Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
Resaca’s best subject grades are a B+ for the outdoors and schools; its weakest is a D for walkability. Only 33 of Georgia’s 371 towns score lower on walkability. CDC estimates put its residents' health behind 87% of the country. Among 264 Georgia towns, just 2 have a lower share of adults with a bachelor’s degree than Resaca. Resaca's civic life (library use, community groups, volunteering) trails 98% of U.S. towns. On the outdoors, just 30 of Georgia’s 374 towns do better. William Taylor House is on the National Register of Historic Places. Resaca has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade.
Where Resaca beats most towns.
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Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Georgia), ordered by how far Resaca is from typical.
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Census counts: 191 in 1880, a low of 112 in 1910, 1,142 in 2020. The archive holds 18 old photos and papers going back to 1861 and 3 maps from 1949 on.
1 place on the National Register of Historic Places.
Who provides power, water and the rest in Resaca, 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 Resaca.
72% of adults had a checkup this year in Resaca, against 79% in Georgia’s towns and 79% across U.S. towns. 23% of adults 18 to 64 have no health insurance in Resaca. Resaca beats the Georgia average on 1 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 17.
| Resaca | Georgia towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| No health insurance, 18–64 (CDC PLACES) | 23% | 14% | 8.1% |
| Yearly checkup (CDC PLACES) | 72% | 79% | 79% |
| Feel lonely (CDC PLACES) | 40% | 39% | 33% |
| Get no exercise (CDC PLACES) | 34% | 29% | 25% |
| What stands out | Resaca | GA |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults who have had cancer | 5.5% | 7% |
| More uninsured adults | 22.8% | 13.1% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
0.4% of working residents work locally in Resaca, below both the Georgia town median (9.1%) and the median of U.S. towns (8%). 7.4% of Resaca residents live below the poverty line. The top destinations are Calhoun (27%), Dalton (12%) and Rome (3%).
| Resaca | Georgia towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Working residents who work in town | 0.4% | 9.1% | 8% |
| Below the poverty line | 7.4% | 15% | 9.6% |
| Median household income | $58,000 | $63,000 | $80,000 |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
The typical Resaca home is worth about $225,000, up 4% in a year, 32% below the Georgia typical home.
| Resaca | Georgia towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Households that own their home | 63% | 58% | 73% |
| Median rent | $1,144 a month | $1,154 a month | $1,185 a month |
Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 75% of U.S. communities.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Resaca has mild winters and warm summers, with plenty of rain. The July high in Resaca is 90°F.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
| Resaca | Georgia towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Conserved land | 7.5% | 2.3% | 4.3% |
| Miles of trail per square mile | 0.4 miles per square mile | 0.3 | 0.4 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
1 within 15 miles of the center of Resaca
About 3 of every 100 Resaca residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Georgia.
Where Resaca’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
Town in Georgia, United States
Resaca is a town in Gordon County, Georgia, United States, with unincorporated areas extending into Whitfield County. Resaca lies along the Oostanaula River. The town population is 1,142 as of the 2020 Census. It is home to the Resaca Confederate Cemetery (Battle of Resaca) and the only Orthodox Christian monastery in Georgia.
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Short answers, built from the data on this page.
That is 3.5 years of the area's median household income ($63,650 across the Calhoun, GA area). Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades B.
