Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
Emerson’s best subject grades are a B+ for safety and cost of living. Emerson’s property crime rate is 2.4 per 1,000 residents, below both the Georgia town median (14.5) and the median of U.S. towns (9.9). Only 16 of Georgia’s 307 towns score higher on civic life. Emerson has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade.
Where Emerson beats most towns.
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Georgia), ordered by how far Emerson is from typical.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Census counts: 200 in 1880, 1,415 in 2020. The archive holds 12 old photos and papers going back to 2005 and 2 maps from 1906 on.
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Emerson. Close and well known come first.
Big draw33 mi Stadium & arenaMercedes-Benz Stadium
Big draw28 mi Theme parkSix Flags Over Georgia
23 mi Stadium & arenaTruist Park
Big draw33 mi Stadium & arenaState Farm Arena
32 mi Zoo & aquariumGeorgia Aquarium
23 mi MuseumChattahoochee Nature CenterMercedes-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 · Georgia Aquarium: Diliff, CC BY 2.5 · Chattahoochee Nature Center: muffinn from Worcester, UK, CC BY 2.0
Who provides power, water and the rest in Emerson, 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 Emerson.
At 0.4 per 1,000 residents, Emerson’s violent crime rate is against 2.2 in Georgia’s towns and 1.6 across U.S. towns.
FBI crime data, 2025 · crimes reported to police
Its public schools are run by the Bartow County school district. Two of its 3 schools are below, each with why it’s listed.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Red Top Middle SchoolLargest public middle schoolGrades 6–8 | Grades 6–8 | 569 | B− |
| Excel Christian Academy PrivateLargest high schoolGrades PK–12 | Grades PK–12 | 119 | – |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within GA on state tests and graduation
Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 74% of U.S. communities.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Emerson has mild winters and warm summers, with plenty of rain. The July high in Emerson is 90°F.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Most working residents leave Emerson for work: only 2% work in town. Since 2013, Emerson has added 685 jobs, to 1,060 in 2023. Emerson’s average trip to work is 29 minutes.
| Emerson | Georgia towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Working residents who work in town | 1.7% | 9.1% | 8% |
| Average trip to work | 29 minutes | 26 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Below the poverty line | 13% | 15% | 9.6% |
| Median household income | $75,000 | $63,000 | $80,000 |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Adults 18 to 34 are 18% of residents (23% statewide). Emerson has grown 55% since 2020, to 2,260 residents in the Census Bureau’s 2025 estimate. 37% of Emerson adults 25 and older hold a bachelor’s degree or more.
| Emerson | Georgia towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bachelor’s degree or more, 25+ | 37% | 25% | 29% |
| Median age | 39.9 years | 36.5 years | 40.5 years |
| Aged 65 or older | 18% | 15% | 18% |
53% women, 47% men
That’s an even split within the survey’s margin of ±9.7 points. Across Georgia, 51.2% of residents are women.
| Emerson | GA | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 14.3% | 12.1% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 12.7% | 11.1% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 8.3% | 9.5% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 9.7% | 13.8% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 12.2% | 13.4% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 12.7% | 12.8% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 12.7% | 12.3% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 12.5% | 9.1% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 5% | 5.8% | 7% |
| No diploma | 11.3% | 10.8% | 10.4% |
| High school | 30.7% | 26.6% | 26% |
| Some college | 16.4% | 19.2% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 4.8% | 8.4% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 24% | 21.1% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 12.8% | 13.9% | 14.1% |
Census population estimates, 2025 · U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates · in a town of 2,300, single groups can be off by several points
Emerson beats the Georgia average on 5 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 4. 34% of adults feel lonely in Emerson.
| Emerson | Georgia towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Feel lonely (CDC PLACES) | 34% | 39% | 33% |
| Food insecurity (CDC PLACES) | 13% | 22% | 14% |
| No health insurance, 18–64 (CDC PLACES) | 12% | 14% | 8.1% |
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 39% | 38% | 35% |
| What stands out | Emerson | GA |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults facing a utility shut-off | 6.9% | 9.6% |
| Fewer adults facing housing insecurity | 11.1% | 15% |
| More adults who have had cancer | 8.6% | 7% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
The typical Emerson home is worth about $299,000, up 1% in a year, 9% below the Georgia typical home.
| Emerson | Georgia towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median rent | $1,486 a month | $1,154 a month | $1,185 a month |
| Households that own their home | 69% | 58% | 73% |
Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
1.3 miles of trail in 0 parks and preserves.
| Emerson | Georgia towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Miles of trail per square mile | 0.2 miles per square mile | 0.3 | 0.4 |
| Conserved land | 5.1% | 2.3% | 4.3% |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
1 within 15 miles of the center of Emerson
About 4 of every 100 Emerson residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Georgia.
City in Georgia, United States
Emerson is a city in far southern Bartow County, Georgia, United States, on highways US-41/GA-3, GA-293, and I-75 (via exits 283 and 285). As of the 2020 census, Emerson had a population of 1,415. Emerson is a gateway to Red Top Mountain State Park, a Georgia state park, which is surrounded by Lake Allatoona.
From Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 · facts via Wikidata (CC0)
One town shares a border with Emerson.
| Town | GA rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Emerson | — | — | B+ | B+ | B | C+ |
| Cartersville | #100 | C+ | B− | C | A− | C+ |
Emerson has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade. Compare Emerson with a neighbor →
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
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 B+.
