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Georgia rankings · Civic life

Towns with the most civic life in Georgia

Decatur ranks first on civic life among Georgia’s 222 towns of 2,500+; 5 of the 222 grade A− or better on civic life nationally.

The Civic life grade, a character grade (not part of the overall): library visits per resident (IMLS), community nonprofits (IRS) and volunteering groups. How grades work

#1

Decatur

DeKalb County · 25,276 people
A+

Civic life grade, among the top in the U.S.·Overall A− · #17 of 258 in GA

#2

Avondale Estates

DeKalb County · 3,543 people
A

Civic life grade, better than 94% of U.S. towns·Overall B · #59 of 258 in GA

#3

Tybee Island

Chatham County · 3,156 people
A−

Civic life grade, better than 84% of U.S. towns·Overall B− · #83 of 258 in GA

All 222 towns

Civic life grade, best first (the letter is national). Towns with the same score share a rank; the overall grade and state rank are beside each.

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#TownGradeOverall
1DecaturDeKalb County · 25,276 peopleA+among the top in the U.S.·Overall A− · #17 of 258
2Avondale EstatesDeKalb County · 3,543 peopleAbetter than 94% of U.S. towns·Overall B · #59 of 258
3Tybee IslandChatham County · 3,156 peopleA−better than 84% of U.S. towns·Overall B− · #83 of 258
4StatesboroBulloch County · 35,366 peopleA−better than 79% of U.S. towns·Overall C− · #150 of 258
5AmericusSumter County · 15,617 peopleA−better than 78% of U.S. towns·Overall D− · #250 of 258
6AtlantaFulton County · 529,110 peopleB+better than 72% of U.S. towns·Overall C− · #151 of 258
7WashingtonWilkes County · 3,638 peopleB+better than 70% of U.S. towns·Overall D · #214 of 258
8MadisonMorgan County · 5,179 peopleB+better than 67% of U.S. towns·Overall B+ · #35 of 258
9CarrolltonCarroll County · 27,925 peopleB+better than 67% of U.S. towns·Overall C+ · #110 of 258
10JasperPickens County · 5,400 peopleBbetter than 64% of U.S. towns·Overall C · #123 of 258
11Richmond HillBryan County · 20,022 peopleBbetter than 61% of U.S. towns·Overall B · #56 of 258
12BremenHaralson County · 7,751 peopleBbetter than 61% of U.S. towns·Overall A · #10 of 258
13TyroneFayette County · 8,091 peopleBbetter than 60% of U.S. towns·Overall A+ · #1 of 258
14SwainsboroEmanuel County · 7,436 peopleBbetter than 58% of U.S. towns·Overall D · #194 of 258
15Peachtree CityFayette County · 40,880 peopleB−better than 54% of U.S. towns·Overall A · #14 of 258
16BrookletBulloch County · 2,525 peopleB−better than 52% of U.S. towns·Overall C+ · #89 of 258
17TuckerDeKalb County · 37,290 peopleB−better than 52% of U.S. towns·Overall C · #125 of 258
18MetterCandler County · 4,076 peopleB−better than 51% of U.S. towns·Overall D · #184 of 258
19BrunswickGlynn County · 15,730 peopleB−better than 51% of U.S. towns·Overall C− · #161 of 258
20FayettevilleFayette County · 20,465 peopleB−better than 50% of U.S. towns·Overall B− · #79 of 258
21WatkinsvilleOconee County · 4,131 peopleB−better than 49% of U.S. towns·Overall A− · #18 of 258
22DunwoodyDeKalb County · 51,792 peopleB−better than 48% of U.S. towns·Overall C+ · #108 of 258
23RoswellFulton County · 91,505 peopleB−better than 48% of U.S. towns·Overall A− · #16 of 258
24SavannahChatham County · 149,440 peopleB−better than 47% of U.S. towns·Overall D · #191 of 258
25Sandy SpringsFulton County · 105,013 peopleC+better than 44% of U.S. towns·Overall A− · #23 of 258
26College ParkFulton County · 13,887 peopleC+better than 43% of U.S. towns·Overall D · #197 of 258
27EastmanDodge County · 5,572 peopleC+better than 42% of U.S. towns·Overall D · #224 of 258
28CochranBleckley County · 4,986 peopleC+better than 42% of U.S. towns·Overall C+ · #107 of 258
