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Claxton earns a D−, ranked 249th of 258 in Georgia, mostly because of incomes and health. The median household income is $33K, and 36% of residents live below the poverty line. CDC estimates put its residents' health behind 95% of the country. One bright spot: it is more walkable than 88% of U.S. towns. 36% of residents live below the poverty line in Claxton, above both the Georgia town median (15%) and the median of U.S. towns (9.6%). On safety, just 14 of Georgia’s 152 towns do worse. Claxton has 2 places on the National Register of Historic Places, among them Mitchell J. Green Plantation and Evans County Courthouse.
Where Claxton beats most towns, and one thing worth knowing.
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Georgia), ordered by how far Claxton is from typical.
Its grades run from A for walkability (better than 88% of comparable towns) to D− for jobs and income (better than 3%), so the D− overall blends very different results.
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Census counts: 553 in 1900, 2,602 in 2020. The archive holds 16 old photos and papers going back to 1910 and 4 maps from 1919 on.
2 places on the National Register of Historic Places.
Who provides power, water and the rest in Claxton, 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 Claxton.
Claxton is healthier than towns with similar incomes and has homes that are cheap against local pay, but it carries more natural-hazard risk than most of Georgia (mostly hurricanes).
Against the 887 U.S. towns with household incomes like Claxton’s, it is less healthy than 53%, so its D− isn’t only a matter of income.
18% of Claxton adults have diabetes. Claxton beats the Georgia average on 1 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 19. 38% of Claxton adults get no exercise outside work.
| Claxton | Georgia towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Diabetes (CDC PLACES) | 18% | 14% | 12% |
| Get no exercise (CDC PLACES) | 38% | 29% | 25% |
| Fair or poor health (CDC PLACES) | 30% | 23% | 19% |
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 45% | 38% | 35% |
| What stands out | Claxton | GA |
|---|---|---|
| More adults treating high blood pressure | 80.2% | 77.4% |
| More older adults who have lost all their teeth | 23.8% | 14.5% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Its public schools are run by the Evans County school district. Its one school is below.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Second ChanceLargest public high schoolGrades 6–12 | Grades 6–12 | 55 | C+ |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within GA on state tests and graduation
Property crime runs at 39.2 per 1,000 residents, 3 times the Georgia rate, most of it theft. Reported crimes fell from 134 to 111 over the last three FBI years, a drop beyond ordinary year-to-year swings.
The property crime rate in Claxton is 39.2 per 1,000 residents. Claxton reports more crime per resident than most U.S. towns we grade: about 95% report less. The violent crime rate in Claxton is 4.8 per 1,000 residents.
| Claxton | Georgia towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Property crimes per 1,000 (2025) | 39.2 per 1,000 residents | 14.5 | 9.9 |
| Violent crimes per 1,000 (2025) | 4.8 per 1,000 residents | 2.2 | 1.6 |
FBI crime data, 2025 · crimes reported to police
At 2.5 years of the Statesboro area’s $57K median household income, the typical home (about $145K) costs less against local pay than in 87% of Georgia towns; that ratio is one input to its B− for cost of living.
The typical Claxton home is worth about $145,000, up 12.3% in a year, 56% below the Georgia typical home. 42% of households own their home in Claxton.
| Claxton | Georgia towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Households that own their home | 42% | 58% | 73% |
| Median rent | $654 a month | $1,160 a month | $1,185 a month |
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Claxton has mild winters and hot summers. Claxton’s July high is 93°F.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Most working residents leave Claxton for work: only 12% work in town. Jobs based in Claxton fell to 1,103 in 2023, 261 fewer than in 2013. Among 263 Georgia towns, just 8 have a lower median household income than Claxton.
| Claxton | Georgia towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median household income | $33,000 | $63,000 | $80,000 |
| Working residents who work in town | 12% | 9% | 8% |
| Average trip to work | 27 minutes | 26 minutes | 25 minutes |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
FEMA rates its natural-hazard risk higher than 83% of Georgia towns; that rating is what its C for hazard risk is built on.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
None within 15 miles of Claxton; the nearest are
About 2 of every 100 Claxton residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Georgia.
2 places in Claxton on the National Register of Historic Places.
5 notable people were born in Claxton.
City in Georgia, United States
Claxton is a city in Evans County, Georgia, United States. The population was 2,602 in 2020. It is the county seat of Evans County.
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One town shares a border with Claxton.
Hagan isn’t graded (fewer than 1,000 residents, or not enough data). Compare Claxton with a neighbor →
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Claxton grades D− overall, in the bottom 2% of U.S. towns and #249 of 258 in Georgia. It grades D− for health, D for safety and D for schools. Jobs & income is its weak spot, with a D−.
That is 2.5 years of the area's median household income ($57,446 across the Statesboro, 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−.
5 notable people were born here, including Albert Parker and Cartha DeLoach.
