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Grovetown grades B+ overall, 28th of 258 graded towns in Georgia, with clear strengths and some subjects that lag. Crime is low: it reports less per resident than 91% of U.S. towns and its public schools beat 89% of Georgia towns on state tests and graduation. Its lowest everyday mark is in cost of living: the typical home is worth about $305K, 4.4 years of the Augusta metro’s $69K median household income. Of the 149 Georgia towns we compare, none has a lower property crime rate than Grovetown. Grovetown's civic life (library use, community groups, volunteering) trails 94% of U.S. towns. Most errands need a car: it is less walkable than 80% of U.S. towns.
Where Grovetown beats most towns.
| School | Grades | Students |
|---|---|---|
| Cedar Ridge Elementary School | PK–5 | 1,060 |
| Grovetown Elementary School | PK–5 | 908 |
| Grovetown Middle School | 6–8 | 1,067 |
11,216 counted in 2010 and 15,577 in 2020; an estimated 17,939 in 2025.
Growth hasn’t slowed: 15.5% since 2020, after 38.9% 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 Grovetown is from typical.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Census counts: 527 in 1900, a low of 267 in 1930, 15,577 in 2020. The archive holds 2 old photos and papers going back to 2005 and 5 maps from 1922 on.
Who provides power, water and the rest in Grovetown, 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 Grovetown.
Grovetown has less heart disease than most of Georgia, has seen reported crime fall by about half and has added half again as many jobs in ten years.
Reported crimes fell from 102 to 13 over the last three FBI years, a drop beyond ordinary year-to-year swings. Violent crime is rare: 4 reported in 2025, 0.2 per 1,000 residents.
Grovetown’s violent crime rate is 0.2 per 1,000 residents, below both the Georgia town median (2.2) and the median of U.S. towns (1.6).
FBI crime data, 2025 · crimes reported to police
Its public schools are run by the Columbia County school district. Two of its 3 schools are below, each with why it’s listed.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Grovetown Middle SchoolLargest public middle schoolGrades 6–8 | Grades 6–8 | 1,067 | B− |
| Cedar Ridge Elementary SchoolTop results in townGrades PK–5 | Grades PK–5 | 1,060 | A− |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within GA on state tests and graduation
That puts Grovetown close to Georgia’s towns (2.3%) and below U.S. towns (4.3%). 2.8 miles of trail in 6 parks and preserves. Grovetown Liberty Park, at 213 acres with 1.2 miles of trail, is the biggest park or preserve.
| Grovetown | Georgia towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Conserved land | 0.6% | 2.3% | 4.3% |
| Miles of trail per square mile | 0.5 miles per square mile | 0.3 | 0.4 |
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Grovetown Liberty Park | 1.2 mi | 213 |
| 2. Grovetown Trails Park At Euchee Creek | 0.5 mi | 65 |
| 3. Goodale Park | — | 11 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Jobs based here grew from 1,079 in 2013 to 1,964.
Most working residents leave Grovetown for work: only 3% work in town. Jobs based in Grovetown grew to 1,964 in 2023, 885 more than in 2013. The median household income in Grovetown is $86,000.
| Grovetown | Georgia towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Working residents who work in town | 3.1% | 9.2% | 8% |
| Median household income | $86,000 | $63,000 | $80,000 |
| Below the poverty line | 11% | 15% | 9.6% |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Grovetown has mild winters and warm summers. Grovetown’s July high is 92°F.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 66% of U.S. communities. One flood insurance claim has been paid in Grovetown since 2017.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
People 65 and older are 9% of residents (15% statewide). Grovetown has grown 15% since 2020, to 17,939 residents in the Census Bureau’s 2025 estimate. 26% of residents are under 18 in Grovetown.
| Grovetown | Georgia towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aged 65 or older | 9.2% | 15% | 18% |
| Median age | 34.3 years | 36.6 years | 40.5 years |
| Under 18 | 26% | 24% | 22% |
| Bachelor’s degree or more, 25+ | 29% | 25% | 29% |
53% women, 47% men
That’s an even split within the survey’s margin of ±3.3 points. Across Georgia, 51.2% of residents are women.
| Grovetown | GA | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 15.6% | 12.1% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 10.2% | 11.1% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 8.7% | 9.5% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 16.7% | 13.8% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 16.9% | 13.4% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 15.5% | 12.8% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 7.3% | 12.3% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 6% | 9.1% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 3.2% | 5.8% | 7% |
| No diploma | 9.2% | 10.8% | 10.4% |
| High school | 23.8% | 26.6% | 26% |
| Some college | 16% | 19.2% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 21.9% | 8.4% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 15.4% | 21.1% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 13.8% | 13.9% | 14.1% |
Census population estimates, 2025 · U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates
Its widest gap with Georgia is heart disease: 3.9% of its 10,884 adults have heart disease, against 6.1% statewide.
Grovetown beats the Georgia average on 8 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 3. 39% of Grovetown adults feel lonely.
| Grovetown | Georgia towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Feel lonely (CDC PLACES) | 39% | 38% | 33% |
| Diabetes (CDC PLACES) | 11% | 14% | 12% |
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 33% | 38% | 35% |
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 12% | 14% | 14% |
| What stands out | Grovetown | GA |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults with heart disease | 3.9% | 6.1% |
| Fewer adults who have had cancer | 4.7% | 7% |
| More adults in frequent mental distress | 19.1% | 16.9% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
The typical Grovetown home is worth about $305,000, up 1.5% in a year, 7% below the Georgia typical home.
| Grovetown | Georgia towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median rent | $1,407 a month | $1,152 a month | $1,185 a month |
| Households that own their home | 59% | 58% | 73% |
Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Grovetown. Close and well known come first.
5 mi LandmarkFort Gordon
14 mi Stadium & arenaJames Brown Arena
13 mi MuseumMeadow Garden
14 mi MuseumMorris Museum of Art120K visitors a year
36 mi MuseumRobert Toombs House State Historic Site
14 mi GardenAugusta Botanical GardensFort Gordon: U.S. Army Cyber Command, Public domain · James Brown Arena: Thomson200, CC0 · Meadow Garden: Flickr user Sir Mildred Pierce, CC BY 2.0 · Morris Museum of Art: Thomson200, CC0 · Robert Toombs House State Historic Site: TampAGS, for AGS Media, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Augusta Botanical Gardens: Liam Wolff (Ospr3yy at en.wikipedia), FAL
4 within 15 miles of the center of Grovetown
About 7 of every 100 Grovetown residents are enrolled in college, about the same as Georgia.
Where Grovetown’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
City in Georgia, United States
Grovetown is a city in Columbia County, Georgia, United States. It is part of the Augusta metropolitan area as well as the Central Savannah River Area. As of the 2020 census, Grovetown had a population of 15,577. As of September 2026, the current mayor is Gary Jones.
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One town shares a border with Grovetown.
Augusta reports no FBI crime data of its own. Augusta isn’t graded (fewer than 1,000 residents, or not enough data). Compare Grovetown with a neighbor →
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
By most measures, yes. Grovetown grades B+ overall, better than 74% of U.S. towns and #28 of 258 in Georgia. It grades B for health, A for safety and A for schools. Walkability is its weak spot, with a C−.
Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades C.
Grovetown was chartered in 1881. 2 notable people were born here, including Jack Hammer and Rich Poythress.
