Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
A town of 1,919, settled in 1883.
The best of Pendergrass’ subject grades are an A− for incomes and safety; the weakest is a D for walkability. 37% of residents are under 18 in Pendergrass, where Georgia’s towns sit at 24% and U.S. towns at 22%. On walkability, just 23 of Georgia’s 371 towns do worse. Pendergrass's public schools beat 76% of Georgia towns on state tests and graduation. Pendergrass's civic life (library use, community groups, volunteering) trails 98% of U.S. towns. On the outdoors, just 28 of Georgia’s 374 towns do worse. Pendergrass has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade.
Where Pendergrass beats most towns.
Where Pendergrass’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 Pendergrass is from typical.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Census counts: 232 in 1900, a low of 189 in 1940, 1,692 in 2020. The archive holds 1 old photo or paper going back to 1940 and 3 maps from 1891 on.
Who provides power, water and the rest in Pendergrass, 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 Pendergrass.
Pendergrass’ property crime rate is 0.5 per 1,000 residents, against 14.5 in Georgia’s towns and 9.9 across U.S. towns. The violent crime rate in Pendergrass is 1.1 per 1,000 residents. Pendergrass reports less crime per resident than 79% of the U.S. towns and cities we grade.
| Pendergrass | Georgia towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Property crimes per 1,000 (2025) | 0.5 per 1,000 residents | 14.5 | 9.9 |
| Violent crimes per 1,000 (2025) | 1.1 per 1,000 residents | 2.2 | 1.6 |
FBI crime data, 2025 · crimes reported to police
Children under 18 are 37% of residents (23% statewide); people 65 and older are 4% of residents (15% statewide). Pendergrass’ median age is 31.2 years. Pendergrass has grown 13% since 2020, to 1,919 residents in the Census Bureau’s 2025 estimate.
| Pendergrass | Georgia towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median age | 31.2 years | 36.5 years | 40.5 years |
| Bachelor’s degree or more, 25+ | 32% | 25% | 29% |
46% women, 54% men
That’s an even split within the survey’s margin of ±4.3 points. Across Georgia, 51.2% of residents are women.
| Pendergrass | GA | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 21.2% | 12.1% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 15.6% | 11.1% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 5.1% | 9.5% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 23.5% | 13.8% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 11.8% | 13.4% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 12.1% | 12.8% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 6.8% | 12.3% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 2.9% | 9.1% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 1% | 5.8% | 7% |
| No diploma | 14.1% | 10.8% | 10.4% |
| High school | 24.1% | 26.6% | 26% |
| Some college | 21.8% | 19.2% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 7.9% | 8.4% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 25.9% | 21.1% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 6.2% | 13.9% | 14.1% |
Census population estimates, 2025 · U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates · in a town of 1,900, single groups can be off by several points
0.6% of Pendergrass working residents work locally. Jobs based in Pendergrass grew to 226 in 2023, 135 more than in 2013. 4.2% of Pendergrass residents live below the poverty line.
| Pendergrass | Georgia towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip to work | 34 minutes | 26 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Below the poverty line | 4.2% | 15% | 9.6% |
| Working residents who work in town | 0.6% | 9.1% | 8% |
| Median household income | $90,000 | $63,000 | $80,000 |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 78% of U.S. communities.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Pendergrass beats the Georgia average on 10 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 5. 28% of adults have high blood pressure in Pendergrass. Among 262 Georgia towns, just 4 have a higher share of adults who binge drink than Pendergrass.
| Pendergrass | Georgia towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 28% | 38% | 35% |
| Binge drink (CDC PLACES) | 19% | 14% | 16% |
| Yearly checkup (CDC PLACES) | 73% | 79% | 79% |
| Diabetes (CDC PLACES) | 9.2% | 14% | 12% |
| What stands out | Pendergrass | GA |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults who have had a stroke | 2.3% | 3.6% |
| Fewer adults with heart disease | 4.1% | 6.1% |
| More binge drinkers | 18.6% | 14.5% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Pendergrass has mild winters and warm summers, with plenty of rain. July afternoons reach 89°, January nights drop to 33° and snow is almost unheard of.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
The typical Pendergrass home is worth about $358,000, down 0.8% in a year, 9% above the Georgia typical home.
| Pendergrass | Georgia towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Households that own their home | 79% | 58% | 73% |
| Median rent | $1,636 a month | $1,154 a month | $1,185 a month |
Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
1.8 miles of trail in 0 parks and preserves.
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Pendergrass. Close and well known come first.
Big draw16 mi LakeLake Lanier
Big draw37 mi MountainStone Mountain
23 mi Stadium & arenaSanford Stadium
31 mi MountainCurrahee Mountain
27 mi Stadium & arenaGas South Arena35 mi Theme parkNetherworld Haunted HouseLake Lanier: http://www.terraprints.com, CC BY 2.5 · Stone Mountain: KyleAndMelissa22, Public domain · Sanford Stadium: The original uploader was Clio64 at French Wikipedia., CC BY-SA 3.0 · Currahee Mountain: Wikilackey (talk), Public domain · Gas South Arena: fr:File:ArenaatGwinnettCenterSat.png : fr:User:Betp (26 janvier 2008 à 20:19), Public domain
2 within 15 miles of the center of Pendergrass
About 5 of every 100 Pendergrass residents are enrolled in college, about the same as Georgia.
City in Georgia, United States
Pendergrass is a city in Jackson County, Georgia, United States. The population was 1692 at the time of the 2020 census.
From Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 · facts via Wikidata (CC0)
2 towns share a border with Pendergrass.
| Town | GA rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pendergrass | — | — | C | A− | A− | B+ |
| Jefferson | #3 | A+ | B− | A | A+ | A− |
| Talmo | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Pendergrass has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade. Talmo isn’t graded (fewer than 1,000 residents, or not enough data). Compare Pendergrass with a neighbor →
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades C.
