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Hampton vs Jefferson

66 miles apart. The biggest differences: trails (6.7× in Jefferson) and jobs per worker (6.1× in Jefferson).

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Hampton, GAHomes around $306KGeorgia · 8,687 people
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Jefferson, GAKnown for its schoolsGeorgia · 14,990 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.

HamptonHomes around $306K
Housing$306K typical home8% below the GA typical home Health68% of U.S. towns are healthieron CDC estimates SchoolsBetter than 46%of GA districts All about Hampton →
JeffersonKnown for its schools
Schools#3 for schools in GAof 231 towns Housing$413K typical home25% above the GA typical home HealthHealthier than 77%of U.S. towns on CDC estimates All about Jefferson →
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.

Trails6.7×
Jefferson has more miles of trail
Jefferson 4.7 miHampton 0.7 mi
Jobs per worker6.1×
Jefferson is more of a job hub
Jefferson 2.25Hampton 0.37
Growth since 2010+20.5 pts
Jefferson has grown faster since 2010
Jefferson +40.3%Hampton +19.8%
Rent+59%
Rent runs higher in Hampton
Hampton $1,712Jefferson $1,074
Home values+33%
Homes cost more in Jefferson
Jefferson $377,300Hampton $283,700
Work in town+13.3 pts
More of Jefferson’s workers stay in town
Jefferson 14.6%Hampton 1.3%
★ What stands out · Report cards

Jefferson places higher on 15 of 21 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.

Safety
B+HamptonSafer than 73% of U.S. towns AJeffersonSafer than 89% of U.S. towns
Schools
B−HamptonBetter than 46% of districts in the state A+JeffersonBetter than 99% of districts in the state
Health
CHamptonHealthier than 32% of U.S. towns A−JeffersonHealthier than 77% of U.S. towns
6Hampton
15Jefferson

Lists won, of 21 where both are ranked. Ties go to nobody.

Best schoolsSchools · 231 towns #192#3 Lowest obesityHealth · 263 towns #243#45 Highest graduation rateSchools · 256 towns #126#1 Most conserved landOutdoors · 257 towns #183#73 Cheapest rentCost of living · 261 towns #217#108 Lowest depressionHealth · 263 towns #76#172 Closest to a top hospitalHealth · 265 towns #170#77 HealthiestHealth · 262 towns #129#41

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

Monthly cost

A typical home costs $630 more a month in Jefferson

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.

Hampton$1,860/mo
Typical home $306K (Zillow) · tax rate 1.00% · or rent about $1,712/mo · Housing →
Jefferson$2,490/mo
Typical home $413K (Zillow) · tax rate 0.93% · or rent about $1,074/mo · Housing →

The difference: $630 a month, about $7,600 a year, between Jefferson and Hampton.

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
HamptonJefferson
Snow a year1″1″
January low32°F31°F
July high90°F89°F
Growing season (days)235d222d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)23rd16th
Outdoors & history
HamptonJefferson
Trails1 mi5 mi
Conserved land0.9%3.7%
Settled—1800
National Register places35
Archive photos136
Famous people born here8—
Community
HamptonJefferson
Library hours a week41 hrs47 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

66 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

HamptonGAJeffersonGA
Hampton ↔ Jefferson66 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.

HamptonJefferson
People
Population 8,687Lowest 14,990Highest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census +19.8%Lowest GA: +10.6% +40.3%Highest GA: +10.6%
Median age 32.6±4.6Lowest 13% below GA 35.6±1.5Highest 5% below GA
Jefferson and Hampton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18 31.2%±7.5Highest GA: 23.2% 29.4%±3.3Lowest GA: 23.2%
Hampton and Jefferson are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 9.8%±2.7Lowest GA: 15% 11.4%±1.9Highest GA: 15%
Jefferson and Hampton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 31.7%Lowest GA: 34.9% 34.9%Highest GA: 34.9%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 7%±4.1Highest GA: 6.4% 6.3%±1.8Lowest GA: 6.4%
Hampton and Jefferson are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian $75,052±$19kLowest about the GA average $109,828±$17kHighest 42% above GA
Jefferson and Hampton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $283,700±$21kLowest 6% below GA $377,300±$24kHighest 24% above GA
Rentmedian gross, monthly $1,712±$274Highest 23% above GA $1,074±$254Lowest 23% below GA
Property taxmedian, yearly $2,830Lowest 21% above GA $3,491Highest 49% above GA
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 76.2%±21.8Highest GA: 52.4% 42.2%±15.3Lowest GA: 52.4%
Hampton and Jefferson are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line 13.4%Highest GA: 13.4% 5.6%Lowest GA: 13.4%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 76.4%Lowest GA: 65.7% 79.6%Highest GA: 65.7%
Typical home builtmedian year 2005 13 yrs newer than GA 2005 13 yrs newer than GA
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 33 minLowest 17% above GA 34 minHighest 20% above GA
Work from home 16.2%±6.4Highest GA: 15.9% 14.1%±3Lowest GA: 15.9%
Hampton and Jefferson are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Work in townworking residents 1.3%Lowest 14.6%Highest
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 22.3 miHighest 17.8 miLowest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.37Lowest 2.25Highest
Top workplaceoutside town Atlanta (14%)Athens (10%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in JeffersonFew work in Hampton
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 0.9%Lowest 3.7%Highest
Trailsmapped miles 0.7 miLowest 4.7 miHighest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.1 miLowest 0.2 miHighest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 1 1
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 25.3Highest 21.0Lowest
Schools
Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading #192 of 231 in GA#3 of 231 in GA
School district Henry CountyJefferson City
High school in town None in townJefferson High School
Students per teacherat that high school — 16.7
Georgia average“±” Census margin of errorACS 2020–2024
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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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