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Georgia rankings · Outdoors

Best towns for the outdoors in Georgia

Tybee Island ranks first on outdoors among Georgia’s 264 towns of 2,500+; 23 of the 264 grade A− or better on outdoors nationally.

The Outdoors grade, a character grade (not part of the overall): the share of land conserved and the trail miles per square mile. How grades work

#1

Tybee Island

Chatham County · 3,156 people
A+

Outdoors grade, among the top in the U.S.·Overall B− · #83 of 258 in GA

#2

Conyers

Rockdale County · 20,377 people
A+

Outdoors grade, better than 96% of U.S. towns·Overall D · #215 of 258 in GA

#3

Winder

Barrow County · 21,252 people
A

Outdoors grade, better than 93% of U.S. towns·Overall C · #128 of 258 in GA

All 264 towns

Outdoors grade, best first (the letter is national). Towns with the same score share a rank (T = tied; 66 towns here); the overall grade and state rank are beside each.

264 towns ranked. Not here? See why a town may be missing.

#TownGradeOverall
1Tybee IslandChatham County · 3,156 peopleA+among the top in the U.S.·Overall B− · #83 of 258
2ConyersRockdale County · 20,377 peopleA+better than 96% of U.S. towns·Overall D · #215 of 258
3WinderBarrow County · 21,252 peopleAbetter than 93% of U.S. towns·Overall C · #128 of 258
4Druid Hillsunincorporated, DeKalb County · 8,169 peopleAbetter than 91% of U.S. towns·Overall B− · #75 of 258
5Peachtree CityFayette County · 40,880 peopleAbetter than 89% of U.S. towns·Overall A · #14 of 258
6Richmond HillBryan County · 20,022 peopleAbetter than 87% of U.S. towns·Overall B · #56 of 258
7GainesvilleHall County · 49,221 peopleAbetter than 87% of U.S. towns·Overall D · #210 of 258
8Whitemarsh Islandunincorporated, Chatham County · 6,886 peopleAbetter than 86% of U.S. towns·Overall C+ · #96 of 258
T9Buckheadunincorporated, Bryan County · 4,702 peopleAbetter than 86% of U.S. towns·Overall B · #60 of 258
T9ReidsvilleTattnall County · 2,576 peopleAbetter than 86% of U.S. towns·Overall C− · #140 of 258
11DecaturDeKalb County · 25,276 peopleA−better than 85% of U.S. towns·Overall A− · #17 of 258
12Skidaway Islandunincorporated, Chatham County · 9,315 peopleA−better than 84% of U.S. towns·Overall C− · #145 of 258
13Sugar HillGwinnett County · 29,280 peopleA−better than 83% of U.S. towns·Overall B · #62 of 258
14Lake CityClayton County · 2,866 peopleA−better than 82% of U.S. towns·Overall C · #118 of 258
15StonecrestDeKalb County · 61,337 peopleA−better than 82% of U.S. towns·Overall C− · #173 of 258
16Stone MountainDeKalb County · 6,562 peopleA−better than 79% of U.S. towns·Overall D · #207 of 258
17WatkinsvilleOconee County · 4,131 peopleA−better than 78% of U.S. towns·Overall A− · #18 of 258
18AlpharettaFulton County · 66,921 peopleA−better than 78% of U.S. towns·Overall A− · #22 of 258
19North Decaturunincorporated, DeKalb County · 18,442 peopleA−better than 78% of U.S. towns·Overall C+ · #88 of 258
20Dahlonega College campusLumpkin County · 7,918 peopleA−better than 77% of U.S. towns·Overall B+
21Mulberry41,445 peopleA−better than 76% of U.S. towns·No overall grade
22Avondale EstatesDeKalb County · 3,543 peopleA−better than 76% of U.S. towns·Overall B · #59 of 258
23AtlantaFulton County · 529,110 peopleA−better than 75% of U.S. towns·Overall C− · #151 of 258
24BainbridgeDecatur County · 14,606 peopleB+better than 75% of U.S. towns·Overall D− · #255 of 258
