Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
Public schools that outperform most of Georgia.
Trion’s best subject grades are an A for schools and an A− for history; its weakest is a D for incomes. 27% of residents live below the poverty line in Trion, against 15% in Georgia’s towns and 9.6% across U.S. towns. Only 32 of Georgia’s 374 towns score lower on hazard risk. Residents are less healthy than 87% of U.S. towns on CDC estimates. Trion's civic life (library use, community groups, volunteering) trails 98% of U.S. towns. Trion has 2 places on the National Register of Historic Places, among them Paradise Gardens and Penn Place. Trion has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade.
Where Trion beats most towns.
Where Trion’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Georgia), ordered by how far Trion is from typical.
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Census counts: 513 in 1880, a peak of 3,800 in 1940, 1,960 in 2020. The archive holds 16 old photos and papers going back to 1895 and 3 maps from 1892 on.
2 places on the National Register of Historic Places.
Who provides power, water and the rest in Trion, 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 Trion.
Its public schools are run by the Trion City school district. Its three schools are below. The largest public high school is Trion High School, with 380 students.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Trion Elementary SchoolLargest public elementary schoolGrades PK–5 | Grades PK–5 | 607 | A− |
| Trion High SchoolLargest public high schoolGrades 9–12 | Grades 9–12 | 380 | B |
| Trion Middle SchoolTop results in townGrades 6–8 | Grades 6–8 | 254 | A |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within GA on state tests and graduation
The typical Trion home is worth about $149,000, up 4% in a year, 55% below the Georgia typical home. Trion’s median rent is $770 a month, below both the Georgia town median ($1,154 a month) and the median of U.S. towns ($1,185 a month).
| Trion | Georgia towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median rent | $770 a month | $1,154 a month | $1,185 a month |
| Households that own their home | 60% | 58% | 73% |
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
22% of adults 18 to 64 have no health insurance in Trion. Trion beats the Georgia average on 0 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 18. 35% of adults get no exercise outside work in Trion.
| Trion | Georgia towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| No health insurance, 18–64 (CDC PLACES) | 22% | 14% | 8.1% |
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 18% | 14% | 14% |
| Get no exercise (CDC PLACES) | 35% | 29% | 25% |
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 20% | 15% | 14% |
| What stands out | Trion | GA |
|---|---|---|
| More uninsured adults | 21.6% | 13.1% |
| More older adults who have lost all their teeth | 22.5% | 14.5% |
| More adults with COPD | 9.9% | 6.5% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 83% of U.S. communities. Since 1990, 36 flood insurance claims have been paid out in Trion.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Most working residents leave Trion for work: only 5% work in town. Jobs based in Trion fell to 321 in 2023, 71 fewer than in 2013. The median household income in Trion is $49,000.
| Trion | Georgia towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median household income | $49,000 | $63,000 | $80,000 |
| Working residents who work in town | 4.6% | 9.1% | 8% |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Trion has mild winters and warm summers, with plenty of rain. Trion’s July high is 90°F.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
| Trion | Georgia towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Miles of trail per square mile | 0.1 miles per square mile | 0.3 | 0.4 |
| Conserved land | 4.4% | 2.3% | 4.3% |
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Trion Veteran Memorial Park | — | 17 |
| 2. Island Town Historic Park | 0.1 mi | 13 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
None within 15 miles of Trion; the nearest are
About 8 of every 100 Trion residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Georgia.
Town in Georgia, United States
Trion is a town in Chattooga County, Georgia, United States. The population was 1,960 at the 2020 census, up from 1,827 at the 2010 census. Trion is the second-largest incorporated community in Chattooga County, which has a population of approximately 26,000. Trion is known as the denim capital of the world because of the Mount Vernon (formerly Riegel) manufacturing plant, which employs about 4,000 people.
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Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Public schools that outperform most of Georgia.
Not for the 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+.
2 notable people were born here, including Rick Camp and Stacy Searels.
