East GriffinGA
A town in Georgia, home to 1,174 people.
Is East Griffin a good place to live?
East Griffin’s best subject grade is an A− for cost of living; its weakest is a D− for health. 32% of residents live below the poverty line in East Griffin, above both Georgia’s towns (15%) and U.S. towns (9.6%). On hazard risk, just 1 of Georgia’s 374 towns do better. Most errands need a car: it is less walkable than 89% of U.S. towns. East Griffin has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade.
What makes East Griffin stand out
Where East Griffin beats most towns, and one thing worth knowing.
Typical home value
| Widest gap | East Griffin | GA |
|---|---|---|
| More older adults who have lost all their teeth | 30% | 14.5% |
1,174 people, and everyone knows the way
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
How East Griffin grades
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Georgia), ordered by how far East Griffin is from typical.
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Moving to East Griffin: who provides what
East Griffin is unincorporated, so Spalding County and regional agencies provide most services.
EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.
The data
Ordered by what stands out in East Griffin.
The typical home in East Griffin: about $102K
East Griffin: 55% of households own their home. Typical home values fell 5.8% in the year to September 2026.
| East Griffin | Georgia towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Households that own their home | 55% | 58% | 73% |
| Median rent | $1,166 a month | $1,154 a month | $1,185 a month |
Typical home value
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
A larger share of adults in East Griffin smoke cigarettes than in the typical Georgia or U.S. town
Among adults in East Griffin, 20% report frequent physical distress and 39% get no exercise outside work. Only 8 of the 262 Georgia towns we compare have a higher share of adults who have been diagnosed with depression than East Griffin. 44% of adults sleep under 7 hours locally.
| East Griffin | Georgia towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 25% | 15% | 14% |
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 20% | 14% | 14% |
| Get no exercise (CDC PLACES) | 39% | 29% | 25% |
| Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES) | 22% | 19% | 17% |
| What stands out | East Griffin | GA |
|---|---|---|
| More older adults who have lost all their teeth | 30% | 14.5% |
| More adults with COPD | 12.2% | 6.5% |
| More adults facing food insecurity | 32.3% | 17.7% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
East Griffin stands out in Georgia and nationally: the FEMA risk score there is lower
One claim on flood insurance has been paid out in East Griffin since 1996. FEMA puts 47% of the town’s expected hazard losses down to inland flooding, and 19% to tornadoes. Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 95% of U.S. communities.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
With 0.5 jobs for every working resident, most of East Griffin’s workers commute out
Among 264 Georgia towns, just 7 have a lower share of working residents who work in town than East Griffin. Employers in East Griffin shed 631 jobs between 2013 and 2023, to 334. The average commute for East Griffin comes to 28 minutes. Half of commuters travel less than 21 miles.
| East Griffin | Georgia towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Working residents who work in town | 0.6% | 9.1% | 8% |
| Average trip to work | 28 minutes | 26 minutes | 25 minutes |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Mild winters and hot summers: that is East Griffin’s year
July afternoons reach 90°, January nights drop to 34° and snow is almost unheard of.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Everything we know about East Griffin
Colleges nearby
2 within 15 miles of the center of East Griffin
About 0 of every 100 East Griffin residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Georgia.
99% of working residents leave East Griffin for work
Where East Griffin’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
About East Griffin
Place in Georgia, United States
East Griffin is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in Spalding County, Georgia, United States. The population was 1,561 in 2020.
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- Area
- 1.5 sq mi
- Elevation
- 873 ft
Questions about East Griffin
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is East Griffin, GA expensive?
Not for the area. Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades A−.