Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
Morgan’s best subject grade is an A for cost of living; its weakest is a D− for incomes. Morgan's public schools trail 91% of Georgia towns on state tests and graduation. Only 36 of Georgia’s 371 towns score higher on cost of living. Morgan's civic life (library use, community groups, volunteering) trails 98% of U.S. towns. On the outdoors, just 35 of Georgia’s 374 towns do worse. Morgan has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade.
Where Morgan beats most towns.
Where Morgan’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 Morgan is from typical.
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Census counts: 187 in 1860, a low of 111 in 1880, 1,741 in 2020. The archive holds 12 old photos and papers going back to 1980 and 2 maps from 1973 on.
Who provides power, water and the rest in Morgan, 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 Morgan.
The typical Morgan home is worth about $132,000, about the same as a year ago, 60% below the Georgia typical home. At $698 a month, Morgan’s median rent is below both the Georgia town median ($1,154 a month) and the median of U.S. towns ($1,185 a month).
| Morgan | Georgia towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median rent | $698 a month | $1,154 a month | $1,185 a month |
| Households that own their home | 66% | 58% | 73% |
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Morgan beats the Georgia average on 5 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 15. 47% of adults sleep under 7 hours in Morgan, against 40% in Georgia’s towns and 36% across U.S. towns. 21% of Morgan adults smoke cigarettes.
| Morgan | Georgia towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES) | 47% | 40% | 36% |
| Depression (CDC PLACES) | 15% | 20% | 23% |
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 21% | 15% | 14% |
| Feel lonely (CDC PLACES) | 41% | 39% | 33% |
| What stands out | Morgan | GA |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults who have had cancer | 3.6% | 7% |
| Fewer adults with arthritis | 17.6% | 24.6% |
| More older adults who have lost all their teeth | 25% | 14.5% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Most working residents leave Morgan for work: only 5% work in town. 21% of residents live below the poverty line in Morgan. Since 2013, Morgan has lost 47 jobs, to 201 in 2023.
| Morgan | Georgia towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Below the poverty line | 21% | 15% | 9.6% |
| Working residents who work in town | 5.1% | 9.1% | 8% |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Morgan has mild winters and warm summers, with plenty of rain. The July high in Morgan is 92°F.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 59% of U.S. communities.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
None within 15 miles of Morgan; the nearest are
About 4 of every 100 Morgan residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Georgia.
City in Georgia, United States
Morgan is a city in Calhoun County, Georgia, United States. The population was 1,741 at the 2020 census. The city is the county seat of Calhoun County.
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Short answers, built from the data on this page.
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 A.