent than Butler.
| Butler | Georgia towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Households that own their home | 41% | 58% | 73% |
| Median rent | $592 a month | $1,154 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 70% of U.S. communities.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Butler has mild winters and warm summers, with plenty of rain. The July high in Butler is 91°F.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Most working residents leave Butler for work: only 17% work in town. Butler’s average trip to work is 34 minutes. The top destinations are Columbus (7%), Fort Valley (6%) and Macon-Bibb County (5%).
| Butler | Georgia towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip to work | 34 minutes | 26 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Working residents who work in town | 17% | 9.1% | 8% |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
None within 15 miles of Butler; the nearest are
About 1 of every 100 Butler residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Georgia.
2 places in Butler on the National Register of Historic Places.
3 notable people were born in Butler.
City in Georgia, United States
Butler is the county seat of Taylor County, Georgia, United States. Its population was 1,972 at the 2010 census, and 1,881 in 2020.
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Home to 2 places on the National Register of Historic Places.
That is 3.3 years of the area's median household income ($41,788 across the county). Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades B.
3 notable people were born here, including William Fielding Ogburn and Patty Bentley.
