Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
Home to 2 places on the National Register of Historic Places.
Sparta’s best subject grade is an A− for history; its weakest is a D− for health. Sparta’s average trip to work is 47 minutes, where Georgia’s towns sit at 26 minutes and U.S. towns at 25 minutes. On health, just 10 of Georgia’s 371 towns do worse. Sparta's public schools trail 94% of Georgia towns on state tests and graduation. Sparta's civic life (library use, community groups, volunteering) trails 98% of U.S. towns. Its National Register listings include Sparta Historic District and Glen Mary. Sparta has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade.
Where Sparta beats most towns, and one thing worth knowing.
Sparta Historic District| Widest gap | Sparta | GA |
|---|---|---|
| More older adults who have lost all their teeth | 38.6% | 14.5% |
Census counts: 848 in 1880, a peak of 2,172 in 1970, 1,357 in 2020. The archive holds 12 old photos and papers going back to 1933 and 2 maps from 1972 on.
2 places on the National Register of Historic Places.
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Georgia), ordered by how far Sparta is from typical.
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Who provides power, water and the rest in Sparta, 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 Sparta.
39% of adults say their health is fair or poor in Sparta, against 23% in Georgia’s towns and 19% across U.S. towns. 21% of Sparta adults report frequent physical distress. No town among the 262 in Georgia we compare has a higher share of adults who have diabetes than Sparta.
| Sparta | Georgia towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fair or poor health (CDC PLACES) | 39% | 23% | 19% |
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 24% | 15% | 14% |
| Diabetes (CDC PLACES) | 27% | 14% | 12% |
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 21% | 14% | 14% |
| What stands out | Sparta | GA |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer binge drinkers | 8.8% | 14.5% |
| More adults treating high blood pressure | 84.4% | 77.4% |
| More older adults who have lost all their teeth | 38.6% | 14.5% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
The typical Sparta home is worth about $220,000, up 1% in a year, 33% below the Georgia typical home. 52% of households own their home in Sparta.
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 72% of U.S. communities.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Sparta has mild winters and warm summers. The July high in Sparta is 92°F.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Only 1 of the 264 Georgia towns we compare have a higher share of residents below the poverty line than Sparta. Since 2013, Sparta has lost 383 jobs, to 384 in 2023. Most working residents leave Sparta for work: only 8% work in town.
| Sparta | Georgia towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Below the poverty line | 47% | 15% | 9.6% |
| Working residents who work in town | 7.8% | 9.1% | 8% |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Sparta's reported crime rate is well below Georgia's. Sparta’s property crime rate is 3.1 per 1,000 residents. Among 150 Georgia towns, just 4 have a lower violent crime rate than Sparta.
| Sparta | Georgia towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Property crimes per 1,000 (2025) | 3.1 per 1,000 residents | 14.5 | 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
None within 15 miles of Sparta; the nearest are
About 8 of every 100 Sparta residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Georgia.
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
2 places in Sparta on the National Register of Historic Places.
9 notable people were born in Sparta.
City in Georgia, United States
Sparta is a city in and the county seat of Hancock County, Georgia, United States. The city's population was 1,357 at the 2020 census.
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Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Home to 2 places on the National Register of Historic Places.
That is 5.5 years of the area's median household income ($40,082 across the county). Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades C.
9 notable people were born here, including John Warren and Adella Hunt Logan.