25SuwaneeGwinnett County · 23,034 peopleB+better than 74% of U.S. towns·Overall C+ · #97 of 258
26SavannahChatham County · 149,440 peopleB+better than 74% of U.S. towns·Overall D · #191 of 258
27AcworthCobb County · 22,925 peopleB+better than 72% of U.S. towns·Overall B+ · #32 of 258
28Bonanzaunincorporated, Clayton County · 3,279 peopleB+better than 71% of U.S. towns·Overall D · #180 of 258
29DouglasvilleDouglas County · 41,523 peopleB+better than 71% of U.S. towns·Overall D · #182 of 258
30Athens129,921 peopleB+better than 71% of U.S. towns·No overall grade
31CarrolltonCarroll County · 27,925 peopleB+better than 71% of U.S. towns·Overall C+ · #110 of 258
32RoswellFulton County · 91,505 peopleB+better than 70% of U.S. towns·Overall A− · #16 of 258
33Fort OglethorpeCatoosa County · 10,868 peopleB+better than 69% of U.S. towns·Overall B− · #84 of 258
34LeesburgLee County · 3,597 peopleB+better than 69% of U.S. towns·Overall B · #54 of 258
35LithoniaDeKalb County · 2,608 peopleB+better than 67% of U.S. towns·Overall D · #188 of 258
36BrookhavenDeKalb County · 59,643 peopleB+better than 67% of U.S. towns·Overall C · #119 of 258
37Montgomeryunincorporated, Chatham County · 4,976 peopleB+better than 66% of U.S. towns·Overall C− · #170 of 258
38ThomasvilleThomas County · 18,667 peopleB+better than 66% of U.S. towns·Overall D · #221 of 258
39WoodstockCherokee County · 39,895 peopleB+better than 65% of U.S. towns·Overall A− · #20 of 258
40MorrowClayton County · 6,211 peopleBbetter than 64% of U.S. towns·Overall D− · #236 of 258
41FayettevilleFayette County · 20,465 peopleBbetter than 64% of U.S. towns·Overall B− · #79 of 258
42Johns CreekFulton County · 80,401 peopleBbetter than 64% of U.S. towns·Overall A · #7 of 258
43MilledgevilleBaldwin County · 16,835 peopleBbetter than 62% of U.S. towns·Overall D− · #248 of 258
44LakelandLanier County · 3,062 peopleBbetter than 62% of U.S. towns·Overall D · #193 of 258
45CussetaChattahoochee County · 8,465 peopleBbetter than 62% of U.S. towns·No overall grade
46FitzgeraldBen Hill County · 8,882 peopleBbetter than 62% of U.S. towns·Overall D− · #239 of 258
47AlbanyDougherty County · 66,907 peopleBbetter than 61% of U.S. towns·Overall D− · #253 of 258
48SwainsboroEmanuel County · 7,436 peopleBbetter than 61% of U.S. towns·Overall D · #194 of 258
49College ParkFulton County · 13,887 peopleBbetter than 60% of U.S. towns·Overall D · #197 of 258
50JonesboroClayton County · 6,046 peopleBbetter than 60% of U.S. towns·Overall C · #137 of 258
51Sandy SpringsFulton County · 105,013 peopleBbetter than 60% of U.S. towns·Overall A− · #23 of 258
52Chattahoochee HillsFulton County · 3,524 peopleBbetter than 60% of U.S. towns·Overall A− · #24 of 258
53Flowery BranchHall County · 13,110 peopleBbetter than 60% of U.S. towns·Overall B · #64 of 258
54RomeFloyd County · 38,934 peopleBbetter than 59% of U.S. towns·Overall D− · #234 of 258
55CartersvilleBartow County · 25,349 peopleBbetter than 59% of U.S. towns·Overall C+ · #100 of 258
56North Druid Hillsunincorporated, DeKalb County · 17,997 peopleBbetter than 59% of U.S. towns·Overall B− · #65 of 258
57BraseltonJackson County · 18,496 peopleBbetter than 59% of U.S. towns·Overall B+ · #37 of 258
58Powder SpringsCobb County · 21,004 peopleBbetter than 59% of U.S. towns·Overall B+ · #43 of 258
59DaltonWhitfield County · 35,322 peopleBbetter than 58% of U.S. towns·Overall C− · #175 of 258
60ColumbusMuscogee County · 202,171 peopleBbetter than 58% of U.S. towns·Overall D · #220 of 258
