GarfieldGA
A town of 249, settled in 1882.
Is Garfield a good place to live?
Garfield’s average trip to work is 39 minutes, against 26 minutes in Georgia’s towns and 25 minutes across U.S. towns. Only 5 of the 260 Georgia towns we compare have a lower median rent than Garfield. Garfield has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.
249 people, and everyone knows the way
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
Moving to Garfield: who provides what
Who provides power, water and the rest in Garfield, 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.
The data
Ordered by what stands out in Garfield.
A typical Garfield home is worth about $205K
The typical Garfield home is worth about $205,000, up 11.8% in a year, 38% below the Georgia typical home. 61% of households own their home in Garfield, close to Georgia’s towns (58%) and below U.S. towns (73%).
Typical home value
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Most of Garfield’s workers commute out: the town has 0.0 jobs for each of them
20% of Garfield residents live below the poverty line. The top destinations are Swainsboro (19%), Twin City (9%) and Statesboro (7%). Half commute less than 22 miles.
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Garfield has mild winters and hot summers
Garfield has mild winters and hot summers. Garfield’s July high is 92°F.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
How healthy Garfield is
Garfield beats the Georgia average on 0 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 12. 20% of adults smoke cigarettes in Garfield.
| Garfield | Georgia towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 20% | 15% | 14% |
| Get no exercise (CDC PLACES) | 33% | 29% | 25% |
| Obesity (CDC PLACES) | 42% | 38% | 35% |
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 16% | 14% | 14% |
| What stands out | Garfield | GA |
|---|---|---|
| More smokers | 20.3% | 13.6% |
| More adults with COPD | 8.8% | 6.5% |
| More older adults who have lost all their teeth | 19.1% | 14.5% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Inland flooding leads a moderate hazard risk in Garfield
Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 51% of U.S. communities.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Everything we know about Garfield
Colleges nearby
1 within 15 miles of the center of Garfield
About 5 of every 100 Garfield residents are enrolled in college, about the same as Georgia.
100% of working residents leave Garfield for work
Where Garfield’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
About Garfield
City in Georgia, United States
Garfield is a city in Emanuel County, Georgia, United States. The population was 257 in 2020.
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- Area
- 0.8 sq mi
- Elevation
- 279 ft
- ZIP code
- 30425
- Area code
- 478
Questions about Garfield
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Garfield, GA a good place to live?
Garfield has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.