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Bostwick vs Dillard

86 miles apart. The biggest differences: jobs per worker (14.6× in Dillard) and rent (+78% in Bostwick).

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Bostwick, GAA small town of 269Georgia · 269 people

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Dillard, GAA regional job hubGeorgia · 326 people

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.

BostwickA small town of 269

Quiet strengthsBostwick doesn’t stand out on the data we haveNeighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.

All about Bostwick →

DillardA regional job hub

Work333 jobsbased in Dillard, a regional job hub All about Dillard →

The biggest differences

Where they part ways

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

Jobs per worker14.6×

Dillard is more of a job hub

Dillard 2.19Bostwick 0.15

Rent runs higher in Bostwick

Bostwick $1,694Dillard $950

Street grid2.7×

Dillard has the more walkable street grid

Dillard 29.8Bostwick 11.0

Property tax bill+37%

Tax bills are bigger in Bostwick

Bostwick $1,742Dillard $1,273

Homeowners+9.7 pts renters

Dillard has more renters

Bostwick 91.3%Dillard 81.6%

Average commute4 min

Bostwick has the shorter commute

Dillard 26 minBostwick 21 min

★ What stands out · Monthly cost

A typical home costs about the same each month

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%

Bostwick$1,920/mo

Typical home $339K (Census) · tax rate 0.51% · or rent about $1,694/mo · Housing →

Dillard$2,010/mo

Typical home $349K (Zillow) · tax rate 0.61% · or rent about $950/mo · Housing →

The difference: $90 a month, about $1,000 a year, between Dillard and Bostwick.

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.

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

BostwickDillard

Snow a year0″2″

January low32°F 30°F

July high91°F 85°F

Growing season (days)228d 203d

Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)54th 31st

Outdoors & history

BostwickDillard

Trails2 mi —

Conserved land0.5%—

Settled1902 —

National Register places2 2

Archive photos7 —

Famous people born here1 —

Community

BostwickDillard

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

86 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

BostwickGA DillardGA

Bostwick ↔ Dillard86 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

BostwickDillard

People

Population 269Lowest 326Highest

Median age 56.5±12.7Highest 50% above GA 51.5±11.1Lowest 37% above GA

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

Kids under 18 10.8%±9.9Lowest GA: 23.2% 15%±5.2Highest GA: 23.2%

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

Age 65+ 39.8%±9.1Highest GA: 15% 38.7%±4Lowest GA: 15%

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

Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 22.2%Lowest GA: 34.9% 29.6%Highest GA: 34.9%

Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 3%±3.1Highest GA: 6.4% 1.2%±4.7Lowest GA: 6.4%

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

Cost of living

Household incomemedian $66,250±$44kHighest 14% below GA $44,643±$20kLowest 42% below GA

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

Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $339,300±$41kHighest 12% above GA $208,800±$97kLowest 31% below GA

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

Rentmedian gross, monthly $1,694±$129Highest 22% above GA $950±$395Lowest 32% below GA

Property taxmedian, yearly $1,742Highest 26% below GA $1,273Lowest 46% below GA

Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 22.2%±100Lowest GA: 52.4% 36%±98.2Highest GA: 52.4%

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

Below poverty line 10.8%Highest GA: 13.4% 9.8%Lowest GA: 13.4%

Housing

Homeownersof occupied homes 91.3%Highest GA: 65.7% 81.6%Lowest GA: 65.7%

Typical home builtmedian year 1984Lowest 8 yrs older than GA 1985Highest 7 yrs older than GA

Getting to work

Average commuteone way 21 minLowest 25% below GA 26 minHighest 10% below GA

Work from home 10%±9.9Lowest GA: 15.9% 28.3%±13.7Highest GA: 15.9%

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

Work in townworking residents 1.3%Lowest 5.3%Highest

Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 23.3 miHighest 14.8 miLowest

Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.15Lowest 2.19Highest

Top workplaceoutside town Athens (12%)Clayton (12%)

Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in DillardFew work in Bostwick

Outdoors

Conserved landshare of the town 0.5%Highest 0%Lowest

Trailsmapped miles 2.3 miHighest 0.0 miLowest

Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.8 miHighest 0.0 miLowest

Parks & preservesnamed on the map 0 0

Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 11.0Lowest 29.8Highest

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.

Bostwick neighborsTown Square →

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Dillard neighborsTown Square →

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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.