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 →

Maxeys$1,180/mo

Typical home $202K (Census) · tax rate 0.74% · Housing →

The difference: $740 a month, about $8,900 a year, between Bostwick and Maxeys.

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

BostwickMaxeys

Snow a year0″1″

January low32°F 32°F

July high91°F 91°F

Growing season (days)228d 221d

Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)54th 28th

Outdoors & history

BostwickMaxeys

Trails2 mi 1 mi

Conserved land0.5%3.8%

Settled1902 —

National Register places2 2

Archive photos7 2

Famous people born here1 —

Community

BostwickMaxeys

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

20 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

BostwickMaxeys

Bostwick ↔ Maxeys20 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

BostwickMaxeys

People

Population 269Lowest 360Highest

Median age 56.5±12.7Highest 50% above GA 56.1±17.7Lowest 49% above GA

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

Kids under 18 10.8%±9.9Highest GA: 23.2% 8.6%±8.1Lowest GA: 23.2%

Bostwick and Maxeys 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% 33.9%±19.2Lowest GA: 15%

Bostwick and Maxeys 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% 24.9%Highest GA: 34.9%

Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 3%±3.1Lowest GA: 6.4% 3.6%±6.2Highest GA: 6.4%

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

Cost of living

Household incomemedian $66,250±$44k 14% below GA —

Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $339,300±$41kHighest 12% above GA $201,900±$58kLowest 33% below GA

Rentmedian gross, monthly $1,694±$129 22% above GA —

Property taxmedian, yearly $1,742Highest 26% below GA $1,504Lowest 36% below GA

Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 22.2%±100 GA: 52.4% —

Below poverty line 10.8%Highest GA: 13.4% 4.4%Lowest GA: 13.4%

Housing

Homeownersof occupied homes 91.3%Lowest GA: 65.7% 98.4%Highest GA: 65.7%

Typical home builtmedian year 1984Highest 8 yrs older than GA 1973Lowest 19 yrs older than GA

Getting to work

Average commuteone way 21 minLowest 25% below GA 31 minHighest 10% above GA

Work from home 10%±9.9Highest GA: 15.9% 5.5%±4.5Lowest GA: 15.9%

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

Work in townworking residents 1.3%Lowest 2.4%Highest

Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 23.3 miHighest 20.8 miLowest

Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.15Lowest 0.32Highest

Top workplaceoutside town Athens (12%)Athens (28%)

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

Outdoors

Conserved landshare of the town 0.5%Lowest 3.8%Highest

Trailsmapped miles 2.3 miHighest 1.3 miLowest

Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.8 miHighest 0.5 miLowest

Parks & preservesnamed on the map 0 0

Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 11.0Highest 9.2Lowest

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.

Bostwick vs Maxeys

Two towns, two different strengths

Where they differ most

A typical home costs $740 more a month in Bostwick

What daily life feels like in each

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