Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
A town of 5,298, settled in 1847.
Few places in the country grade higher. Palmetto earns an A+, 2nd among Georgia's 258 graded towns. The median household earns $81K, it reports less crime per resident than 82% of U.S. towns, and homes are within reach, about $238K for a typical one, or 2.7 years of the Atlanta metro’s $90K median household income. Its lowest mark, a B−, is in health. Only 34 of Georgia’s 374 towns score higher on hazard risk.
Where Palmetto beats most towns.
4,488 counted in 2010 and 5,071 in 2020; an estimated 5,298 in 2025.
U.S. Census 2010 & 2020 counts · Census Bureau estimate, July 1, 2025
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Georgia), ordered by how far Palmetto is from typical.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Census counts: 1,526 in 1860, a low of 294 in 1870, 5,071 in 2020. The archive holds 7 old photos and papers going back to 1880 and 3 maps from 1954 on.
2 places on the National Register of Historic Places.
Who provides power, water and the rest in Palmetto, 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 Palmetto.
Palmetto pairs an A+ overall with homes cheaper than the Georgia norm, pairs an A− for schools with modest home prices and fares better on crime within Georgia than nationally.
Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 88% of U.S. communities.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Its A− for schools comes with an A− for cost of living: the typical home is worth about $239K.
Its public schools are run by the Fulton County school district. Its two schools are below.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Palmetto Elementary SchoolLargest public elementary schoolGrades PK–5 | Grades PK–5 | 436 | C+ |
| Georgia Baptist Children's Home and Family MinistriesLargest public high schoolGrades K–12 | Grades K–12 | 8 | – |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within GA on state tests and graduation
At 7.8 crimes per 1,000 residents a year, it reports less crime than 94% of Georgia’s graded towns. Reported crimes fell from 48 to 19 over the last three FBI years, a drop beyond ordinary year-to-year swings.
At 0 per 1,000 residents, Palmetto’s violent crime rate is where Georgia’s towns sit at 2.2 and U.S. towns at 1.6. Palmetto’s property crime rate is 3.6 per 1,000 residents.
| Palmetto | Georgia towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Property crimes per 1,000 (2025) | 3.6 per 1,000 residents | 14.7 | 9.9 |
| Violent crimes per 1,000 (2025) | 0 per 1,000 residents | 2.2 | 1.6 |
FBI crime data, 2025 · crimes reported to police
Jobs based here grew from 682 in 2013 to 1,096.
Most working residents leave Palmetto for work: only 2% work in town. Since 2013, Palmetto has added 414 jobs, to 1,096 in 2023. 9.4% of Palmetto residents live below the poverty line, against 15% in Georgia’s towns and 9.6% across U.S. towns.
| Palmetto | Georgia towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Working residents who work in town | 2% | 9.2% | 8% |
| Below the poverty line | 9.4% | 15% | 9.6% |
| Median household income | $81,000 | $63,000 | $80,000 |
| Average trip to work | 27 minutes | 26 minutes | 25 minutes |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
| Palmetto | Georgia towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Conserved land | 0.6% | 2.3% | 4.3% |
| Miles of trail per square mile | 0.3 miles per square mile | 0.3 | 0.4 |
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Hutcheson Ferry Park | — | 1 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Palmetto grades A+ overall with a typical home of about $239K, below the Georgia typical value; only 9 of the 26 Georgia towns graded A− or better can say that. Homes are within reach (about $239K for the typical one, A− for cost of living), but half of working residents commute more than 22 miles.
The typical Palmetto home is worth about $239,000, up 2.3% in a year, 28% below the Georgia typical home.
| Palmetto | Georgia towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Households that own their home | 60% | 58% | 73% |
| Median rent | $1,154 a month | $1,158 a month | $1,185 a month |
Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
July afternoons average 88.8°: hotter than most of the country, but cooler than 87% of Georgia places with climate records; January nights average 33.1°.
Palmetto has mild winters and warm summers, with plenty of rain. The January low in Palmetto is 33°F. About 2 inches of snow falls in a winter.
| Palmetto | Georgia towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| January low | 33°F | 33°F | 22°F |
| July high | 89°F | 90°F | 85°F |
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Palmetto beats the Georgia average on 1 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 6. 44% of Palmetto adults sleep under 7 hours.
| Palmetto | Georgia towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES) | 44% | 40% | 36% |
| Feel lonely (CDC PLACES) | 40% | 38% | 33% |
| Depression (CDC PLACES) | 17% | 20% | 23% |
| Obesity (CDC PLACES) | 33% | 38% | 35% |
| What stands out | Palmetto | GA |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults who have had cancer | 6.1% | 7% |
| More older adults who have lost all their teeth | 19.5% | 14.5% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Palmetto. Close and well known come first.
Big draw22 mi Stadium & arenaMercedes-Benz Stadium
Big draw17 mi Theme parkSix Flags Over Georgia
Big draw36 mi MountainStone Mountain
Big draw22 mi Stadium & arenaState Farm Arena
22 mi Zoo & aquariumGeorgia Aquarium
27 mi Stadium & arenaTruist ParkMercedes-Benz Stadium: Atlanta Falcons, CC BY 3.0 · Six Flags Over Georgia: hagerman, CC BY 2.0 · Stone Mountain: KyleAndMelissa22, Public domain · State Farm Arena: Hermann Luyken, CC0 · Georgia Aquarium: Diliff, CC BY 2.5 · Truist Park: Thechased at English Wikipedia, CC BY 4.0
None within 15 miles of Palmetto; the nearest are
About 4 of every 100 Palmetto residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Georgia.
Where Palmetto’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
City in Georgia, United States
Palmetto is a city located mostly in Fulton County (originally Campbell County) and now partly in Coweta County in the U.S. state of Georgia. The population was 5,071 at the 2020 census.
From Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 · facts via Wikidata (CC0)
3 towns share a border with Palmetto.
At #2 in GA, it grades higher overall than all 3 graded towns on its borders; Chattahoochee Hills (A−) comes closest.
| Town | GA rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Palmetto | #2 | A+ | A− | A− | A− | B− |
| Chattahoochee Hills | #24 | A− | C | — | A− | B− |
| South Fulton | #94 | C+ | C | D | A− | B− |
| Fairburn | #38 | B+ | C+ | B− | A− | C+ |
Chattahoochee Hills reports no FBI crime data of its own. Compare Palmetto with a neighbor →
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Yes, by almost any measure. Palmetto grades A+ overall, among the top 2% of U.S. towns and #2 of 258 in Georgia. It grades B− for health, A− for safety and A− for schools.
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−.
