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Cornelia vs Adel

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

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Cornelia, GAKnown for its schoolsGeorgia · 4,992 people
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Adel, GAKnown for its schoolsGeorgia · 5,641 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.

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 →
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 →
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.

Cornelia$1,750/mo
Typical home $305K (Zillow) · tax rate 0.57% · or rent about $942/mo · Housing →
Adel$1,040/mo
Typical home $176K (Zillow) · tax rate 0.78% · or rent about $969/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
A−CorneliaBetter than 75% of districts in the state B−AdelBetter than 51% of districts in the state
Health
C−CorneliaHealthier than 23% of U.S. towns DAdelHealthier than 10% of U.S. towns
13Cornelia
6Adel

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

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

Left end = #1 in Georgia. Showing the lists where the towns are furthest apart. All of Cornelia’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
CorneliaAdel
Snow a year1″0″
January low30°F39°F
July high86°F90°F
Growing season (days)222d268d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)6th52nd
Outdoors & history
CorneliaAdel
Trails2 mi1 mi
Conserved land3.8%1.4%
Settled18601889
National Register places53
Archive photos64
Famous people born here48
Community
CorneliaAdel
Library hours a week42 hrs37 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.

CorneliaGAAdelGA
Cornelia ↔ Adel234 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.

CorneliaAdel
People
Population 4,992Lowest 5,641Highest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census +8.2%Highest GA: +10.6% +4.4%Lowest GA: +10.6%
Median age 36.9±6Highest about the GA average 36.8±5.2Lowest 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 24.9%±6.3Highest GA: 23.2% 23.7%±5.8Lowest 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+ 15.5%±4.6Lowest GA: 15% 16.3%±3.3Highest 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+ 19.1%Highest GA: 34.9% 18.5%Lowest GA: 34.9%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 3.6%±2Lowest GA: 6.4% 3.7%±2.3Highest 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 $39,775±$17kLowest 49% below GA $43,618±$14kHighest 44% 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 $231,900±$27kHighest 24% below GA $154,900±$15kLowest 49% below GA
Rentmedian gross, monthly $942±$73Lowest 32% below GA $969±$51Highest 30% 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 $1,325Highest 43% below GA $1,208Lowest 48% below GA
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 61.2%±20Lowest GA: 52.4% 61.5%±15.7Highest 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 30.3%Highest GA: 13.4% 23.9%Lowest GA: 13.4%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 56.4%Highest GA: 65.7% 55.2%Lowest GA: 65.7%
Typical home builtmedian year 1983Highest 9 yrs older than GA 1980Lowest 12 yrs older than GA
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 27 minHighest 4% below GA 23 minLowest 17% below GA
Work from home 7%±4.6Highest GA: 15.9% 2.7%±2.5Lowest 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 14.3%Lowest 21.1%Highest
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 22.3 miHighest 20.8 miLowest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 2.36Highest 1.32Lowest
Top workplaceoutside town Gainesville (9%)Valdosta (13%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in AdelFew work in Cornelia
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 3.8%Highest 1.4%Lowest
Trailsmapped miles 2.4 miHighest 1.1 miLowest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.6 miHighest 0.1 miLowest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 2 2
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 72.5Highest 45.9Lowest
Schools
Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading #124 of 231 in GA—
School district Habersham CountyCook 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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