61ThunderboltChatham County · 2,534 peopleBbetter than 58% of U.S. towns·Overall D · #196 of 258
62LilburnGwinnett County · 16,369 peopleBbetter than 57% of U.S. towns·Overall C− · #171 of 258
63Lithia Springsunincorporated, Douglas County · 16,875 peopleBbetter than 56% of U.S. towns·Overall C · #124 of 258
64McDonoughHenry County · 33,395 peopleBbetter than 55% of U.S. towns·Overall C− · #159 of 258
T65CorneliaHabersham County · 5,459 peopleB−better than 55% of U.S. towns·Overall B− · #81 of 258
T65HapevilleFulton County · 7,410 peopleB−better than 55% of U.S. towns·Overall B · #48 of 258
67Augusta206,559 peopleB−better than 54% of U.S. towns·No overall grade
T68AustellCobb County · 8,339 peopleB−better than 54% of U.S. towns·Overall B− · #70 of 258
T68Macon-Bibb CountyBibb County · 157,556 peopleB−better than 54% of U.S. towns·Overall D− · #242 of 258
T70SmyrnaCobb County · 57,513 peopleB−better than 54% of U.S. towns·Overall B+ · #39 of 258
T70West PointTroup County · 3,661 peopleB−better than 54% of U.S. towns·Overall D · #183 of 258
72BrunswickGlynn County · 15,730 peopleB−better than 54% of U.S. towns·Overall C− · #161 of 258
73NashvilleBerrien County · 5,038 peopleB−better than 54% of U.S. towns·Overall C− · #176 of 258
T74MillenJenkins County · 2,952 peopleB−better than 53% of U.S. towns·Overall D · #218 of 258
T74St. Simonsunincorporated, Glynn County · 16,228 peopleB−better than 53% of U.S. towns·Overall B · #57 of 258
76TuckerDeKalb County · 37,290 peopleB−better than 53% of U.S. towns·Overall C · #125 of 258
77CovingtonNewton County · 17,477 peopleB−better than 53% of U.S. towns·Overall D− · #238 of 258
78ValdostaLowndes County · 56,186 peopleB−better than 53% of U.S. towns·Overall D− · #245 of 258
T79East DublinLaurens County · 2,552 peopleB−better than 52% of U.S. towns·Overall C− · #169 of 258
T79GrovetownColumbia County · 17,939 peopleB−better than 52% of U.S. towns·Overall B+ · #28 of 258
T81DouglasCoffee County · 11,864 peopleB−better than 52% of U.S. towns·Overall C− · #139 of 258
T81MoultrieColquitt County · 14,973 peopleB−better than 52% of U.S. towns·Overall D− · #251 of 258
T83GriffinSpalding County · 23,896 peopleB−better than 52% of U.S. towns·Overall D− · #240 of 258
T83MonroeWalton County · 16,507 peopleB−better than 52% of U.S. towns·Overall C− · #172 of 258
T85OcillaIrwin County · 2,837 peopleB−better than 52% of U.S. towns·Overall C− · #164 of 258
T85ThomastonUpson County · 9,852 peopleB−better than 52% of U.S. towns·Overall D · #225 of 258
87Gresham Parkunincorporated, DeKalb County · 6,935 peopleB−better than 51% of U.S. towns·Overall C− · #166 of 258
88Social CircleWalton County · 5,537 peopleB−better than 50% of U.S. towns·Overall B+ · #40 of 258
89PoolerChatham County · 32,744 peopleB−better than 50% of U.S. towns·Overall C− · #156 of 258
90CuthbertRandolph County · 3,026 peopleB−better than 50% of U.S. towns·Overall D− · #258 of 258
91Port WentworthChatham County · 17,604 peopleB−better than 50% of U.S. towns·Overall C− · #158 of 258
T92JasperPickens County · 5,400 peopleB−better than 50% of U.S. towns·Overall C · #123 of 258
T92SenoiaCoweta County · 6,276 peopleB−better than 50% of U.S. towns·Overall A+ · #5 of 258
94CamillaMitchell County · 4,988 peopleB−better than 49% of U.S. towns·Overall D− · #227 of 258
95Georgetownunincorporated, Chatham County · 11,158 peopleB−better than 49% of U.S. towns·Overall C · #127 of 258