29LeesburgLee County · 3,597 peopleC+better than 42% of U.S. towns·Overall B · #54 of 258
30ThomasvilleThomas County · 18,667 peopleC+better than 42% of U.S. towns·Overall D · #221 of 258
31LawrencevilleGwinnett County · 32,822 peopleC+better than 42% of U.S. towns·Overall C · #130 of 258
32DallasPaulding County · 15,402 peopleC+better than 41% of U.S. towns·Overall C · #115 of 258
33VidaliaToombs County · 10,885 peopleC+better than 41% of U.S. towns·Overall D− · #231 of 258
34West PointTroup County · 3,661 peopleC+better than 40% of U.S. towns·Overall D · #183 of 258
35ChambleeDeKalb County · 32,334 peopleC+better than 40% of U.S. towns·Overall D · #189 of 258
36SmyrnaCobb County · 57,513 peopleC+better than 40% of U.S. towns·Overall B+ · #39 of 258
37East PointFulton County · 38,225 peopleC+better than 39% of U.S. towns·Overall B · #52 of 258
38OcillaIrwin County · 2,837 peopleC+better than 39% of U.S. towns·Overall C− · #164 of 258
39Dahlonega College campusLumpkin County · 7,918 peopleC+better than 39% of U.S. towns·Overall B+
40St. MarysCamden County · 20,546 peopleC+better than 38% of U.S. towns·Overall C− · #154 of 258
41SandersvilleWashington County · 5,397 peopleC+better than 38% of U.S. towns·Overall D− · #228 of 258
42BaxleyAppling County · 5,058 peopleC+better than 38% of U.S. towns·Overall D · #195 of 258
43LaGrangeTroup County · 34,730 peopleC+better than 37% of U.S. towns·Overall D− · #252 of 258
44JonesboroClayton County · 6,046 peopleC+better than 36% of U.S. towns·Overall C · #137 of 258
45CamillaMitchell County · 4,988 peopleC+better than 36% of U.S. towns·Overall D− · #227 of 258
46GraysonGwinnett County · 5,569 peopleC+better than 36% of U.S. towns·Overall B+ · #31 of 258
47AlpharettaFulton County · 66,921 peopleC+better than 36% of U.S. towns·Overall A− · #22 of 258
48NorcrossGwinnett County · 19,086 peopleC+better than 36% of U.S. towns·Overall C · #132 of 258
49MariettaCobb County · 63,574 peopleC+better than 36% of U.S. towns·Overall C+ · #101 of 258
50KingslandCamden County · 21,299 peopleC+better than 35% of U.S. towns·Overall B− · #87 of 258
51RomeFloyd County · 38,934 peopleC+better than 35% of U.S. towns·Overall D− · #234 of 258
52Johns CreekFulton County · 80,401 peopleC+better than 35% of U.S. towns·Overall A · #7 of 258
53Athens129,921 peopleCbetter than 35% of U.S. towns·No overall grade
54SnellvilleGwinnett County · 22,478 peopleCbetter than 34% of U.S. towns·Overall B− · #85 of 258
55CovingtonNewton County · 17,477 peopleCbetter than 34% of U.S. towns·Overall D− · #238 of 258
56ClarkstonDeKalb County · 14,431 peopleCbetter than 33% of U.S. towns·Overall D− · #243 of 258
57AcworthCobb County · 22,925 peopleCbetter than 33% of U.S. towns·Overall B+ · #32 of 258
58CuthbertRandolph County · 3,026 peopleCbetter than 32% of U.S. towns·Overall D− · #258 of 258
59ViennaDooly County · 2,961 peopleCbetter than 32% of U.S. towns·Overall D · #201 of 258
60DouglasvilleDouglas County · 41,523 peopleCbetter than 31% of U.S. towns·Overall D · #182 of 258
61GriffinSpalding County · 23,896 peopleCbetter than 31% of U.S. towns·Overall D− · #240 of 258
62DublinLaurens County · 16,565 peopleCbetter than 31% of U.S. towns·Overall D− · #244 of 258
63WaycrossWare County · 13,936 peopleCbetter than 30% of U.S. towns·Overall D · #226 of 258
64LilburnGwinnett County · 16,369 peopleCbetter than 30% of U.S. towns·Overall C− · #171 of 258
65JesupWayne County · 10,301 peopleCbetter than 30% of U.S. towns·Overall D · #177 of 258
66FairburnFulton County · 17,133 peopleCbetter than 28% of U.S. towns·Overall B+ · #38 of 258
67NewnanCoweta County · 45,867 peopleCbetter than 28% of U.S. towns·Overall C+ · #99 of 258
