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Hephzibah grades D overall, 202nd of 258 graded towns in Georgia, mostly because of schools and incomes. Its schools rank behind 92% of the state's. The median household income is $65K, and 21% of residents live below the poverty line. In its favor, natural-hazard risk is low. Hephzibah’s average trip to work is 38 minutes, above both Georgia’s towns (26 minutes) and U.S. towns (25 minutes). On walkability, just 37 of Georgia’s 371 towns do worse. Hephzibah's civic life (library use, community groups, volunteering) trails 96% of U.S. towns.
Where Hephzibah beats most towns, and one thing worth knowing.
| School | Grades | Students |
|---|---|---|
| Hephzibah Elementary School | PK–5 | 574 |
| Hephzibah Middle School | 6–8 | 728 |
| Hephzibah High School | 9–12 | 1,041 |
Where Hephzibah’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Georgia), ordered by how far Hephzibah is from typical.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Census counts: 541 in 1900, 3,830 in 2020. The archive holds 12 old photos and papers going back to 1933 and 5 maps from 1922 on.
Who provides power, water and the rest in Hephzibah, 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 Hephzibah.
Hephzibah looks healthier within Georgia than nationally and has property taxes about half the Georgia norm, but it has commutes longer than most of Georgia.
Its public schools are run by the Richmond County school district. Two of its 4 schools are below, each with why it’s listed. The largest public high school is Hephzibah High School, with 1,041 students.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hephzibah Middle SchoolLargest public middle schoolGrades 6–8 | Grades 6–8 | 728 | C− |
| Hephzibah High SchoolLargest public high schoolGrades 9–12 | Grades 9–12 | 1,041 | D |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within GA on state tests and graduation
Within Georgia it is less healthy than 60% of the 261 graded towns: much of Georgia scores lower on these measures.
Hephzibah beats the Georgia average on 1 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 13. 17% of Hephzibah adults have diabetes.
| Hephzibah | Georgia towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Diabetes (CDC PLACES) | 17% | 14% | 12% |
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 44% | 38% | 35% |
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 16% | 14% | 14% |
| Fair or poor health (CDC PLACES) | 25% | 23% | 19% |
| What stands out | Hephzibah | GA |
|---|---|---|
| More adults treating high blood pressure | 80.8% | 77.4% |
| More adults with COPD | 8.8% | 6.5% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
The median property tax bill is $967, against $2,341 across Georgia, another input to its cost-of-living grade.
The typical Hephzibah home is worth about $216,000, up 2% in a year, 35% below the Georgia typical home.
| Hephzibah | Georgia towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Households that own their home | 71% | 58% | 73% |
| Median rent | $1,127 a month | $1,160 a month | $1,185 a month |
Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
The average commute for its 1,428 working residents takes 38.3 minutes, against 28.3 across Georgia. Jobs based here grew from 490 in 2013 to 732.
Most working residents leave Hephzibah for work: only 3% work in town. Jobs based in Hephzibah grew to 732 in 2023, 242 more than in 2013. The top destinations are Augusta (44%), Martinez (4%) and Atlanta (3%).
| Hephzibah | Georgia towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Working residents who work in town | 2.7% | 9.2% | 8% |
| Median household income | $65,000 | $63,000 | $80,000 |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 73% of U.S. communities.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Hephzibah has mild winters and warm summers. The July high in Hephzibah is 92°F.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
2.3 miles of trail in 1 park or preserve. The biggest park or preserve is Hephzibah-Carroll Community Center, at 24 acres.
| Hephzibah | Georgia towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Conserved land | 0.2% | 2.3% | 4.3% |
| Miles of trail per square mile | 0.1 miles per square mile | 0.3 | 0.4 |
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Hephzibah-Carroll Community Center | 0.4 mi | 24 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Within Georgia, it does better than 70% of towns.
| Hephzibah | Georgia towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Property crimes per 1,000 (2025) | 12.3 per 1,000 residents | 14.7 | 9.9 |
| Violent crimes per 1,000 (2025) | 1.6 per 1,000 residents | 2.2 | 1.6 |
FBI crime data, 2025 · crimes reported to police
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Hephzibah. Close and well known come first.
9 mi LandmarkFort Gordon
14 mi Stadium & arenaJames Brown Arena
14 mi MuseumMeadow Garden
15 mi MuseumMorris Museum of Art120K visitors a year
14 mi GardenAugusta Botanical Gardens15 mi MuseumBeech Island Historical SocietyFort 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 · Augusta Botanical Gardens: Liam Wolff (Ospr3yy at en.wikipedia), FAL
3 within 15 miles of the center of Hephzibah
About 2 of every 100 Hephzibah residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Georgia.
5 notable people were born in Hephzibah.
City in the United States
Hephzibah () is a city in southern Richmond County, in the U.S. state of Georgia. It is part of the Augusta metropolitan area as well as the Central Savannah River Area. The population was 4,011 at the 2010 census, and 3,830 in 2020. Hephzibah is a poetic name used in the Book of Isaiah (62:4) to refer to Jerusalem, meaning "My delight is in Her."
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One town shares a border with Hephzibah.
Augusta reports no FBI crime data of its own. Augusta isn’t graded (fewer than 1,000 residents, or not enough data). Compare Hephzibah with a neighbor →
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Hephzibah grades D overall, better than 10% of U.S. towns and #202 of 258 in Georgia. It grades C− for health, B− for safety and D for schools. Schools is its weak spot, with a D.
Within Georgia, it does better than 70% of towns.
Not for the area. That is 3.1 years of the area's median household income ($69,344 across the Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC metro 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+.
5 notable people were born here, including Itoro Umoh-Coleman and Cornelius Washington.