96RinggoldCatoosa County · 3,391 peopleB−better than 48% of U.S. towns·Overall C+ · #95 of 258
97MariettaCobb County · 63,574 peopleB−better than 48% of U.S. towns·Overall C+ · #101 of 258
98MiltonFulton County · 41,266 peopleB−better than 48% of U.S. towns·Overall A · #6 of 258
99RoystonFranklin County · 2,693 peopleB−better than 47% of U.S. towns·Overall C · #136 of 258
100LovejoyClayton County · 12,929 peopleB−better than 47% of U.S. towns·Overall C− · #168 of 258
101MadisonMorgan County · 5,179 peopleB−better than 47% of U.S. towns·Overall B+ · #35 of 258
102ClarkstonDeKalb County · 14,431 peopleB−better than 47% of U.S. towns·Overall D− · #243 of 258
103ElbertonElbert County · 4,890 peopleB−better than 47% of U.S. towns·Overall D− · #230 of 258
104DuluthGwinnett County · 33,815 peopleB−better than 47% of U.S. towns·Overall B · #45 of 258
105StatesboroBulloch County · 35,366 peopleB−better than 46% of U.S. towns·Overall C− · #150 of 258
106FairburnFulton County · 17,133 peopleB−better than 46% of U.S. towns·Overall B+ · #38 of 258
107DallasPaulding County · 15,402 peopleB−better than 46% of U.S. towns·Overall C · #115 of 258
T108AdairsvilleBartow County · 5,101 peopleB−better than 46% of U.S. towns·Overall A− · #25 of 258
T108Peachtree CornersGwinnett County · 42,519 peopleB−better than 46% of U.S. towns·Overall B+ · #33 of 258
110EuharleeBartow County · 4,202 peopleB−better than 45% of U.S. towns·Overall A− · #15 of 258
111Bemissunincorporated, Lowndes County · 9,201 peopleB−better than 45% of U.S. towns·Overall B− · #72 of 258
112CantonCherokee County · 40,778 peopleB−better than 45% of U.S. towns·Overall B− · #68 of 258
113DublinLaurens County · 16,565 peopleC+better than 45% of U.S. towns·Overall D− · #244 of 258
114JacksonButts County · 5,884 peopleC+better than 44% of U.S. towns·Overall C− · #143 of 258
115HoschtonJackson County · 8,623 peopleC+better than 44% of U.S. towns·Overall B · #51 of 258
116JesupWayne County · 10,301 peopleC+better than 44% of U.S. towns·Overall D · #177 of 258
117Panthersvilleunincorporated, DeKalb County · 9,053 peopleC+better than 43% of U.S. towns·Overall C− · #162 of 258
118PelhamMitchell County · 3,359 peopleC+better than 43% of U.S. towns·Overall D− · #254 of 258
T119DaculaGwinnett County · 9,373 peopleC+better than 43% of U.S. towns·Overall B · #61 of 258
T119ViennaDooly County · 2,961 peopleC+better than 43% of U.S. towns·Overall D · #201 of 258
121KennesawCobb County · 37,970 peopleC+better than 42% of U.S. towns·Overall B · #46 of 258
122Experimentunincorporated, Spalding County · 3,387 peopleC+better than 42% of U.S. towns·Overall D · #211 of 258
123Scottdaleunincorporated, DeKalb County · 10,542 peopleC+better than 42% of U.S. towns·Overall C+ · #91 of 258
124CummingForsyth County · 12,494 peopleC+better than 42% of U.S. towns·Overall B+ · #27 of 258
125ChambleeDeKalb County · 32,334 peopleC+better than 41% of U.S. towns·Overall D · #189 of 258
T126AlmaBacon County · 3,400 peopleC+better than 41% of U.S. towns·Overall C · #138 of 258
T126MontezumaMacon County · 2,879 peopleC+better than 41% of U.S. towns·Overall D− · #233 of 258
T128East PointFulton County · 38,225 peopleC+better than 41% of U.S. towns·Overall B · #52 of 258
T128St. MarysCamden County · 20,546 peopleC+better than 41% of U.S. towns·Overall C− · #154 of 258
T130MonticelloJasper County · 3,040 peopleC+better than 40% of U.S. towns·Overall C− · #167 of 258
T130RossvilleWalker County · 3,922 peopleC+better than 40% of U.S. towns·Overall C− · #160 of 258
