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%

Jackson$1,740/mo

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

Adel$1,040/mo

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

C+JacksonBetter than 41% of districts in the state B−AdelBetter than 51% of districts in the state

Health

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

8Jackson

10Adel

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

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

Left end = #1 in Georgia. Showing the lists where the towns are furthest apart. All of Jackson’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

JacksonAdel

Snow a year1″0″

January low29°F 39°F

July high92°F 90°F

Growing season (days)211d 268d

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

Outdoors & history

JacksonAdel

Trails1 mi 1 mi

Conserved land2.7%1.4%

Settled1826 1889

National Register places2 3

Archive photos11 4

Famous people born here10 8

Community

JacksonAdel

Library hours a week34 hrs 37 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.

JacksonGA AdelGA

Jackson ↔ Adel153 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

JacksonAdel

People

Population 5,741Highest 5,641Lowest

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

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

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

Kids under 18 28.7%±6Highest GA: 23.2% 23.7%±5.8Lowest 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+ 16.1%±3.9Lowest GA: 15% 16.3%±3.3Highest 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+ 14.6%Lowest GA: 34.9% 18.5%Highest GA: 34.9%

Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 2.9%±2.3Lowest GA: 6.4% 3.7%±2.3Highest 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 $46,191±$9kHighest 40% below GA $43,618±$14kLowest 44% 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 $168,400±$43kHighest 44% below GA $154,900±$15kLowest 49% 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 $817±$150Lowest 41% below GA $969±$51Highest 30% 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 $1,616Highest 31% below GA $1,208Lowest 48% below GA

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

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

Housing

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

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

Getting to work

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

Work from home 7.7%±5.9Highest GA: 15.9% 2.7%±2.5Lowest 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 13.2%Lowest 21.1%Highest

Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 21.3 miHighest 20.8 miLowest

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

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

Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in AdelFew work in Jackson

Outdoors

Conserved landshare of the town 2.7%Highest 1.4%Lowest

Trailsmapped miles 0.7 miLowest 1.1 miHighest

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 49.6Highest 45.9Lowest

Schools

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

School district Butts CountyCook County

High school in town Jackson High SchoolNone in town

Students per teacherat that high school 15.9 —

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

Deciding?

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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.

Jackson vs Adel

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

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