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Ochlocknee vs Buchanan

206 miles apart. The biggest differences: jobs per worker (15.3× in Buchanan) and property tax bill (2.1× in Buchanan).

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Ochlocknee, GAHomes around $253KGeorgia · 628 people
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Buchanan, GAA regional job hubGeorgia · 1,306 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.

OchlockneeHomes around $253K
Housing$253K typical home23% below the GA typical home All about Ochlocknee →
BuchananA regional job hub
Work768 jobsbased in Buchanan, a regional job hub Health90% of U.S. towns are healthieron CDC estimates SchoolsBetter than 68%of GA districts All about Buchanan →
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.

Jobs per worker15.3×
Buchanan is more of a job hub
Buchanan 1.84Ochlocknee 0.12
Property tax bill2.1×
Tax bills are bigger in Buchanan
Buchanan $1,770Ochlocknee $860
Growth since 2010+14.4 pts
Ochlocknee has grown faster since 2010
Ochlocknee -0.6%Buchanan -15%
Age 65++13.4 pts
Ochlocknee has more people 65 and up
Ochlocknee 24.8%Buchanan 11.4%
Average commute10 min
Ochlocknee has the shorter commute
Buchanan 29 minOchlocknee 19 min
Size2.1×
Buchanan is the bigger place
Buchanan 1,306Ochlocknee 628
★ What stands out · Monthly cost

A typical home costs $250 more a month in Buchanan

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.

Ochlocknee$1,460/mo
Typical home $253K (Zillow) · tax rate 0.64% · or rent about $834/mo · Housing →
Buchanan$1,710/mo
Typical home $280K (Zillow) · tax rate 1.04% · or rent about $986/mo · Housing →

The difference: $250 a month, about $3,000 a year, between Buchanan and Ochlocknee.

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

Grades and rankings, side by side

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
–OchlockneeNot graded B+BuchananBetter than 68% of districts in the state
Health
–OchlockneeNot graded DBuchananHealthier than 10% of U.S. towns
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
OchlockneeBuchanan
Snow a year0″1″
January low38°F32°F
July high90°F90°F
Growing season (days)255d222d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)59th27th
Outdoors & history
OchlockneeBuchanan
Trails—0 mi
Conserved land—0%
Settled1874—
National Register places11
Community
OchlockneeBuchanan
Library hours a week16 hrs30 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

206 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

OchlockneeGABuchananGA
Ochlocknee ↔ Buchanan206 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.

OchlockneeBuchanan
People
Population 628Lowest 1,306Highest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census -0.6%Highest GA: +10.6% -15%Lowest GA: +10.6%
Median age 36.3±17.8Lowest 3% below GA 38.3±2.9Highest about the GA average
Buchanan and Ochlocknee are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18 18.9%±6.2Lowest GA: 23.2% 19.8%±1.9Highest GA: 23.2%
Buchanan and Ochlocknee are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 24.8%±4.3Highest GA: 15% 11.4%±1.1Lowest GA: 15%
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 4.8%Lowest GA: 34.9% 6.5%Highest GA: 34.9%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 7.2%±7Highest GA: 6.4% 0.5%±1.2Lowest GA: 6.4%
Ochlocknee and Buchanan are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian $42,438±$17kLowest 45% below GA $52,500±$36kHighest 32% below GA
Buchanan and Ochlocknee are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $135,400±$102kLowest 55% below GA $169,400±$67kHighest 44% below GA
Buchanan and Ochlocknee are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Rentmedian gross, monthly $834±$59Lowest 40% below GA $986±$334Highest 29% below GA
Buchanan and Ochlocknee are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly $860Lowest 63% below GA $1,770Highest 24% below GA
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 45.5%±12.4Highest GA: 52.4% 43.9%±3.9Lowest GA: 52.4%
Ochlocknee and Buchanan are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line 18%Highest GA: 13.4% 17.1%Lowest GA: 13.4%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 49%Highest GA: 65.7% 48.3%Lowest GA: 65.7%
Typical home builtmedian year 1983Highest 9 yrs older than GA 1971Lowest 21 yrs older than GA
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 19 minLowest 32% below GA 29 minHighest about the GA average
Work from home 9.9%±9.8Highest GA: 15.9% 8.9%±5.7Lowest GA: 15.9%
Ochlocknee and Buchanan are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Work in townworking residents 0%Lowest 5%Highest
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 11.8 miLowest 26.3 miHighest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.12Lowest 1.84Highest
Top workplaceoutside town Thomasville (36%)Carrollton (11%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in BuchananFew work in Ochlocknee
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 6.4%Highest 0%Lowest
Trailsmapped miles 0.3 miHighest 0.2 miLowest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.3 miHighest 0.1 miLowest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 0Lowest 1Highest
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 48.4Highest 41.7Lowest
Schools
School district —Haralson County
High school in town —None in town
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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