WrensGA
A town of 2,100, laid out in 1884.
Is Wrens a good place to live?
The best of Wrens’ subject grades are a B+ for cost of living and a B for walkability; the weakest is a D− for health. 26% of residents live below the poverty line in Wrens, above both Georgia’s towns (15%) and U.S. towns (9.6%). On health, just 36 of Georgia’s 371 towns do worse. The median household income is $38K, and 26% of residents live below the poverty line. Wrens has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade.
What makes Wrens stand out
Where Wrens beats most towns, and one thing worth knowing.
How Wrens grades
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Georgia), ordered by how far Wrens is from typical.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Moving to Wrens: who provides what
Who provides power, water and the rest in Wrens, 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.
The data
Ordered by what stands out in Wrens.
Wrens is less healthy than 97% of U.S. towns
Wrens beats the Georgia average on 3 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 23. 21% of adults have diabetes in Wrens, above both the Georgia town median (14%) and the median of U.S. towns (12%). 50% of Wrens adults have high blood pressure.
| Wrens | Georgia towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Diabetes (CDC PLACES) | 21% | 14% | 12% |
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 50% | 38% | 35% |
| Feel lonely (CDC PLACES) | 43% | 39% | 33% |
| Binge drink (CDC PLACES) | 11% | 14% | 16% |
| What stands out | Wrens | GA |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer binge drinkers | 10.6% | 14.5% |
| More adults treating high blood pressure | 81.8% | 77.4% |
| More older adults who have lost all their teeth | 26.9% | 14.5% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Public schools in Wrens fall behind 86% of Georgia districts
Its public schools are run by the Jefferson County school district. Its one school is below.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wrens Elementary SchoolLargest public elementary schoolGrades PK–5 | Grades PK–5 | 406 | C |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within GA on state tests and graduation
Homes in Wrens are worth about $129K, by Zillow’s estimate
The typical Wrens home is worth about $129,000, down 7.6% in a year, 61% below the Georgia typical home. Wrens’ median rent is $722 a month.
| Wrens | Georgia towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Households that own their home | 47% | 58% | 73% |
| Median rent | $722 a month | $1,154 a month | $1,185 a month |
Typical home value
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Low risk in Wrens, with inland flooding at the top
Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 73% of U.S. communities.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
In Wrens, expect mild winters and hot summers
Wrens has mild winters and warm summers. The July high in Wrens is 92°F.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Wrens has 1.3 jobs for every working resident, and 859 people commute in
Most working residents leave Wrens for work: only 13% work in town. Since 2013, Wrens has lost 104 jobs, to 956 in 2023. The top destinations are Augusta (16%), Louisville (5%) and Martinez (3%).
| Wrens | Georgia towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median household income | $38,000 | $63,000 | $80,000 |
| Working residents who work in town | 13% | 9.1% | 8% |
| Average trip to work | 24 minutes | 26 minutes | 25 minutes |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Everything we know about Wrens
Colleges nearby
None within 15 miles of Wrens; the nearest are
About 2 of every 100 Wrens residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Georgia.
About Wrens
City in Georgia, United States
Wrens is a city in Jefferson County, Georgia, United States. The population was 2,217 at the 2020 census. It is located on U.S. Route 1, thirty miles west of Augusta.
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- Area
- 3.1 sq mi
- Elevation
- 407 ft
- ZIP code
- 30833
- Area code
- 706
Questions about Wrens
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Wrens, GA expensive?
Not for the area. That is 2.4 years of the area's median household income ($53,014 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+.