68AdelCook County · 5,854 peopleCbetter than 28% of U.S. towns·Overall D · #216 of 258
69ValdostaLowndes County · 56,186 peopleCbetter than 28% of U.S. towns·Overall D− · #245 of 258
70GreensboroGreene County · 3,519 peopleCbetter than 28% of U.S. towns·Overall B− · #76 of 258
71Holly SpringsCherokee County · 20,261 peopleCbetter than 28% of U.S. towns·Overall A · #12 of 258
72Social CircleWalton County · 5,537 peopleCbetter than 27% of U.S. towns·Overall B+ · #40 of 258
73MiltonFulton County · 41,266 peopleCbetter than 26% of U.S. towns·Overall A · #6 of 258
74KennesawCobb County · 37,970 peopleCbetter than 26% of U.S. towns·Overall B · #46 of 258
75DouglasCoffee County · 11,864 peopleCbetter than 26% of U.S. towns·Overall C− · #139 of 258
76AlbanyDougherty County · 66,907 peopleCbetter than 26% of U.S. towns·Overall D− · #253 of 258
77PalmettoFulton County · 5,298 peopleCbetter than 25% of U.S. towns·Overall A+ · #2 of 258
78CordeleCrisp County · 9,652 peopleC−better than 25% of U.S. towns·Overall D− · #257 of 258
79GainesvilleHall County · 49,221 peopleC−better than 24% of U.S. towns·Overall D · #210 of 258
80CommerceJackson County · 9,303 peopleC−better than 24% of U.S. towns·Overall B+ · #44 of 258
81McDonoughHenry County · 33,395 peopleC−better than 24% of U.S. towns·Overall C− · #159 of 258
82HartwellHart County · 4,914 peopleC−better than 24% of U.S. towns·Overall C+ · #104 of 258
83BufordGwinnett County · 18,780 peopleC−better than 24% of U.S. towns·Overall B · #49 of 258
84Powder SpringsCobb County · 21,004 peopleC−better than 24% of U.S. towns·Overall B+ · #43 of 258
85BrookhavenDeKalb County · 59,643 peopleC−better than 23% of U.S. towns·Overall C · #119 of 258
86BraseltonJackson County · 18,496 peopleC−better than 23% of U.S. towns·Overall B+ · #37 of 258
87WoodstockCherokee County · 39,895 peopleC−better than 23% of U.S. towns·Overall A− · #20 of 258
88CairoGrady County · 10,150 peopleC−better than 23% of U.S. towns·Overall D · #205 of 258
89Peachtree CornersGwinnett County · 42,519 peopleC−better than 23% of U.S. towns·Overall B+ · #33 of 258
90BainbridgeDecatur County · 14,606 peopleC−better than 23% of U.S. towns·Overall D− · #255 of 258
91TiftonTift County · 17,595 peopleC−better than 22% of U.S. towns·Overall C− · #174 of 258
92StonecrestDeKalb County · 61,337 peopleC−better than 22% of U.S. towns·Overall C− · #173 of 258
93DuluthGwinnett County · 33,815 peopleC−better than 22% of U.S. towns·Overall B · #45 of 258
94SuwaneeGwinnett County · 23,034 peopleC−better than 22% of U.S. towns·Overall C+ · #97 of 258
95CantonCherokee County · 40,778 peopleC−better than 21% of U.S. towns·Overall B− · #68 of 258
96SylvaniaScreven County · 2,704 peopleC−better than 21% of U.S. towns·Overall C− · #146 of 258
97DawsonTerrell County · 4,131 peopleC−better than 21% of U.S. towns·Overall D · #192 of 258
98ConyersRockdale County · 20,377 peopleC−better than 21% of U.S. towns·Overall D · #215 of 258
99BarnesvilleLamar County · 6,329 peopleC−better than 20% of U.S. towns·Overall C · #121 of 258
100DaltonWhitfield County · 35,322 peopleC−better than 20% of U.S. towns·Overall C− · #175 of 258
101TempleCarroll County · 6,564 peopleC−better than 20% of U.S. towns·Overall A · #13 of 258
102Macon-Bibb CountyBibb County · 157,556 peopleC−better than 20% of U.S. towns·Overall D− · #242 of 258
103South FultonFulton County · 112,820 peopleC−better than 20% of U.S. towns·Overall C+ · #94 of 258
104ColumbusMuscogee County · 202,171 peopleC−better than 20% of U.S. towns·Overall D · #220 of 258
105SenoiaCoweta County · 6,276 peopleC−better than 19% of U.S. towns·Overall A+ · #5 of 258
106SylvesterWorth County · 5,430 peopleC−better than 19% of U.S. towns·Overall C− · #153 of 258
