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Adel vs Cornelia

234 miles apart. The biggest differences: home values (+50% in Cornelia) and trails (2.2× in Cornelia).

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Adel, GAKnown for its schoolsGeorgia · 5,641 people
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Cornelia, GAKnown for its schoolsGeorgia · 4,992 people
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Where each one shines

Two towns, two different strengths

What each town does better than most of its state (not better than each other). Tap one to see the page behind it.

AdelKnown for its schools
SchoolsBetter than 51%of GA districts Housing$176K typical home47% below the GA typical home Health90% of U.S. towns are healthieron CDC estimates All about Adel →
CorneliaKnown for its schools
SchoolsBetter than 75%of GA districts Housing$305K typical home8% below the GA typical home Outdoors#55 most walkable in GA2.4 miles of trails across 2 parks and preserves All about Cornelia →
The biggest differences

Where they differ most

The rows below where the towns are furthest apart, beyond the Census margin of error. The full table is further down.

Home values+50%
Homes cost more in Cornelia
Cornelia $231,900Adel $154,900
Trails2.2×
Cornelia has more miles of trail
Cornelia 2.4 miAdel 1.1 mi
Jobs per worker+79%
Cornelia is more of a job hub
Cornelia 2.36Adel 1.32
Street grid+58%
Cornelia has the more walkable street grid
Cornelia 72.5Adel 45.9
★ What stands out · Monthly cost

A typical home costs $710 more a month in Cornelia

A typical home in each town, bought with 20% down at 6.3% for 30 years, plus property tax at the town’s own rate and insurance. Change the numbers to fit you.

Adel$1,040/mo
Typical home $176K (Zillow) · tax rate 0.78% · or rent about $969/mo · Housing →
Cornelia$1,750/mo
Typical home $305K (Zillow) · tax rate 0.57% · or rent about $942/mo · Housing →

The difference: $710 a month, about $8,500 a year, between Cornelia and Adel.

Estimates, not a quote: your price, rate, tax bill and insurance will differ. Tax rate = the Census median tax bill over the median home value.

Report cards

Cornelia places higher on 13 of 20 GA lists

Our letter grades for safety, schools and health, then every Georgia ranking list both towns are on. A grade is one measure; read the page behind it.

Schools
B−AdelBetter than 51% of districts in the state A−CorneliaBetter than 75% of districts in the state
Health
DAdelHealthier than 10% of U.S. towns C−CorneliaHealthier than 23% of U.S. towns
6Adel
13Cornelia

Lists won, of 20 where both are ranked. Ties go to nobody.

Most trailsOutdoors · 162 towns #153#57 Most walkableOutdoors · 265 towns #158#55 Closest to a top hospitalHealth · 265 towns #262#168 Fewest uninsuredHealth · 263 towns #165#251 Lowest obesityHealth · 263 towns #150#68 Most conserved landOutdoors · 257 towns #151#72 Most affordableCost of living · 264 towns #58#134 Most new homesHousing · 188 towns #93#39

Left end = #1 in Georgia. Showing the lists where the towns are furthest apart. All of Adel’s rankings →

Life in each

What daily life feels like in each

The weather, the land, the history and the people, row by row. None of it is a grade: more snow is a plus to a skier.

Seasons
AdelCornelia
Snow a year0″1″
January low39°F30°F
July high90°F86°F
Growing season (days)268d222d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)52nd6th
Outdoors & history
AdelCornelia
Trails1 mi2 mi
Conserved land1.4%3.8%
Settled18891860
National Register places35
Archive photos46
Famous people born here84
Community
AdelCornelia
Library hours a week37 hrs42 hrs
Posts this month00
Neighbors joined00

A dot marks the most on each row. Climate: NOAA 1991–2020 normals at the nearest station. Hazard risk: FEMA National Risk Index, expected yearly damage vs U.S. towns.

Where they are

234 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

AdelGACorneliaGA
Adel ↔ Cornelia234 miles apart
Everything, side by side

What matters to you?

Pick a few. Those rows jump to the top and the best fit on each is marked. There’s no overall score: what matters is up to you.

AdelCornelia
People
Population 5,641Highest 4,992Lowest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census +4.4%Lowest GA: +10.6% +8.2%Highest GA: +10.6%
Median age 36.8±5.2Lowest about the GA average 36.9±6Highest about the GA average
Cornelia and Adel are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18 23.7%±5.8Lowest GA: 23.2% 24.9%±6.3Highest GA: 23.2%
Cornelia and Adel are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 16.3%±3.3Highest GA: 15% 15.5%±4.6Lowest GA: 15%
Adel and Cornelia are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 18.5%Lowest GA: 34.9% 19.1%Highest GA: 34.9%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 3.7%±2.3Highest GA: 6.4% 3.6%±2Lowest GA: 6.4%
Adel and Cornelia are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian $43,618±$14kHighest 44% below GA $39,775±$17kLowest 49% below GA
Adel and Cornelia are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $154,900±$15kLowest 49% below GA $231,900±$27kHighest 24% below GA
Rentmedian gross, monthly $969±$51Highest 30% below GA $942±$73Lowest 32% below GA
Adel and Cornelia are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly $1,208Lowest 48% below GA $1,325Highest 43% below GA
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 61.5%±15.7Highest GA: 52.4% 61.2%±20Lowest GA: 52.4%
Adel and Cornelia are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line 23.9%Lowest GA: 13.4% 30.3%Highest GA: 13.4%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 55.2%Lowest GA: 65.7% 56.4%Highest GA: 65.7%
Typical home builtmedian year 1980Lowest 12 yrs older than GA 1983Highest 9 yrs older than GA
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 23 minLowest 17% below GA 27 minHighest 4% below GA
Work from home 2.7%±2.5Lowest GA: 15.9% 7%±4.6Highest GA: 15.9%
Cornelia and Adel are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Work in townworking residents 21.1%Highest 14.3%Lowest
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 20.8 miLowest 22.3 miHighest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 1.32Lowest 2.36Highest
Top workplaceoutside town Valdosta (13%)Gainesville (9%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in CorneliaFew work in Adel
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 1.4%Lowest 3.8%Highest
Trailsmapped miles 1.1 miLowest 2.4 miHighest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.1 miLowest 0.6 miHighest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 2 2
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 45.9Lowest 72.5Highest
Schools
Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading —#124 of 231 in GA
School district Cook CountyHabersham County
High school in town None in townNone in town
Georgia average“±” Census margin of errorACS 2020–2024
Deciding?

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Sources: U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2010 & 2020 censuses, LEHD commute flows; Zillow Home Value Index; NCES Common Core of Data; FBI crime reporting; CDC PLACES; FEMA National Risk Index; NOAA U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020; USGS PAD-US and OpenStreetMap. “±” is the Census margin of error; differences inside it are never called. Property tax is top-coded by the Census at $10,000+. There is no overall score: which town is better depends on what matters to you.

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