132Villa RicaCarroll County · 21,022 peopleC+better than 40% of U.S. towns·Overall B · #63 of 258
133TyroneFayette County · 8,091 peopleC+better than 40% of U.S. towns·Overall A+ · #1 of 258
134RockmartPolk County · 5,369 peopleC+better than 39% of U.S. towns·Overall D− · #237 of 258
135JeffersonJackson County · 17,185 peopleC+better than 39% of U.S. towns·Overall A+ · #3 of 258
T136AdelCook County · 5,854 peopleC+better than 38% of U.S. towns·Overall D · #216 of 258
T136SpringfieldEffingham County · 3,344 peopleC+better than 38% of U.S. towns·Overall A− · #19 of 258
138Conleyunincorporated, Clayton County · 5,822 peopleC+better than 38% of U.S. towns·Overall D · #206 of 258
139ChickamaugaWalker County · 3,017 peopleC+better than 38% of U.S. towns·Overall A+ · #4 of 258
140Holly SpringsCherokee County · 20,261 peopleC+better than 37% of U.S. towns·Overall A · #12 of 258
141HinesvilleLiberty County · 36,674 peopleC+better than 37% of U.S. towns·Overall D− · #246 of 258
142PerryHouston County · 25,699 peopleC+better than 37% of U.S. towns·Overall B− · #71 of 258
143BarnesvilleLamar County · 6,329 peopleC+better than 37% of U.S. towns·Overall C · #121 of 258
T144BufordGwinnett County · 18,780 peopleC+better than 37% of U.S. towns·Overall B · #49 of 258
T144NorcrossGwinnett County · 19,086 peopleC+better than 37% of U.S. towns·Overall C · #132 of 258
146EatontonPutnam County · 6,749 peopleC+better than 36% of U.S. towns·Overall C− · #148 of 258
147Reed Creekunincorporated, Hart County · 3,151 peopleC+better than 36% of U.S. towns·Overall C · #113 of 258
148Wilmington Islandunincorporated, Chatham County · 13,905 peopleC+better than 36% of U.S. towns·Overall C+ · #105 of 258
149ForsythMonroe County · 4,952 peopleC+better than 36% of U.S. towns·Overall C− · #144 of 258
150DoravilleDeKalb County · 16,365 peopleC+better than 36% of U.S. towns·Overall D · #187 of 258
151LyonsToombs County · 4,260 peopleC+better than 35% of U.S. towns·Overall C · #117 of 258
152Martinezunincorporated, Columbia County · 33,750 peopleCbetter than 35% of U.S. towns·Overall B+ · #29 of 258
153StathamBarrow County · 3,350 peopleCbetter than 35% of U.S. towns·Overall B+ · #42 of 258
154AbbevilleWilcox County · 2,819 peopleCbetter than 34% of U.S. towns·Overall C+ · #102 of 258
T155Locust GroveHenry County · 14,610 peopleCbetter than 34% of U.S. towns·Overall D · #208 of 258
T155MabletonCobb County · 78,820 peopleCbetter than 34% of U.S. towns·Overall B+ · #30 of 258
T155Mountain Parkunincorporated, Gwinnett County · 12,850 peopleCbetter than 34% of U.S. towns·Overall B · #50 of 258
158GlennvilleTattnall County · 5,023 peopleCbetter than 34% of U.S. towns·Overall D · #186 of 258
159TallapoosaHaralson County · 3,141 peopleCbetter than 34% of U.S. towns·Overall A− · #21 of 258
160WaycrossWare County · 13,936 peopleCbetter than 34% of U.S. towns·Overall D · #226 of 258
161ToccoaStephens County · 9,539 peopleCbetter than 33% of U.S. towns·Overall D · #181 of 258
162South FultonFulton County · 112,820 peopleCbetter than 33% of U.S. towns·Overall C+ · #94 of 258
163HiramPaulding County · 5,585 peopleCbetter than 32% of U.S. towns·Overall C · #114 of 258
T164Evansunincorporated, Columbia County · 36,998 peopleCbetter than 32% of U.S. towns·Overall A− · #26 of 258
T164LaFayetteWalker County · 7,157 peopleCbetter than 32% of U.S. towns·Overall B− · #86 of 258
T166DawsonvilleDawson County · 4,888 peopleCbetter than 32% of U.S. towns·Overall A · #8 of 258
