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Cartersville grades C+ overall, ranked 100th of 258 in Georgia, with clear strengths and some subjects that lag. Its public schools beat 75% of Georgia towns on state tests and graduation. It also does better than most on incomes: the median household earns $84K. Its lowest everyday mark is in safety: its police reported 76 violent crimes reported to the FBI in 2025, a higher rate per resident than 73% of U.S. towns. A typical home there costs about $324K, 3.6 years of the Atlanta metro’s $90K median household income. Its National Register listings include Etowah Mounds and Roselawn. 19% of working residents work locally in Cartersville, where Georgia’s towns sit at 9% and U.S. towns at 8%. Cartersville's civic life (library use, community groups, volunteering) trails 85% of U.S. towns.
Where Cartersville beats most towns.
Etowah Mounds| School | Grades | Students |
|---|---|---|
| Cartersville Primary School | PK–3 | 1,507 |
| Cartersville Elementary School | 4–5 | 629 |
| Rollins Child Development Center | PK–K | 76 |
Etowah Mounds is a National Historic Landmark, the National Register’s top tier.
Census counts: 2,232 in 1870, 23,187 in 2020. The archive holds 12 old photos and papers going back to 1861 and 4 maps from 1906 on.
14 places on the National Register of Historic Places.
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Georgia), ordered by how far Cartersville is from typical.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Who provides power, water and the rest in Cartersville, 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 Cartersville.
Cartersville draws workers from Euharlee and beyond, has seen reported crime fall by a fifth or more and has milder winter nights than most of the country, though not than most of Georgia.
25 miles of trail in 11 parks and preserves. The trail density in Cartersville is 0.9 miles per square mile. The biggest place to walk is Sam Smith Park, 194 acres with 2.3 miles of trail.
| Cartersville | Georgia towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Miles of trail per square mile | 0.9 miles per square mile | 0.3 | 0.4 |
| Conserved land | 2.3% | 2.2% | 4.3% |
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Dellinger Park | 3 mi | 129 |
| 2. Sam Smith Park | 2.3 mi | 194 |
| 3. Leake Mounds Interpretive Trail | 0.8 mi | 21 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Its public schools are run by the Cartersville City school district. Three of its 7 schools are below, each with why it’s listed.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cartersville Primary SchoolLargest public elementary schoolGrades PK–3 | Grades PK–3 | 1,507 | – |
| Cartersville High SchoolLargest public high schoolGrades 9–12 | Grades 9–12 | 1,469 | C |
| Cartersville Middle SchoolTop results in townGrades 6–8 | Grades 6–8 | 1,081 | A− |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within GA on state tests and graduation
18,084 jobs are based in Cartersville, 1.7 for every working resident, so most of the people who work here commute in.
Since 2013, Cartersville has added 2,640 jobs, to 18,084 in 2023. The top destinations are Atlanta (5%), Marietta (3%) and Rome (2%). Half commute less than 20 miles.
| Cartersville | Georgia towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median household income | $84,000 | $63,000 | $80,000 |
| Below the poverty line | 12% | 15% | 9.6% |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Reported crimes fell from 612 to 454 over the last three FBI years, a drop beyond ordinary year-to-year swings.
Cartersville’s violent crime rate is 3 per 1,000 residents. Cartersville reports more crime per resident than most U.S. towns we grade: about 73% report less. Within Georgia, it does better than 48% of towns.
| Cartersville | Georgia towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Violent crimes per 1,000 (2025) | 3 per 1,000 residents | 2.2 | 1.6 |
| Property crimes per 1,000 (2025) | 14.8 per 1,000 residents | 14.5 | 9.9 |
FBI crime data, 2025 · crimes reported to police
January nights average 31.5°: milder than most of the country, but colder than 89% of Georgia places with climate records; July afternoons average 90.3°.