107LithoniaDeKalb County · 2,608 peopleC−better than 19% of U.S. towns·Overall D · #188 of 258
108EatontonPutnam County · 6,749 peopleC−better than 18% of U.S. towns·Overall C− · #148 of 258
109PerryHouston County · 25,699 peopleC−better than 18% of U.S. towns·Overall B− · #71 of 258
110BlakelyEarly County · 5,156 peopleC−better than 17% of U.S. towns·Overall D− · #256 of 258
111TallapoosaHaralson County · 3,141 peopleC−better than 17% of U.S. towns·Overall A− · #21 of 258
112StockbridgeHenry County · 36,331 peopleC−better than 17% of U.S. towns·Overall C− · #157 of 258
113MoultrieColquitt County · 14,973 peopleC−better than 17% of U.S. towns·Overall D− · #251 of 258
114ClevelandWhite County · 3,472 peopleC−better than 16% of U.S. towns·Overall B− · #82 of 258
115StathamBarrow County · 3,350 peopleC−better than 16% of U.S. towns·Overall B+ · #42 of 258
116Stone MountainDeKalb County · 6,562 peopleC−better than 16% of U.S. towns·Overall D · #207 of 258
117GuytonEffingham County · 3,247 peopleC−better than 16% of U.S. towns·Overall C+ · #103 of 258
118SpringfieldEffingham County · 3,344 peopleC−better than 16% of U.S. towns·Overall A− · #19 of 258
119DaculaGwinnett County · 9,373 peopleC−better than 16% of U.S. towns·Overall B · #61 of 258
120MilledgevilleBaldwin County · 16,835 peopleC−better than 15% of U.S. towns·Overall D− · #248 of 258
121Union CityFulton County · 29,910 peopleC−better than 15% of U.S. towns·Overall B · #53 of 258
122ForsythMonroe County · 4,952 peopleC−better than 15% of U.S. towns·Overall C− · #144 of 258
123Warner RobinsHouston County · 87,761 peopleC−better than 15% of U.S. towns·Overall C− · #141 of 258
124CartersvilleBartow County · 25,349 peopleDbetter than 15% of U.S. towns·Overall C+ · #100 of 258
125Ball GroundCherokee County · 3,470 peopleDbetter than 15% of U.S. towns·Overall A · #9 of 258
126DonalsonvilleSeminole County · 2,834 peopleDbetter than 15% of U.S. towns·Overall D · #198 of 258
127HiramPaulding County · 5,585 peopleDbetter than 15% of U.S. towns·Overall C · #114 of 258
128Villa RicaCarroll County · 21,022 peopleDbetter than 14% of U.S. towns·Overall B · #63 of 258
129Sugar HillGwinnett County · 29,280 peopleDbetter than 14% of U.S. towns·Overall B · #62 of 258
130WrightsvilleJohnson County · 3,585 peopleDbetter than 14% of U.S. towns·Overall C− · #163 of 258
131GrayJones County · 3,567 peopleDbetter than 14% of U.S. towns·Overall B− · #69 of 258
132MonticelloJasper County · 3,040 peopleDbetter than 14% of U.S. towns·Overall C− · #167 of 258
133Chattahoochee HillsFulton County · 3,524 peopleDbetter than 14% of U.S. towns·Overall A− · #24 of 258
134LovejoyClayton County · 12,929 peopleDbetter than 14% of U.S. towns·Overall C− · #168 of 258
135EuharleeBartow County · 4,202 peopleDbetter than 14% of U.S. towns·Overall A− · #15 of 258
136BaldwinHabersham County · 4,240 peopleDbetter than 14% of U.S. towns·Overall B− · #74 of 258
137AustellCobb County · 8,339 peopleDbetter than 13% of U.S. towns·Overall B− · #70 of 258
138WinderBarrow County · 21,252 peopleDbetter than 13% of U.S. towns·Overall C · #128 of 258
139HamptonHenry County · 9,349 peopleDbetter than 13% of U.S. towns·Overall C · #111 of 258
140RiverdaleClayton County · 14,637 peopleDbetter than 13% of U.S. towns·Overall C− · #152 of 258
141HarlemColumbia County · 4,239 peopleDbetter than 13% of U.S. towns·Overall B− · #73 of 258
142RinconEffingham County · 11,726 peopleDbetter than 13% of U.S. towns·Overall B · #47 of 258
143JacksonButts County · 5,884 peopleDbetter than 13% of U.S. towns·Overall C− · #143 of 258
144PembrokeBryan County · 2,706 peopleDbetter than 12% of U.S. towns·Overall B · #58 of 258
145ReidsvilleTattnall County · 2,576 peopleDbetter than 12% of U.S. towns·Overall C− · #140 of 258
