Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
Public schools that outperform most of Georgia.
Few places in the country grade higher. Chickamauga earns an A+, ranked 4th of 258 in Georgia. Its schools outperform 92% of the state's, the median household earns $93K, and it reports less crime per resident than 78% of U.S. towns. Its lowest mark, a B+, is in health. On history, just 25 of Georgia’s 373 towns do better. Chickamauga's civic life (library use, community groups, volunteering) trails 90% of U.S. towns. Only 9 of the 149 Georgia towns we compare have a lower violent crime rate than Chickamauga.
Where Chickamauga beats most towns.
| School | Grades | Students |
|---|---|---|
| Chickamauga Elementary School | PK–5 | 544 |
| Gordon Lee Middle School | 6–8 | 304 |
| Gordon Lee High School | 9–12 | 410 |
Gordon-Lee House
Census counts: 95 in 1900, 2,917 in 2020. The archive holds 12 old photos and papers going back to 1861 and 4 maps from 1936 on.
5 places on the National Register of Historic Places.
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Georgia), ordered by how far Chickamauga is from typical.
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Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Chickamauga. Close and well known come first.
6 mi MountainLookout Mountain
10 mi WaterfallRuby Falls15 mi CaveEllison's Cave
in town National Military ParkChickamauga and Chattanooga National Military Park972K visitors a year7 mi Theme parkLake Winnepesaukah
12 mi Zoo & aquariumTennessee AquariumLookout Mountain: Teke, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Ruby Falls: Oydman (talk), CC BY-SA 3.0 · Chickamauga and Chattanooga National Military Park: Lhughesw5, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Tennessee Aquarium: Ɱ, CC BY-SA 4.0
Who provides power, water and the rest in Chickamauga, 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 Chickamauga.
Chickamauga pairs an A+ overall with homes cheaper than the Georgia norm and pairs an A for schools with modest home prices, but it carries more natural-hazard risk than most of Georgia (mostly inland flooding).
Its A for schools comes with a B+ for cost of living: the typical home is worth about $270K. Its A ranks #10 of the 260 Georgia towns we grade for schools.
Its public schools are run by the Chickamauga City school district. Its three schools are below. The largest public high school is Gordon Lee High School, with 410 students.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chickamauga Elementary SchoolLargest public elementary schoolGrades PK–5 | Grades PK–5 | 544 | A |
| Gordon Lee High SchoolLargest public high schoolGrades 9–12 | Grades 9–12 | 410 | A |
| Gordon Lee Middle SchoolTop results in townGrades 6–8 | Grades 6–8 | 304 | A |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within GA on state tests and graduation
At 9.1 crimes per 1,000 residents a year, it reports less crime than 91% of Georgia’s graded towns. Reported crimes fell from 26 to 15 over the last three FBI years, a drop beyond ordinary year-to-year swings.
Chickamauga’s property crime rate is 4.6 per 1,000 residents, below both Georgia’s towns (14.7) and U.S. towns (9.9).
FBI crime data, 2025 · crimes reported to police
Its widest gap with Georgia is tooth loss: 7.1% of those 65+ have lost all their teeth, against 14.5% statewide.
Chickamauga beats the Georgia average on 11 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 1. 9.2% of adults worry about having enough food in Chickamauga, below both the Georgia town median (22%) and the median of U.S. towns (14%). 16% of adults say their health is fair or poor in Chickamauga.
| Chickamauga | Georgia towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Food insecurity (CDC PLACES) | 9.2% | 22% | 14% |
| Fair or poor health (CDC PLACES) | 16% | 23% | 19% |
| Diabetes (CDC PLACES) | 10% | 14% | 12% |
| Feel lonely (CDC PLACES) | 34% | 39% | 33% |
| What stands out | Chickamauga | GA |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer older adults who have lost all their teeth | 7.1% | 14.5% |
| Fewer adults facing food insecurity | 9.2% | 17.7% |
| More adults who have had cancer | 9.4% | 7% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Adults 18 to 34 are 13% of residents (23% statewide); adults 35 to 64 are 44% of residents (39% statewide). 37% of Chickamauga adults 25 and older hold a bachelor’s degree or more. Chickamauga has grown 3.1% since 2020, to 3,017 residents in the Census Bureau’s 2025 estimate.
| Chickamauga | Georgia towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bachelor’s degree or more, 25+ | 37% | 25% | 29% |
| Median age | 41.3 years | 36.5 years | 40.5 years |
56% women, 44% men
About 80 men for every 100 women (the survey’s margin: ±4.1 points). Across Georgia, 51.2% of residents are women.
| Chickamauga | GA | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 14% | 12.1% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 10% | 11.1% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 5.1% | 9.5% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 7.8% | 13.8% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 17% | 13.4% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 13.6% | 12.8% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 13.6% | 12.3% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 11.2% | 9.1% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 7.7% | 5.8% | 7% |
| No diploma | 3.9% | 10.8% | 10.4% |
| High school | 34.1% | 26.6% | 26% |
| Some college | 19.1% | 19.2% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 6.4% | 8.4% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 22.2% | 21.1% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 14.3% | 13.9% | 14.1% |
Census population estimates, 2025 · U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates · in a town of 3,000, single groups can be off by several points
July afternoons average 89.3°: hotter than most of the country, but cooler than 77% of Georgia places with climate records; January nights average 31°.
Chickamauga has mild winters and warm summers, with plenty of rain. The January low in Chickamauga is 31°F. Snow is almost unheard of.
| Chickamauga | Georgia towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| January low | 31°F | 33°F | 22°F |
| July high | 89°F | 90°F | 85°F |
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Chickamauga grades A+ overall with a typical home of about $270K, below the Georgia typical value; only 9 of the 26 Georgia towns graded A− or better can say that.
The typical Chickamauga home is worth about $270,000, up 2.2% in a year, 18% below the Georgia typical home. Chickamauga’s median rent is $750 a month.
| Chickamauga | Georgia towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Households that own their home | 81% | 58% | 73% |
| Median rent | $750 a month | $1,160 a month | $1,185 a month |
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
35% of working residents cross a state line to work, East Ridge among the top destinations. Chickamauga has about as many jobs (1,042) as working residents, but only 62 people both live and work here.
Most working residents leave Chickamauga for work: only 5% work in town. Since 2013, Chickamauga has added 68 jobs, to 1,042 in 2023. The top destinations are Chattanooga (31%), LaFayette (6%) and Fort Oglethorpe (5%).
| Chickamauga | Georgia towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Below the poverty line | 4.8% | 15% | 9.6% |
| Median household income | $93,000 | $63,000 | $80,000 |
| Working residents who work in town | 5.3% | 9.2% | 8% |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
FEMA rates its natural-hazard risk higher than 83% of Georgia towns, with expected losses of about $765 per resident a year; that rating is what its C+ for hazard risk is built on.
Since 1990, 49 flood insurance claims have been paid out in Chickamauga.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Helicopter Park | — | 3 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
4 within 15 miles of the center of Chickamauga
About 3 of every 100 Chickamauga residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Georgia.
5 places in Chickamauga on the National Register of Historic Places.
City in Georgia, United States
Chickamauga is a city in Walker County, Georgia, United States. The population was 2,917 at the 2020 census. It is part of the Chattanooga metropolitan area.
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Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Yes, by almost any measure. Chickamauga grades A+ overall, better than 97% of U.S. towns and #4 of 258 in Georgia. It grades B+ for health, A− for safety and A for schools.
Not for the area. That is 3.7 years of the area's median household income ($72,161 across the Chattanooga, TN-GA metro 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+.
2 notable people were born here, including Jack Nelson and Steve Tarvin.
