Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
With 376 residents, this town was settled in 1882.
23% of residents live below the poverty line in Ila, against 15% in Georgia’s towns and 9.6% across U.S. towns. Ila has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
Census counts: 232 in 1920, 350 in 2020. The archive holds 5 old photos and papers going back to 1940 and 3 maps from 1891 on.
Who provides power, water and the rest in Ila, 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 Ila.
Its one school is below. Public schools: the Madison County school district. Ila’s only public school teaches 428 students.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ila Elementary SchoolLargest public elementary schoolGrades K–5 | Grades K–5 | 428 | A |
NCES · EDFacts
Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 71% of U.S. communities. Of the losses FEMA expects in Ila, 41% come from inland flooding and 17% from tornadoes.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Values rose 1.7% in the 12 months to September 2026. The rent at the middle of the market in Ila is $945 a month. Also worth knowing: for households here, the share who live in a home they own is 72%.
| Ila | Georgia towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median rent | $945 a month | $1,154 a month | $1,185 a month |
| Households that own their home | 72% | 58% | 73% |
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Ila’s average commute is 31 minutes. Most people who work leave Ila to do it: just 2% work in town. Between 2013 and 2023, jobs here rose by 95, to 115. The median commute is under 19 miles.
| Ila | Georgia towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip to work | 31 minutes | 26 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Working residents who work in town | 2.3% | 9.1% | 8% |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Only 10 of the 262 Georgia towns we compare have a higher share of adults who report frequent physical distress than Ila. In Ila, 17% of adults have diabetes. Among adults here, 29% say their health is fair or poor and 36% get no exercise outside work.
| Ila | Georgia towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 20% | 14% | 14% |
| Fair or poor health (CDC PLACES) | 29% | 23% | 19% |
| Get no exercise (CDC PLACES) | 36% | 29% | 25% |
| Diabetes (CDC PLACES) | 17% | 14% | 12% |
| What stands out | Ila | GA |
|---|---|---|
| More adults with COPD | 12.9% | 6.5% |
| More older adults who have lost all their teeth | 28.5% | 14.5% |
| More smokers | 22.8% | 13.6% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Ila. Close and well known come first.
16 mi Stadium & arenaSanford Stadium
Big draw38 mi LakeLake Lanier
25 mi MountainCurrahee Mountain
33 mi LakeLake Hartwell38 mi WaterfallTallulah Gorge
39 mi MuseumCallaway PlantationSanford Stadium: The original uploader was Clio64 at French Wikipedia., CC BY-SA 3.0 · Lake Lanier: http://www.terraprints.com, CC BY 2.5 · Currahee Mountain: Wikilackey (talk), Public domain · Lake Hartwell: blahedo, CC BY-SA 2.5 · Callaway Plantation: A P Wood, CC BY-SA 3.0
2 within 15 miles of the center of Ila
About 2 of every 100 Ila residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Georgia.
City in Georgia, United States
Ila is a city in Madison County, Georgia, United States. The population was 350 at the 2020 census.
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Ila has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.