Cartersville has mild winters and warm summers, with plenty of rain. Snow is almost unheard of.
| Cartersville | Georgia towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| July high | 90°F | 90°F | 85°F |
| January low | 32°F | 33°F | 22°F |
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Cartersville beats the Georgia average on 0 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 1. 36% of adults feel lonely in Cartersville.
| Cartersville | Georgia towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Feel lonely (CDC PLACES) | 36% | 39% | 33% |
| Obesity (CDC PLACES) | 40% | 38% | 35% |
| No health insurance, 18–64 (CDC PLACES) | 14% | 14% | 8.1% |
| Food insecurity (CDC PLACES) | 17% | 22% | 14% |
| What stands out | Cartersville | GA |
|---|---|---|
| More adults who have had cancer | 7.8% | 7% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 60% of U.S. communities. Since 2001, 11 flood insurance claims have been paid out in Cartersville.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
No broad age group is more than 4 points off the Georgia average. Cartersville has grown 9.5% since 2020, to 25,349 residents in the Census Bureau’s 2025 estimate. 12% of Cartersville residents are 65 or older.
| Cartersville | Georgia towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aged 65 or older | 12% | 15% | 18% |
| Median age | 37 years | 36.5 years | 40.5 years |
| Under 18 | 23% | 24% | 22% |
50% women, 50% men
That’s an even split within the survey’s margin of ±2 points. Across Georgia, 51.2% of residents are women. Median age: women 37.4, men 36.7.
| Cartersville | GA | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 12.9% | 12.1% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 10.1% | 11.1% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 7.2% | 9.5% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 15.6% | 13.8% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 15.6% | 13.4% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 13.3% | 12.8% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 13.2% | 12.3% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 7.5% | 9.1% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 4.8% | 5.8% | 7% |
| No diploma | 9.5% | 10.8% | 10.4% |
| High school | 33.5% | 26.6% | 26% |
| Some college | 19.9% | 19.2% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 8.3% | 8.4% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 18.7% | 21.1% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 9.9% | 13.9% | 14.1% |
Census population estimates, 2025 · U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates
The typical Cartersville home is worth about $324,000, up 1% in a year, close to the Georgia typical home.
| Cartersville | Georgia towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Households that own their home | 59% | 58% | 73% |
| Median rent | $1,229 a month | $1,152 a month | $1,185 a month |
Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Cartersville. Close and well known come first.
Big draw36 mi Stadium & arenaMercedes-Benz Stadium
Big draw31 mi Theme parkSix Flags Over Georgia
27 mi Stadium & arenaTruist Park
Big draw37 mi Stadium & arenaState Farm Arena
3 mi Ancient siteEtowah Indian Mounds
36 mi Zoo & aquariumGeorgia AquariumMercedes-Benz Stadium: Atlanta Falcons, CC BY 3.0 · Six Flags Over Georgia: hagerman, CC BY 2.0 · Truist Park: Thechased at English Wikipedia, CC BY 4.0 · State Farm Arena: Hermann Luyken, CC0 · Etowah Indian Mounds: Kåre Thor Olsen, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Georgia Aquarium: Diliff, CC BY 2.5
None within 15 miles of Cartersville; the nearest are
About 3 of every 100 Cartersville residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Georgia.
19,731 counted in 2010 and 23,187 in 2020; an estimated 25,349 in 2025.
Growth hasn’t slowed: 9.5% since 2020, after 17.5% in the decade before.
U.S. Census 2010 & 2020 counts · Census Bureau estimate, July 1, 2025
14 places in Cartersville on the National Register of Historic Places.
21 notable people were born in Cartersville.
City in Georgia, United States
Cartersville is a city in and the county seat of Bartow County, Georgia, United States; it is located within the northwest edge of the Atlanta metropolitan area. As of the 2020 census, the city had a population of 23,187.
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One town shares a border with Cartersville.
| Town | GA rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cartersville | #100 | C+ | B− | C | A− | C+ |
| Emerson | — | — | B+ | B+ | B | C+ |
Emerson has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade. Compare Cartersville with a neighbor →
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Cartersville grades C+ overall, better than 40% of U.S. towns and #100 of 258 in Georgia. It grades C+ for health, C for safety and A− for schools.
Within Georgia, it does better than 48% of towns.
Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades B−.
21 notable people were born here, including Benjamin Walker and Joe Frank Harris.