T166Fort ValleyPeach County · 9,220 peopleCbetter than 32% of U.S. towns·Overall C− · #142 of 258
168HarlemColumbia County · 4,239 peopleCbetter than 32% of U.S. towns·Overall B− · #73 of 258
169CairoGrady County · 10,150 peopleCbetter than 32% of U.S. towns·Overall D · #205 of 258
170WashingtonWilkes County · 3,638 peopleCbetter than 31% of U.S. towns·Overall D · #214 of 258
T171Belvedere Parkunincorporated, DeKalb County · 14,181 peopleCbetter than 31% of U.S. towns·Overall C · #120 of 258
T171MetterCandler County · 4,076 peopleCbetter than 31% of U.S. towns·Overall D · #184 of 258
173Hardwickunincorporated, Baldwin County · 3,402 peopleCbetter than 31% of U.S. towns·Overall D · #222 of 258
174BloomingdaleChatham County · 3,077 peopleCbetter than 31% of U.S. towns·Overall C · #135 of 258
175ManchesterMeriwether County · 3,594 peopleCbetter than 30% of U.S. towns·Overall D · #219 of 258
176LawrencevilleGwinnett County · 32,822 peopleCbetter than 30% of U.S. towns·Overall C · #130 of 258
177QuitmanBrooks County · 4,032 peopleCbetter than 30% of U.S. towns·Overall D · #209 of 258
178SummervilleChattooga County · 4,440 peopleCbetter than 30% of U.S. towns·Overall D · #178 of 258
179SopertonTreutlen County · 2,994 peopleCbetter than 30% of U.S. towns·Overall D · #200 of 258
T180Candler-McAfeeunincorporated, DeKalb County · 20,905 peopleCbetter than 29% of U.S. towns·Overall C− · #155 of 258
T180Putneyunincorporated, Dougherty County · 3,150 peopleCbetter than 29% of U.S. towns·Overall D− · #241 of 258
182DonalsonvilleSeminole County · 2,834 peopleCbetter than 29% of U.S. towns·Overall D · #198 of 258
183HamptonHenry County · 9,349 peopleCbetter than 29% of U.S. towns·Overall C · #111 of 258
T184DawsonTerrell County · 4,131 peopleCbetter than 29% of U.S. towns·Overall D · #192 of 258
T184VidaliaToombs County · 10,885 peopleCbetter than 29% of U.S. towns·Overall D− · #231 of 258
T186BaldwinHabersham County · 4,240 peopleCbetter than 28% of U.S. towns·Overall B− · #74 of 258
T186PalmettoFulton County · 5,298 peopleCbetter than 28% of U.S. towns·Overall A+ · #2 of 258
T186SylvesterWorth County · 5,430 peopleCbetter than 28% of U.S. towns·Overall C− · #153 of 258
189HahiraLowndes County · 3,595 peopleCbetter than 27% of U.S. towns·Overall B− · #78 of 258
T190Forest ParkClayton County · 19,168 peopleCbetter than 27% of U.S. towns·Overall D · #204 of 258
T190Redanunincorporated, DeKalb County · 31,017 peopleCbetter than 27% of U.S. towns·Overall C− · #147 of 258
192CochranBleckley County · 4,986 peopleCbetter than 26% of U.S. towns·Overall C+ · #107 of 258
193SnellvilleGwinnett County · 22,478 peopleCbetter than 26% of U.S. towns·Overall B− · #85 of 258
194GrantvilleCoweta County · 3,284 peopleCbetter than 26% of U.S. towns·Overall B+ · #36 of 258
195RinconEffingham County · 11,726 peopleCbetter than 26% of U.S. towns·Overall B · #47 of 258
T196AuburnBarrow County · 10,110 peopleCbetter than 26% of U.S. towns·Overall C+ · #93 of 258
T196SylvaniaScreven County · 2,704 peopleCbetter than 26% of U.S. towns·Overall C− · #146 of 258
T198LaGrangeTroup County · 34,730 peopleCbetter than 26% of U.S. towns·Overall D− · #252 of 258
T198LoganvilleWalton County · 17,212 peopleCbetter than 26% of U.S. towns·Overall C+ · #106 of 258
200ThomsonMcDuffie County · 6,763 peopleCbetter than 25% of U.S. towns·Overall D · #190 of 258
201Warner RobinsHouston County · 87,761 peopleCbetter than 25% of U.S. towns·Overall C− · #141 of 258