146LakelandLanier County · 3,062 peopleDbetter than 12% of U.S. towns·Overall D · #193 of 258
147CussetaChattahoochee County · 8,465 peopleDbetter than 12% of U.S. towns·No overall grade
148ElbertonElbert County · 4,890 peopleDbetter than 12% of U.S. towns·Overall D− · #230 of 258
149MorrowClayton County · 6,211 peopleDbetter than 12% of U.S. towns·Overall D− · #236 of 258
150JeffersonJackson County · 17,185 peopleDbetter than 12% of U.S. towns·Overall A+ · #3 of 258
151CummingForsyth County · 12,494 peopleDbetter than 12% of U.S. towns·Overall B+ · #27 of 258
152BloomingdaleChatham County · 3,077 peopleDbetter than 11% of U.S. towns·Overall C · #135 of 258
153LoganvilleWalton County · 17,212 peopleDbetter than 11% of U.S. towns·Overall C+ · #106 of 258
154MillenJenkins County · 2,952 peopleDbetter than 11% of U.S. towns·Overall D · #218 of 258
155DawsonvilleDawson County · 4,888 peopleDbetter than 11% of U.S. towns·Overall A · #8 of 258
156LaFayetteWalker County · 7,157 peopleDbetter than 11% of U.S. towns·Overall B− · #86 of 258
157MabletonCobb County · 78,820 peopleDbetter than 11% of U.S. towns·Overall B+ · #30 of 258
158ToccoaStephens County · 9,539 peopleDbetter than 10% of U.S. towns·Overall D · #181 of 258
159NashvilleBerrien County · 5,038 peopleDbetter than 10% of U.S. towns·Overall C− · #176 of 258
160MonroeWalton County · 16,507 peopleDbetter than 10% of U.S. towns·Overall C− · #172 of 258
161Locust GroveHenry County · 14,610 peopleDbetter than 10% of U.S. towns·Overall D · #208 of 258
162ThomsonMcDuffie County · 6,763 peopleDbetter than 10% of U.S. towns·Overall D · #190 of 258
163ChickamaugaWalker County · 3,017 peopleDbetter than 10% of U.S. towns·Overall A+ · #4 of 258
164MontezumaMacon County · 2,879 peopleDbetter than 9% of U.S. towns·Overall D− · #233 of 258
165HoschtonJackson County · 8,623 peopleDbetter than 9% of U.S. towns·Overall B · #51 of 258
166BlackshearPierce County · 3,680 peopleDbetter than 9% of U.S. towns·Overall C · #131 of 258
167RinggoldCatoosa County · 3,391 peopleDbetter than 9% of U.S. towns·Overall C+ · #95 of 258
168HahiraLowndes County · 3,595 peopleDbetter than 8% of U.S. towns·Overall B− · #78 of 258
169QuitmanBrooks County · 4,032 peopleDbetter than 8% of U.S. towns·Overall D · #209 of 258
170Forest ParkClayton County · 19,168 peopleDbetter than 8% of U.S. towns·Overall D · #204 of 258
171Fort OglethorpeCatoosa County · 10,868 peopleDbetter than 8% of U.S. towns·Overall B− · #84 of 258
172Fort ValleyPeach County · 9,220 peopleDbetter than 8% of U.S. towns·Overall C− · #142 of 258
173ThomastonUpson County · 9,852 peopleDbetter than 8% of U.S. towns·Overall D · #225 of 258
174RockmartPolk County · 5,369 peopleDbetter than 8% of U.S. towns·Overall D− · #237 of 258
175AdairsvilleBartow County · 5,101 peopleDbetter than 8% of U.S. towns·Overall A− · #25 of 258
176HinesvilleLiberty County · 36,674 peopleDbetter than 8% of U.S. towns·Overall D− · #246 of 258
177AshburnTurner County · 4,211 peopleDbetter than 8% of U.S. towns·Overall D · #213 of 258
178PoolerChatham County · 32,744 peopleDbetter than 7% of U.S. towns·Overall C− · #156 of 258
179Lake CityClayton County · 2,866 peopleDbetter than 7% of U.S. towns·Overall C · #118 of 258
180CalhounGordon County · 20,196 peopleDbetter than 7% of U.S. towns·Overall C+ · #98 of 258
181SopertonTreutlen County · 2,994 peopleDbetter than 7% of U.S. towns·Overall D · #200 of 258
182SummervilleChattooga County · 4,440 peopleDbetter than 7% of U.S. towns·Overall D · #178 of 258
183ByronPeach County · 6,567 peopleDbetter than 7% of U.S. towns·Overall C · #126 of 258
184GlennvilleTattnall County · 5,023 peopleDbetter than 6% of U.S. towns·Overall D · #186 of 258
