Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
Tennille’s best subject grades are a B+ for history and a B for walkability; its weakest is a D− for incomes. 32% of residents live below the poverty line in Tennille, where Georgia’s towns sit at 15% and U.S. towns at 9.6%. Only 18 of Georgia’s 367 towns score lower on incomes. CDC estimates put its residents' health behind 97% of the country. Tennille's civic life (library use, community groups, volunteering) trails 98% of U.S. towns. Tennille has 8 places on the National Register of Historic Places, among them James Kelley House and Charles Madden House. Tennille has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade.
Where Tennille beats most towns, and one thing worth knowing.
Census counts: 99 in 1880, 1,469 in 2020. The archive holds 12 old photos and papers going back to 1899 and 2 maps from 1962 on.
8 places on the National Register of Historic Places.
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Georgia), ordered by how far Tennille is from typical.
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Who provides power, water and the rest in Tennille, 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 Tennille.
20% of Tennille adults have diabetes, above both Georgia’s towns (14%) and U.S. towns (12%). 49% of adults have high blood pressure in Tennille. Tennille beats the Georgia average on 3 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 19.
| Tennille | Georgia towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Diabetes (CDC PLACES) | 20% | 14% | 12% |
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 49% | 38% | 35% |
| Binge drink (CDC PLACES) | 11% | 14% | 16% |
| Get no exercise (CDC PLACES) | 38% | 29% | 25% |
| What stands out | Tennille | GA |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer binge drinkers | 10.9% | 14.5% |
| More adults treating high blood pressure | 81.2% | 77.4% |
| More older adults who have lost all their teeth | 27.3% | 14.5% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
The typical Tennille home is worth about $138,000, up 10.8% in a year, 58% below the Georgia typical home. 42% of Tennille households own their home.
| Tennille | Georgia towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Households that own their home | 42% | 58% | 73% |
| Median rent | $818 a month | $1,154 a month | $1,185 a month |
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 79% of U.S. communities.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
The median household income in Tennille is $29,000. Jobs based in Tennille grew to 320 in 2023, 78 more than in 2013. The average trip to work in Tennille is 21 minutes.
| Tennille | Georgia towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median household income | $29,000 | $63,000 | $80,000 |
| Average trip to work | 21 minutes | 26 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Working residents who work in town | 4.2% | 9.1% | 8% |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Tennille has mild winters and hot summers. Tennille’s July high is 92°F.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
0.0 miles of trail in 1 park or preserve. Among 229 Georgia towns, just 7 have a lower share of conserved land than Tennille.
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Tennille City Park | — | 2 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
1 within 15 miles of the center of Tennille
About 5 of every 100 Tennille residents are enrolled in college, about the same as Georgia.
Where Tennille’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
8 places in Tennille on the National Register of Historic Places.
4 notable people were born in Tennille.
City in Georgia, United States
Tennille is a city in Washington County, Georgia, United States. The population was 1,469 in 2020. It is considered a suburb of Sandersville.
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That is 3 years of the area's median household income ($46,023 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 B−.
4 notable people were born here, including Jack C. Massey and McHenry Boatwright.
