Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
For most people who can afford it, yes. Flowery Branch grades B overall, 64th of 258 graded towns in Georgia. The median household earns $104K and CDC estimates put its residents' health ahead of 85% of the country. The catch is cost: homes are expensive, about $421K for a typical one and 5.2 times the Gainesville metro’s $81K median household income. Flowery Branch's civic life (library use, community groups, volunteering) trails 95% of U.S. towns. Flowery Branch’s median rent is $1,814 a month, above both Georgia’s towns ($1,152 a month) and U.S. towns ($1,185 a month). Flowery Branch Commercial Historic District is on the National Register of Historic Places.
Where Flowery Branch beats most towns.
5,679 counted in 2010 and 9,391 in 2020; an estimated 13,110 in 2025.
Growth hasn’t slowed: 39.5% since 2020, after 65.4% in the decade before.
U.S. Census 2010 & 2020 counts · Census Bureau estimate, July 1, 2025
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Georgia), ordered by how far Flowery Branch is from typical.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Census counts: 289 in 1880, 9,391 in 2020. The archive holds 6 old photos and papers going back to 2005 and 3 maps from 1964 on.
1 place on the National Register of Historic Places.
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Flowery Branch. Close and well known come first.
Big draw5 mi LakeLake Lanier
Big draw28 mi MountainStone Mountain
Big draw40 mi Stadium & arenaMercedes-Benz Stadium
Big draw40 mi Stadium & arenaState Farm Arena
37 mi Stadium & arenaTruist Park
39 mi Zoo & aquariumGeorgia AquariumLake Lanier: http://www.terraprints.com, CC BY 2.5 · Stone Mountain: KyleAndMelissa22, Public domain · Mercedes-Benz Stadium: Atlanta Falcons, CC BY 3.0 · State Farm Arena: Hermann Luyken, CC0 · Truist Park: Thechased at English Wikipedia, CC BY 4.0 · Georgia Aquarium: Diliff, CC BY 2.5
Who provides power, water and the rest in Flowery Branch, 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 Flowery Branch.
Flowery Branch fares better on crime within Georgia than nationally, trades workers with Gainesville and other neighbors and has more 90° days than most of the country, though not than most of Georgia.
5.7 miles of trail in 2 parks and preserves. The trail density in Flowery Branch is 0.8 miles per square mile. Cherokee Bluffs Park, at 60 acres with 2.6 miles of trail, is the biggest park or preserve.
| Flowery Branch | Georgia towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Miles of trail per square mile | 0.8 miles per square mile | 0.3 | 0.4 |
| Conserved land | 3.2% | 2.2% | 4.3% |
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Cherokee Bluffs Park | 2.6 mi | 60 |
| 2. Four Seasons Sports Park | — | 1 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Its public schools are run by the Hall County school district. Two of its 3 schools are below, each with why it’s listed. The largest public high school is Flowery Branch High, with 1,304 students.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| C. W. Davis Middle SchoolLargest public middle schoolGrades 6–8 | Grades 6–8 | 748 | B+ |
| Flowery Branch HighLargest public high schoolGrades 9–12 | Grades 9–12 | 1,304 | B |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within GA on state tests and graduation
Its widest gap with Georgia is tooth loss: 8.3% of those 65+ have lost all their teeth, against 14.5% statewide.
30% of Flowery Branch adults have obesity. Flowery Branch beats the Georgia average on 17 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 0. 15% of Flowery Branch adults say their health is fair or poor.
| Flowery Branch | Georgia towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Obesity (CDC PLACES) | 30% | 38% | 35% |
| Fair or poor health (CDC PLACES) | 15% | 23% | 19% |
| Get no exercise (CDC PLACES) | 21% | 29% | 25% |
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 12% | 14% | 14% |
| What stands out | Flowery Branch | GA |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer older adults who have lost all their teeth | 8.3% | 14.5% |
| Fewer adults facing a utility shut-off | 6.1% | 9.6% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
The median property tax bill is $3,853, against $2,341 across Georgia, another input to its cost-of-living grade.