185AlmaBacon County · 3,400 peopleDbetter than 6% of U.S. towns·Overall C · #138 of 258
186WaynesboroBurke County · 5,511 peopleDbetter than 6% of U.S. towns·Overall D · #217 of 258
187GrovetownColumbia County · 17,939 peopleDbetter than 6% of U.S. towns·Overall B+ · #28 of 258
188ManchesterMeriwether County · 3,594 peopleDbetter than 6% of U.S. towns·Overall D · #219 of 258
189FolkstonCharlton County · 4,767 peopleDbetter than 6% of U.S. towns·Overall C+ · #92 of 258
190CorneliaHabersham County · 5,459 peopleDbetter than 6% of U.S. towns·Overall B− · #81 of 258
191ThunderboltChatham County · 2,534 peopleDbetter than 6% of U.S. towns·Overall D · #196 of 258
192DoravilleDeKalb County · 16,365 peopleDbetter than 5% of U.S. towns·Overall D · #187 of 258
193ClaxtonEvans County · 2,560 peopleDbetter than 5% of U.S. towns·Overall D− · #249 of 258
194Flowery BranchHall County · 13,110 peopleD−better than 5% of U.S. towns·Overall B · #64 of 258
195HephzibahRichmond County · 3,815 peopleD−better than 4% of U.S. towns·Overall D · #202 of 258
196Augusta206,559 peopleD−better than 4% of U.S. towns·No overall grade
197LyonsToombs County · 4,260 peopleD−better than 4% of U.S. towns·Overall C · #117 of 258
198Garden CityChatham County · 10,513 peopleD−better than 4% of U.S. towns·Overall D− · #229 of 258
199CedartownPolk County · 10,514 peopleD−better than 4% of U.S. towns·Overall D · #223 of 258
200AuburnBarrow County · 10,110 peopleD−better than 4% of U.S. towns·Overall C+ · #93 of 258
201Port WentworthChatham County · 17,604 peopleD−better than 4% of U.S. towns·Overall C− · #158 of 258
202Echols CountyEchols County · 3,685 peopleD−better than 3% of U.S. towns·Overall B− · #80 of 258
203GrantvilleCoweta County · 3,284 peopleD−better than 3% of U.S. towns·Overall B+ · #36 of 258
204RossvilleWalker County · 3,922 peopleD−better than 3% of U.S. towns·Overall C− · #160 of 258
205OakwoodHall County · 7,245 peopleD−better than 3% of U.S. towns·Overall C · #133 of 258
206RoystonFranklin County · 2,693 peopleD−better than 3% of U.S. towns·Overall C · #136 of 258
207HawkinsvillePulaski County · 4,789 peopleD−better than 3% of U.S. towns·Overall D · #199 of 258
208HogansvilleTroup County · 3,290 peopleD−better than 3% of U.S. towns·Overall C− · #149 of 258
209WalthourvilleLiberty County · 4,003 peopleD−better than 2% of U.S. towns·Overall D · #179 of 258
210UnadillaDooly County · 3,091 peopleD−better than 2% of U.S. towns·Overall D · #203 of 258
211PelhamMitchell County · 3,359 peopleD−better than 2% of U.S. towns·Overall D− · #254 of 258
212AbbevilleWilcox County · 2,819 peopleD−better than 2% of U.S. towns·Overall C+ · #102 of 258
213LulaHall County · 3,048 peopleD−better than 2% of U.S. towns·Overall B− · #67 of 258
214FitzgeraldBen Hill County · 8,882 peopleD−better than 2% of U.S. towns·Overall D− · #239 of 258
215HazlehurstJeff Davis County · 4,172 peopleD−better than 2% of U.S. towns·Overall D− · #235 of 258
216CentervilleHouston County · 9,505 peopleD−better than 2% of U.S. towns·Overall C · #112 of 258
217HapevilleFulton County · 7,410 peopleD−better than 2% of U.S. towns·Overall B · #48 of 258
218ChatsworthMurray County · 5,029 peopleD−among the lowest in the U.S.·Overall B+ · #41 of 258
219NichollsCoffee County · 3,317 peopleD−among the lowest in the U.S.·Overall C− · #165 of 258
220East DublinLaurens County · 2,552 peopleD−among the lowest in the U.S.·Overall C− · #169 of 258
221McRae-HelenaTelfair County · 5,443 peopleD−among the lowest in the U.S.·Overall D · #212 of 258
222AlamoWheeler County · 3,362 peopleD−among the lowest in the U.S.·Overall D− · #232 of 258
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42 towns without a civic life grade