T202FolkstonCharlton County · 4,767 peopleC−better than 25% of U.S. towns·Overall C+ · #92 of 258
T202GraysonGwinnett County · 5,569 peopleC−better than 25% of U.S. towns·Overall B+ · #31 of 258
204Lindaleunincorporated, Floyd County · 4,289 peopleC−better than 25% of U.S. towns·Overall C · #116 of 258
205GuytonEffingham County · 3,247 peopleC−better than 25% of U.S. towns·Overall C+ · #103 of 258
206BlackshearPierce County · 3,680 peopleC−better than 25% of U.S. towns·Overall C · #131 of 258
207TiftonTift County · 17,595 peopleC−better than 24% of U.S. towns·Overall C− · #174 of 258
208CommerceJackson County · 9,303 peopleC−better than 24% of U.S. towns·Overall B+ · #44 of 258
209ByronPeach County · 6,567 peopleC−better than 24% of U.S. towns·Overall C · #126 of 258
210BremenHaralson County · 7,751 peopleC−better than 24% of U.S. towns·Overall A · #10 of 258
211BrookletBulloch County · 2,525 peopleC−better than 24% of U.S. towns·Overall C+ · #89 of 258
212Union CityFulton County · 29,910 peopleC−better than 23% of U.S. towns·Overall B · #53 of 258
213BlakelyEarly County · 5,156 peopleC−better than 23% of U.S. towns·Overall D− · #256 of 258
214CordeleCrisp County · 9,652 peopleC−better than 22% of U.S. towns·Overall D− · #257 of 258
215KingslandCamden County · 21,299 peopleC−better than 22% of U.S. towns·Overall B− · #87 of 258
216McRae-HelenaTelfair County · 5,443 peopleC−better than 22% of U.S. towns·Overall D · #212 of 258
217SandersvilleWashington County · 5,397 peopleC−better than 22% of U.S. towns·Overall D− · #228 of 258
218ClaxtonEvans County · 2,560 peopleC−better than 22% of U.S. towns·Overall D− · #249 of 258
219AshburnTurner County · 4,211 peopleC−better than 22% of U.S. towns·Overall D · #213 of 258
220DunwoodyDeKalb County · 51,792 peopleC−better than 21% of U.S. towns·Overall C+ · #108 of 258
T221Ball GroundCherokee County · 3,470 peopleC−better than 21% of U.S. towns·Overall A · #9 of 258
T221WalthourvilleLiberty County · 4,003 peopleC−better than 21% of U.S. towns·Overall D · #179 of 258
223HawkinsvillePulaski County · 4,789 peopleC−better than 21% of U.S. towns·Overall D · #199 of 258
224TempleCarroll County · 6,564 peopleC−better than 20% of U.S. towns·Overall A · #13 of 258
225Dock Junctionunincorporated, Glynn County · 8,147 peopleC−better than 20% of U.S. towns·Overall C · #122 of 258
226ChatsworthMurray County · 5,029 peopleC−better than 20% of U.S. towns·Overall B+ · #41 of 258
227AmericusSumter County · 15,617 peopleC−better than 19% of U.S. towns·Overall D− · #250 of 258
T228BaxleyAppling County · 5,058 peopleC−better than 18% of U.S. towns·Overall D · #195 of 258
T228Fort Stewartunincorporated, Liberty County · 9,285 peopleC−better than 18% of U.S. towns·No overall grade
230NewnanCoweta County · 45,867 peopleC−better than 18% of U.S. towns·Overall C+ · #99 of 258
231GrayJones County · 3,567 peopleC−better than 18% of U.S. towns·Overall B− · #69 of 258
T232CedartownPolk County · 10,514 peopleC−better than 18% of U.S. towns·Overall D · #223 of 258
T232HazlehurstJeff Davis County · 4,172 peopleC−better than 18% of U.S. towns·Overall D− · #235 of 258
234UnadillaDooly County · 3,091 peopleC−better than 17% of U.S. towns·Overall D · #203 of 258
235HogansvilleTroup County · 3,290 peopleC−better than 17% of U.S. towns·Overall C− · #149 of 258
236GreensboroGreene County · 3,519 peopleC−better than 16% of U.S. towns·Overall B− · #76 of 258