The typical Flowery Branch home is worth about $421,000, down 1.7% in a year, 28% above the Georgia typical home.
Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
The Gainesville weather station, 10 miles away, records that about 33 days a year reach 90°: more than most of the country, but fewer than 92% of Georgia places with climate records. January nights average 32.4°: milder than most of the country, but colder than 80% of Georgia places with climate records; July afternoons average 87.7°.
Flowery Branch has mild winters and warm summers, with plenty of rain. Flowery Branch’s January low is 32°F. About 2 inches of snow falls in a winter.
| Flowery Branch | Georgia towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| January low | 32°F | 33°F | 22°F |
| July high | 88°F | 90°F | 85°F |
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 65% of U.S. communities.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Flowery Branch has about as many jobs (4,279) as working residents, but only 182 people both live and work here. Jobs based here grew from 2,551 in 2013 to 4,279.
Most working residents leave Flowery Branch for work: only 4% work in town. 22% of workers work from home in Flowery Branch. Since 2013, Flowery Branch has added 1,728 jobs, to 4,279 in 2023.
| Flowery Branch | Georgia towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Work from home | 22% | 9.2% | 11% |
| Median household income | $104,000 | $63,000 | $80,000 |
| Below the poverty line | 6.1% | 15% | 9.6% |
| Average trip to work | 28 minutes | 26 minutes | 25 minutes |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
At 14 crimes per 1,000 residents a year, it reports less crime than 81% of Georgia’s graded towns. Violent crime is rare: 8 reported in 2025, 0.6 per 1,000 residents.
FBI crime data, 2025 · crimes reported to police
No broad age group is more than 4 points off the Georgia average. Flowery Branch has grown 40% since 2020, to 13,110 residents in the Census Bureau’s 2025 estimate. 41% of adults 25 and older have a bachelor’s degree or more, vs 35% across Georgia.
| Flowery Branch | Georgia towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bachelor’s degree or more, 25+ | 41% | 25% | 29% |
| Aged 65 or older | 13% | 15% | 18% |
| Under 18 | 25% | 24% | 22% |
| Median age | 39.1 years | 36.5 years | 40.5 years |
51% women, 49% men
That’s an even split within the survey’s margin of ±2.4 points. Across Georgia, 51.2% of residents are women.
| Flowery Branch | GA | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 15.1% | 12.1% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 9.7% | 11.1% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 7.6% | 9.5% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 13.7% | 13.8% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 13.4% | 13.4% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 13.6% | 12.8% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 14.1% | 12.3% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 9.8% | 9.1% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 3% | 5.8% | 7% |
| No diploma | 6.4% | 10.8% | 10.4% |
| High school | 18.4% | 26.6% | 26% |
| Some college | 20.8% | 19.2% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 13.8% | 8.4% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 27.2% | 21.1% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 13.4% | 13.9% | 14.1% |
Census population estimates, 2025 · U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates
3 within 15 miles of the center of Flowery Branch
About 5 of every 100 Flowery Branch residents are enrolled in college, about the same as Georgia.
3 notable people were born in Flowery Branch.
City in Georgia, United States
Flowery Branch is a city in Hall County, Georgia, United States. As of the 2020 census, the city had a population of 9,391. It is part of the Gainesville, Georgia metropolitan area, and lies on the shores of Lake Lanier. It is most known for being the city in which the Atlanta Falcons facilities are headquartered.
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2 towns share a border with Flowery Branch.
| Town | GA rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Flowery Branch | #64 | B | D | B | B− | A− |
| Oakwood | #133 | C | C− | — | B− | C+ |
| Buford | #49 | B | C | — | A+ | B− |
Oakwood and Buford report no FBI crime data of their own. Compare Flowery Branch with a neighbor →
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
For most people who can afford it, yes. Flowery Branch grades B overall, better than 56% of U.S. towns and #64 of 258 in Georgia. It grades A− for health, B for safety and B− for schools. Cost of living is its weak spot, with a D.
Yes. Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades D.
3 notable people were born here, including Connor Shaw and Hubert Lockhart.
