Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
Calhoun grades C+ overall, 98th of 258 graded towns in Georgia, with clear strengths and some subjects that lag. Its schools outperform 82% of the state's. On the other side, CDC estimates put its residents' health behind 85% of the country. 31% of working residents work locally in Calhoun, where Georgia’s towns sit at 9% and U.S. towns at 8%. Calhoun's civic life (library use, community groups, volunteering) trails 93% of U.S. towns. Calhoun has 2 places on the National Register of Historic Places, among them New Echota and Calhoun Depot.
Where Calhoun beats most towns.
| School | Grades | Students |
|---|---|---|
| Calhoun Primary School | 1–3 | 913 |
| Calhoun Early Learning Academy | PK–K | 503 |
| Calhoun Elementary School | 4–6 | 922 |
Where Calhoun’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 Calhoun is from typical.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Census counts: 427 in 1870, 16,949 in 2020. The archive holds 12 old photos and papers going back to 1825 and a map from 1972 on.
2 places on the National Register of Historic Places.
Who provides power, water and the rest in Calhoun, 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 Calhoun.
Calhoun draws workers from Rome and beyond, looks healthier within Georgia than nationally and has milder winter nights than most of the country, though not than most of Georgia.
17,911 jobs are based in Calhoun, 2.5 for every working resident, so most of the people who work here commute in. The average commute takes 20.8 minutes, against 28.3 across Georgia.
14% of residents live below the poverty line in Calhoun. Jobs in Calhoun grew by 5,199 from 2013 to 2023, reaching 17,911. The town’s mean commuting time comes in at 21 minutes. Half of commuters travel less than 17 miles.
| Calhoun | Georgia towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip to work | 21 minutes | 26 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Work from home | 6.1% | 9.2% | 11% |
| Median household income | $59,000 | $63,000 | $80,000 |
| Below the poverty line | 14% | 15% | 9.6% |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
The largest public high school is Calhoun High School, with 1,282 students. The Calhoun City school district runs its public schools. Below: Three of its 7 schools, each with why it was picked.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Calhoun Elementary SchoolLargest public middle schoolGrades 4–6 | Grades 4–6 | 922 | B+ |
| Calhoun High SchoolLargest public high schoolGrades 9–12 | Grades 9–12 | 1,282 | B |
| Calhoun Middle SchoolTop results in townGrades 7–8 | Grades 7–8 | 573 | A− |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within GA on state tests and graduation
Within Georgia it is less healthy than 65% of the 261 graded towns: much of Georgia scores lower on these measures.
The share of adults in Calhoun who say their health is fair or poor: 26%. Among adults in the town, 34% get no exercise outside work and 39% feel lonely.
| Calhoun | Georgia towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| No health insurance, 18–64 (CDC PLACES) | 20% | 14% | 8.1% |
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 17% | 14% | 14% |
| Get no exercise (CDC PLACES) | 34% | 29% | 25% |
| Feel lonely (CDC PLACES) | 39% | 38% | 33% |
| What stands out | Calhoun | GA |
|---|---|---|
| More older adults who have lost all their teeth | 23% | 14.5% |
| More uninsured adults | 20.1% | 13.1% |
| More adults with COPD | 9% | 6.5% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Expected losses in Calhoun break down as 38% from inland flooding and 22% from tornadoes. Compared with 75% of U.S. communities, expected storm and flood damage in the town is lower. The national flood insurance program has paid 8 claims locally since 1995.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
January nights average 31°: milder than most of the country, but colder than 92% of Georgia places with climate records; July afternoons average 90.1°.
About 2 inches of snow falls in a winter. Its midsummer high comes in at 90°F.
| Calhoun | Georgia towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| January low | 31°F | 33°F | 22°F |
| July high | 90°F | 90°F | 85°F |
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Home values rose 36% in five years, to about $274K, against 21% across Georgia.
On the market in Calhoun: a median 58 days to sell. Typical home values rose 2.6% in the year to September 2026. In Calhoun, the going rate for rent is $873 a month.
| Calhoun | Georgia towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Households that own their home | 56% | 58% | 73% |
| Median rent | $873 a month | $1,160 a month | $1,185 a month |
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
54 violent crimes were reported in 2022. Calhoun’s level of property crime stands at 26.4 per 1,000 residents. Most reported incidents are property crimes, mainly thefts.
| Calhoun | Georgia towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Property crimes per 1,000 (2022) | 26.4 per 1,000 residents | 21.7 | 14.1 |
| Violent crimes per 1,000 (2022) | 3.1 per 1,000 residents | 3 | 1.9 |
FBI crime data, 2022 · crimes reported to police
Just 53 of its 11,100 acres are conserved, so there is little public open land in Calhoun itself; its outdoors grade is D.
The density of trails in Calhoun is 0.1 miles per square mile. There are 1.3 miles of trail across 1 park or preserve.
| Calhoun | Georgia towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Miles of trail per square mile | 0.1 miles per square mile | 0.3 | 0.4 |
| Conserved land | 0.5% | 2.3% | 4.3% |
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. BB&T Park | — | 1 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
None within 15 miles of Calhoun; the nearest are
About 6 of every 100 Calhoun residents are enrolled in college, about the same as Georgia.
2 places in Calhoun on the National Register of Historic Places.
11 notable people were born in Calhoun.
City in Georgia, United States
Calhoun is a city in Gordon County, Georgia, United States. As of the 2020 census, the city had a population of 16,949. Calhoun is the county seat of Gordon County.
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One town shares a border with Calhoun.
Resaca has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade. Calhoun and Resaca report no FBI crime data of their own. Compare Calhoun with a neighbor →
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Calhoun grades C+ overall, better than 40% of U.S. towns and #98 of 258 in Georgia. It grades C− for health and A− for schools. Health is its weak spot, with a C−.
That is 4.3 years of the area's median household income ($63,650 across the Calhoun, GA area). Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades B−.
11 notable people were born here, including McCartney Kessler and William Thompson.
