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%

Maxeys$1,180/mo

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

Bostwick$1,920/mo

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

MaxeysBostwick

Snow a year1″0″

January low32°F 32°F

July high91°F 91°F

Growing season (days)221d 228d

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

Outdoors & history

MaxeysBostwick

Trails1 mi 2 mi

Conserved land3.8%0.5%

Settled—1902

National Register places2 2

Archive photos2 7

Famous people born here—1

Community

MaxeysBostwick

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.

MaxeysBostwick

Maxeys ↔ Bostwick20 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

MaxeysBostwick

People

Population 360Highest 269Lowest

Median age 56.1±17.7Lowest 49% above GA 56.5±12.7Highest 50% 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 8.6%±8.1Lowest GA: 23.2% 10.8%±9.9Highest 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+ 33.9%±19.2Lowest GA: 15% 39.8%±9.1Highest 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+ 24.9%Highest GA: 34.9% 22.2%Lowest GA: 34.9%

Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 3.6%±6.2Highest GA: 6.4% 3%±3.1Lowest 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 $201,900±$58kLowest 33% below GA $339,300±$41kHighest 12% above GA

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

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

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

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

Housing

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

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

Getting to work

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

Work from home 5.5%±4.5Lowest GA: 15.9% 10%±9.9Highest 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 2.4%Highest 1.3%Lowest

Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 20.8 miLowest 23.3 miHighest

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

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

Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in BostwickFew work in Maxeys

Outdoors

Conserved landshare of the town 3.8%Highest 0.5%Lowest

Trailsmapped miles 1.3 miLowest 2.3 miHighest

Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.5 miLowest 0.8 miHighest

Parks & preservesnamed on the map 0 0

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

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.

Maxeys vs Bostwick

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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