Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
A town of 2,057, settled in 1878. Public schools that outperform most of Georgia.
The best of Mount Zion’s subject grades are an A− for schools and cost of living; the weakest is a D for walkability. On walkability, just 24 of Georgia’s 371 towns do worse. On the outdoors, just 22 of Georgia’s 374 towns do worse. Mount Zion's civic life (library use, community groups, volunteering) trails 86% of U.S. towns. Mount Zion has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade.
Where Mount Zion beats most towns.
| School | Grades | Students |
|---|---|---|
| Mt. Zion Middle School | 6–8 | 404 |
Where Mount Zion’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 Mount Zion is from typical.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Census counts: 131 in 1920, a low of 84 in 1940, 1,766 in 2020. The archive holds 3 old photos and papers going back to 2005 and 3 maps from 1958 on.
Who provides power, water and the rest in Mount Zion, 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 Mount Zion.
Mount Zion beats the Georgia average on 0 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 11. 20% of Mount Zion adults smoke cigarettes, against 15% in Georgia’s towns and 14% across U.S. towns. 17% of Mount Zion adults report frequent physical distress.
| Mount Zion | Georgia towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 20% | 15% | 14% |
| Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES) | 20% | 19% | 17% |
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 17% | 14% | 14% |
| Yearly checkup (CDC PLACES) | 75% | 79% | 79% |
| What stands out | Mount Zion | GA |
|---|---|---|
| More smokers | 20.1% | 13.6% |
| More adults with COPD | 9.2% | 6.5% |
| More adults with depression | 23.7% | 19% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Its public schools are run by the Carroll County school district. Its one school is below.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mt. Zion Middle SchoolLargest public middle schoolGrades 6–8 | Grades 6–8 | 404 | B |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within GA on state tests and graduation
0.2% of Mount Zion working residents work locally, where Georgia’s towns sit at 9.1% and U.S. towns at 8%. Since 2013, Mount Zion has added 62 jobs, to 152 in 2023. Mount Zion’s average trip to work is 35 minutes.
| Mount Zion | Georgia towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip to work | 35 minutes | 26 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Working residents who work in town | 0.2% | 9.1% | 8% |
| Below the poverty line | 16% | 15% | 9.6% |
| Median household income | $54,000 | $63,000 | $80,000 |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Mount Zion has mild winters and warm summers, with plenty of rain. The July high in Mount Zion is 88°F.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
The typical Mount Zion home is worth about $268,000, about the same as a year ago, 19% below the Georgia typical home. 80% of households own their home in Mount Zion.
| Mount Zion | Georgia towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Households that own their home | 80% | 58% | 73% |
| Median rent | $1,430 a month | $1,154 a month | $1,185 a month |
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Mount Zion's reported crime rate is well below Georgia's. Only 5 of the 144 Georgia towns we compare have a lower violent crime rate than Mount Zion. Most reported incidents are property crimes, mainly thefts.
| Mount Zion | Georgia towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Property crimes per 1,000 (2024) | 3.8 per 1,000 residents | 18.4 | 11.5 |
| Violent crimes per 1,000 (2024) | 0 per 1,000 residents | 2.4 | 1.7 |
FBI crime data, 2024 · crimes reported to police
Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 53% of U.S. communities.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Ashmore Park | — | 2 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
2 within 15 miles of the center of Mount Zion
About 5 of every 100 Mount Zion residents are enrolled in college, about the same as Georgia.
City in Georgia, United States
Mount Zion is a city in Carroll County, Georgia, United States. As of the 2020 census, Mount Zion had a population of 1,766.
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Public schools that outperform most of Georgia.
Not for the area. That is 3 years of the area's median household income ($89,724 across the Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA 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 A−.