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.

Down paymentRate%

Adel$1,040/mo

Typical home $176K (Zillow) · tax rate 0.78% · or rent about $969/mo · Housing →

Jackson$1,740/mo

Typical home $287K (Zillow) · tax rate 0.96% · or rent about $817/mo · Housing →

The difference: $700 a month, about $8,400 a year, between Jackson 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

Adel places higher on 10 of 18 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 C+JacksonBetter than 41% of districts in the state

Health

DAdelHealthier than 10% of U.S. towns D−JacksonHealthier than 4% of U.S. towns

10Adel

8Jackson

Lists won, of 18 where both are ranked. Ties go to nobody.

Highest graduation rateSchools · 256 towns #27#149 Most remote workersWork · 257 towns #230#157 Most activeHealth · 263 towns #173#230 Closest to a top hospitalHealth · 265 towns #262#205 Lowest property taxCost of living · 264 towns #43#97 Lowest depressionHealth · 263 towns #119#172 Lowest obesityHealth · 263 towns #150#198 Most conserved landOutdoors · 257 towns #151#108

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

AdelJackson

Snow a year0″1″

January low39°F 29°F

July high90°F 92°F

Growing season (days)268d 211d

Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)52nd 8th

Outdoors & history

AdelJackson

Trails1 mi 1 mi

Conserved land1.4%2.7%

Settled1889 1826

National Register places3 2

Archive photos4 11

Famous people born here8 10

Community

AdelJackson

Library hours a week37 hrs 34 hrs

Posts this month0 0

Neighbors joined0 0

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

153 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

AdelGA JacksonGA

Adel ↔ Jackson153 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.

Only big differences vs Georgia average

AdelJackson

People

Population 5,641Lowest 5,741Highest

Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census +4.4%Lowest GA: +10.6% +10.1%Highest GA: +10.6%

Median age 36.8±5.2Highest about the GA average 34±4.5Lowest 10% below GA

Adel and Jackson 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% 28.7%±6Highest GA: 23.2%

Jackson 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% 16.1%±3.9Lowest GA: 15%

Adel and Jackson are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.

Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 18.5%Highest GA: 34.9% 14.6%Lowest GA: 34.9%

Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 3.7%±2.3Highest GA: 6.4% 2.9%±2.3Lowest GA: 6.4%

Adel and Jackson are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.

Cost of living

Household incomemedian $43,618±$14kLowest 44% below GA $46,191±$9kHighest 40% below GA

Jackson and Adel 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 $168,400±$43kHighest 44% below GA

Jackson and Adel are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.

Rentmedian gross, monthly $969±$51Highest 30% below GA $817±$150Lowest 41% below GA

Adel and Jackson 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 $1,616Highest 31% below GA

Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 61.5%±15.7Highest GA: 52.4% 28.1%±16.9Lowest GA: 52.4%

Below poverty line 23.9%Highest GA: 13.4% 19.4%Lowest GA: 13.4%

Housing

Homeownersof occupied homes 55.2%Highest GA: 65.7% 53%Lowest GA: 65.7%

Typical home builtmedian year 1980Lowest 12 yrs older than GA 1987Highest 5 yrs older than GA

Getting to work

Average commuteone way 23 minHighest 17% below GA 22 minLowest 23% below GA

Work from home 2.7%±2.5Lowest GA: 15.9% 7.7%±5.9Highest GA: 15.9%

Jackson 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 13.2%Lowest

Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 20.8 miLowest 21.3 miHighest

Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 1.32Lowest 1.54Highest

Top workplaceoutside town Valdosta (13%)Atlanta (5%)

Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in JacksonFew work in Adel

Outdoors

Conserved landshare of the town 1.4%Lowest 2.7%Highest

Trailsmapped miles 1.1 miHighest 0.7 miLowest

Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.1 mi 0.1 mi

Parks & preservesnamed on the map 2 2

Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 45.9Lowest 49.6Highest

Schools

Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading —#132 of 231 in GA

School district Cook CountyButts County

High school in town None in townJackson High School

Students per teacherat that high school — 15.9

Georgia average“±” Census margin of errorACS 2020–2024

Deciding?

Ask the people who live there

The numbers stop at the town line. Neighbors can tell you about the commute at 7am, the schools, the winters and the feel of the place.

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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.

Adel vs Jackson

Two towns, two different strengths

Where they differ most

A typical home costs $700 more a month in Jackson

Adel places higher on 10 of 18 GA lists

What daily life feels like in each

153 miles apart

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