Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
Dublin earns a D−, 244th among Georgia's 258 graded towns, mostly because of health and incomes. CDC estimates put its residents' health behind 97% of the country. The median household income is $43K, and 36% of residents live below the poverty line. What it does well: natural-hazard risk is low. 36% of residents live below the poverty line in Dublin, above both the Georgia town median (15%) and the median of U.S. towns (9.6%). Dublin has 7 places on the National Register of Historic Places, among them Carnegie Library and Dublin Commercial Historic District.
Where Dublin beats most towns, and one thing worth knowing.
Census counts: 574 in 1880, 16,074 in 2020. The archive holds 12 old photos and papers going back to 1904 and 2 maps from 1974 on.
7 places on the National Register of Historic Places.
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Georgia), ordered by how far Dublin is from typical.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Who provides power, water and the rest in Dublin, 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 Dublin.
Dublin draws workers from East Dublin and beyond, but it has poverty well above the Georgia rate.
20% of Dublin adults have diabetes. Dublin beats the Georgia average on 3 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 22. 40% of Dublin adults get no exercise outside work.
| Dublin | Georgia towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Diabetes (CDC PLACES) | 20% | 14% | 12% |
| Get no exercise (CDC PLACES) | 40% | 29% | 25% |
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 51% | 38% | 35% |
| Feel lonely (CDC PLACES) | 43% | 38% | 33% |
| What stands out | Dublin | GA |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer binge drinkers | 11.7% | 14.5% |
| More adults treating high blood pressure | 81.2% | 77.4% |
| More adults facing a utility shut-off | 18.1% | 9.6% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Its public schools are run by the Dublin City school district. Two of its 5 schools are below, each with why it’s listed. The largest public high school is Dublin High School, with 596 students.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dublin Middle SchoolLargest public middle schoolGrades 5–8 | Grades 5–8 | 634 | C− |
| Dublin High SchoolLargest public high schoolGrades 9–12 | Grades 9–12 | 596 | D |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within GA on state tests and graduation
12,785 jobs are based in Dublin, 2.1 for every working resident, so most of the people who work here commute in. The average commute takes 18.4 minutes, against 28.3 across Georgia.
About one in 3 of Dublin’s working residents works in town. Dublin’s average trip to work is 18 minutes. Since 2013, Dublin has added 1,787 jobs, to 12,785 in 2023.
| Dublin | Georgia towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Working residents who work in town | 35% | 9% | 8% |
| Average trip to work | 18 minutes | 26 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Median household income | $43,000 | $63,000 | $80,000 |
| Work from home | 6.6% | 9.2% | 11% |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
The typical Dublin home is worth about $192,000, up 3.4% in a year, 42% below the Georgia typical home. 38% of households own their home in Dublin.
| Dublin | Georgia towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Households that own their home | 38% | 58% | 73% |
| Median rent | $847 a month | $1,160 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 79% of U.S. communities. Since 1995, 17 flood insurance claims have been paid out in Dublin.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Dublin has mild winters and hot summers. The July high in Dublin is 93°F.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
2.4 miles of trail in 5 parks and preserves. The biggest park or preserve is Southern Pines Regional Park, at 116 acres.
| Dublin | Georgia towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Miles of trail per square mile | 0.2 miles per square mile | 0.3 | 0.4 |
| Conserved land | 2.4% | 2.2% | 4.3% |
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Southern Pines Regional Park | — | 116 |
| 2. Springdale Park | — | 26 |
| 3. Fairview Park | — | 12 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
None within 15 miles of Dublin; the nearest are
About 5 of every 100 Dublin residents are enrolled in college, about the same as Georgia.
Where Dublin’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
7 places in Dublin on the National Register of Historic Places.
25 notable people were born in Dublin.
City in Georgia, United States
Dublin is a city in and the county seat of Laurens County, Georgia, United States. The population was 16,074 at the 2020 census.
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Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Dublin grades D− overall, better than 2% of U.S. towns and #244 of 258 in Georgia. It grades D− for health and C for schools. Health is its weak spot, with a D−.
That is 3.5 years of the area's median household income ($54,207 across the Dublin, 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 C.
25 notable people were born here, including Anthony Johnson and Marcos Knight.