237LulaHall County · 3,048 peopleC−better than 16% of U.S. towns·Overall B− · #67 of 258
238EastmanDodge County · 5,572 peopleC−better than 16% of U.S. towns·Overall D · #224 of 258
239Garden CityChatham County · 10,513 peopleC−better than 16% of U.S. towns·Overall D− · #229 of 258
240WrightsvilleJohnson County · 3,585 peopleC−better than 16% of U.S. towns·Overall C− · #163 of 258
241HephzibahRichmond County · 3,815 peopleC−better than 16% of U.S. towns·Overall D · #202 of 258
242StockbridgeHenry County · 36,331 peopleC−better than 15% of U.S. towns·Overall C− · #157 of 258
243CentervilleHouston County · 9,505 peopleDbetter than 14% of U.S. towns·Overall C · #112 of 258
244RiverdaleClayton County · 14,637 peopleDbetter than 14% of U.S. towns·Overall C− · #152 of 258
245WaynesboroBurke County · 5,511 peopleDbetter than 13% of U.S. towns·Overall D · #217 of 258
246HartwellHart County · 4,914 peopleDbetter than 12% of U.S. towns·Overall C+ · #104 of 258
247CalhounGordon County · 20,196 peopleDbetter than 12% of U.S. towns·Overall C+ · #98 of 258
248Fairfield Plantationunincorporated, Carroll County · 6,172 peopleDbetter than 12% of U.S. towns·Overall B+ · #34 of 258
249Chattanooga Valleyunincorporated, Walker County · 4,601 peopleDbetter than 11% of U.S. towns·Overall D · #185 of 258
250PembrokeBryan County · 2,706 peopleDbetter than 11% of U.S. towns·Overall B · #58 of 258
251Fair Oaksunincorporated, Cobb County · 9,014 peopleDbetter than 10% of U.S. towns·Overall B− · #66 of 258
252ClevelandWhite County · 3,472 peopleDbetter than 10% of U.S. towns·Overall B− · #82 of 258
T253AlamoWheeler County · 3,362 peopleDbetter than 10% of U.S. towns·Overall D− · #232 of 258
T253Lakeview Estatesunincorporated, Rockdale County · 3,596 peopleDbetter than 10% of U.S. towns·Overall B− · #77 of 258
255Irondaleunincorporated, Clayton County · 9,185 peopleDbetter than 9% of U.S. towns·Overall D− · #247 of 258
256Viningsunincorporated, Cobb County · 14,390 peopleDbetter than 9% of U.S. towns·Overall A · #11 of 258
257Echols CountyEchols County · 3,685 peopleDbetter than 8% of U.S. towns·Overall B− · #80 of 258
258Heron Bayunincorporated, Henry County · 4,595 peopleDbetter than 8% of U.S. towns·Overall C+ · #90 of 258
259OakwoodHall County · 7,245 peopleDbetter than 7% of U.S. towns·Overall C · #133 of 258
260NichollsCoffee County · 3,317 peopleDbetter than 7% of U.S. towns·Overall C− · #165 of 258
261Country Club Estatesunincorporated, Glynn County · 8,780 peopleDbetter than 6% of U.S. towns·Overall C · #134 of 258
262Fairviewunincorporated, Walker County · 5,302 peopleDbetter than 6% of U.S. towns·Overall C · #129 of 258
263Hannahs Millunincorporated, Upson County · 3,230 peopleDbetter than 5% of U.S. towns·Overall C+ · #109 of 258
264Lakeviewunincorporated, Catoosa County · 4,723 peopleD−better than 3% of U.S. towns·Overall B · #55 of 258
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Which Georgia town is best for the outdoors?

Tybee Island (Chatham County) ranks first on outdoors among 264 towns, with an A+; Conyers and Winder follow.

How are these towns ranked?

The Outdoors grade, a character grade (not part of the overall): the share of land conserved and the trail miles per square mile. 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 outdoors grade (264 in Georgia). Smaller towns have the grade on their page but no rank. Every town is on the Georgia page.

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