Towns of 2,500+ that don’t have the figures this grade needs. Each town’s page says which ones are missing.

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Questions people ask

Which Georgia town has the most civic life?

Decatur (DeKalb County) ranks first on civic life among 222 towns, with an A+; Avondale Estates and Tybee Island follow.

How are these towns ranked?

The Civic life grade, a character grade (not part of the overall): library visits per resident (IMLS), community nonprofits (IRS) and volunteering groups. Towns are sorted on the grade’s score; the letter and rank are the same as on each town’s page. How grades work.

Why isn’t my town on this list?

The list covers towns of 2,500+ residents with a civic life grade (222 in Georgia). 42 towns of 2,500+ lack the figures and are listed above. Smaller towns have the grade on their page but no rank. Every town is on the Georgia page.

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Every list ranks the same 2,500+ towns, so a town’s rank means the same thing on each.

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Best places to live258 towns · #1 TyroneBest small towns145 towns · #1 TyroneMost affordable towns263 towns · #1 Lakeview EstatesSafest towns132 towns · #1 SenoiaTowns with the best schools260 towns · #1 WatkinsvilleHealthiest towns261 towns · #1 Druid HillsBest towns for jobs & income263 towns · #1 TyroneMost walkable towns263 towns · #1 DecaturTowns with the lowest natural-hazard risk264 towns · #1 LithoniaBest towns for the outdoors264 towns · #1 Tybee IslandMost historic towns263 towns · #1 BrunswickTowns with the least snow54 towns · #1 AdairsvilleDescribed, no lettersSnowiest towns54 towns · #1 AcworthDescribed, no lettersTowns with the mildest winters258 towns · #1 St. SimonsDescribed, no lettersTowns with the hottest summers258 towns · #1 Glennville and 2 moreDescribed, no lettersTowns with the coolest summers258 towns · #1 JasperDescribed, no lettersTowns with the highest incomes263 towns · #1 MiltonDescribed, no lettersTowns with the lowest property taxes262 towns · #1 Lakeview EstatesDescribed, no lettersFastest-growing towns218 towns · #1 HoschtonDescribed, no letters
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