IveyGA
A town of 1,009, settled in 1884.
Is Ivey a good place to live?
The best of Ivey’s subject grades is a B+ for cost of living; the weakest is a D− for walkability. 37% of residents live below the poverty line in Ivey, above both Georgia’s towns (15%) and U.S. towns (9.6%). On walkability, just 1 of Georgia’s 371 towns do worse. The median household income is $40K, and 36% of residents live below the poverty line. Ivey's civic life (library use, community groups, volunteering) trails 97% of U.S. towns. Ivey has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade.
What makes Ivey stand out
Where Ivey beats most towns, and one thing worth knowing.
1,009 people, and everyone knows the way
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
How Ivey grades
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Georgia), ordered by how far Ivey is from typical.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Moving to Ivey: who provides what
Who provides power, water and the rest in Ivey, 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 Ivey.
A larger share of households own their home in Ivey than in most of Georgia or the rest of the country
94% of Ivey households own their home, above both the Georgia town median (58%) and the median of U.S. towns (73%). The median rent in Ivey is $771 a month. The typical Ivey home is worth about $117,000, down 1.2% in a year, 65% below the Georgia typical home.
| Ivey | Georgia towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Households that own their home | 94% | 58% | 73% |
| Median rent | $771 a month | $1,154 a month | $1,185 a month |
Typical home value
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
On CDC estimates, Ivey is less healthy than 91% of U.S. towns
Ivey beats the Georgia average on 0 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 13. 21% of Ivey adults smoke cigarettes. Among 262 Georgia towns, just 6 have a higher share of adults who have been diagnosed with depression than Ivey.
| Ivey | Georgia towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 21% | 15% | 14% |
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 18% | 14% | 14% |
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 42% | 38% | 35% |
| Get no exercise (CDC PLACES) | 32% | 29% | 25% |
| What stands out | Ivey | GA |
|---|---|---|
| More older adults who have lost all their teeth | 25.2% | 14.5% |
| More adults with COPD | 10.6% | 6.5% |
| More smokers | 20.6% | 13.6% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
With 0.0 jobs for every working resident, most of Ivey’s workers commute out
Most working residents leave Ivey for work: only 1% work in town. Ivey’s average trip to work is 33 minutes. The top destinations are Macon-Bibb County (19%), Milledgeville (11%) and Gordon (9%).
| Ivey | Georgia towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip to work | 33 minutes | 26 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Median household income | $40,000 | $63,000 | $80,000 |
| Working residents who work in town | 0.7% | 9.1% | 8% |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Ivey faces a low natural-hazard risk, led by inland flooding
Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 68% of U.S. communities.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Ivey has mild winters and hot summers
Ivey has mild winters and hot summers. July afternoons reach 92°, January nights drop to 35° and snow is almost unheard of.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Ivey City Park | — | 2 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Lake Oconee and 12 more within 40 miles
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Ivey. Close and well known come first.
32 mi LakeLake Oconee
17 mi National Historical ParkOcmulgee Mounds National Historical Park112K visitors a year
15 mi MuseumAndalusia
28 mi MuseumMuseum of Aviation21 mi MuseumAllman Brothers and Band Museum
35 mi Ancient siteRock Eagle Effigy MoundPhoto credits
Lake Oconee: http://www.terraprints.com, CC BY 2.5 · Ocmulgee Mounds National Historical Park: Bubba73 (talk), Jud McCranie, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Andalusia: Stephen Matthew Milligan, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Museum of Aviation: United States Geographical Survey, Public domain · Rock Eagle Effigy Mound: Brian McInturff, CC BY-SA 3.0
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Everything we know about Ivey
Colleges nearby
2 within 15 miles of the center of Ivey
About 4 of every 100 Ivey residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Georgia.
99% of working residents leave Ivey for work
Where Ivey’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
About Ivey
Town in Georgia, United States
Ivey is a town in Wilkinson County, Georgia, United States. The population was 1,037 in 2020.
From Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 · facts via Wikidata (CC0)
- Area
- 3.0 sq mi
- Elevation
- 358 ft
- Area code
- 478
Questions about Ivey
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Ivey, GA expensive?
Not for the 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+.