How Augusta compares across Georgia
Augusta is ranked on 24 lists against the 265 Georgia towns with 2,500+ residents. It makes the top 10 on 0 and the top quarter on 1.
Drier than 98% of Georgia
Not better or worse, just Augusta’s character, from the lists where neither end is the “good” one. The most distinctive come first.
Augusta out-ranks 1 of its 4 ranked neighbors
Head to head on the lists where both towns are ranked: a point for each list where one town places higher. Tap a town for its own rankings.
Augusta lands in the top half on 6 of 14 lists
Each dot is Augusta’s spot on one list: the left end is #1 in GA, the right end is last. Areas where Augusta does best come first.
The lists Augusta does best on
Each list ranks every GA town with 2,500+ residents. Tap one to see the whole list with Augusta marked.
Where Augusta lands in every GA ranking
38 lists from Census, school, health, library, crime, climate and land data. Tap any list to see every town on it.
Getting around
C Shortest commute#1 Cusseta · 10.5 min #55Cost of living
Most affordable#1 Nicholls · 0.6 yrs
#84
Cheapest rent#1 Folkston · $495/mo
#125
Lowest property tax#1 Lakeview Estates · $199/yr
#83
Rent easiest to afford#1 Milton · 32.9%
#60 Outdoors
Most conserved land#1 Fort Oglethorpe · 57.3%
#119
Most trails#1 Watkinsville · 2.9 mi / sq mi
#48
Most walkable#1 Clarkston · 139 / sq mi
#244 People
Most educated#1 Druid Hills · 83.8%
#135
Youngest#1 Dahlonega · 21.2
#102
Oldest#1 Skidaway Island · 66.4
#164
Most residents 65+#1 Skidaway Island · 51.8%
#115
Most kids#1 Clarkston · 38.2%
#157 
Health
Healthiest#1 Milton · 100 / 100
Lowest obesity#1 Johns Creek · 21%
Fewest smokers#1 Skidaway Island · 6%
Most active#1 Druid Hills · 13%
Fewest uninsured#1 Skidaway Island · 5%
Lowest depression#1 Grayson · 15%
Closest to a top hospital#1 Dahlonega · 0.6 mi
#241 Climate
Snowiest#1 Douglasville · 3.8 in
Least snow#1 Milton · 1.3 in
Mildest winters#1 St. Simons · 43.3°
#86
Hottest summers#1 Jesup · 93.3°
#40
Coolest summers#1 Jasper · 86.5°
#214
Longest growing season#1 Brunswick · 314 days
#144
Wettest#1 Cleveland · 66 in
#252 Housing
Vacation-home towns#1 Tybee Island · 43.1%
#54
Most new homes#1 Hoschton · 100.7 per 1,000
Fastest-rising home prices#1 Claxton · +94.3%
Housing hasn't kept up#1 Forest Park · 104.6 per home
Safety
Safest#1 Senoia · 2.6
The number on the right is Augusta’s spot. All of Georgia’s rankings, with the map → · National lists and other states: all rankings.
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- 2,500+ residents. Census estimates for smaller towns carry margins of error too wide to rank fairly, so they sit out every GA list.
- One town, one row. A city that is both a city and a town in Census data, or a village inside a town, is counted once.
- Ties share a rank. Towns on one weather station, one school district or one CDC estimate share a figure, so they share a spot (T).
- No “worst” lists. Lists rank toward the good end, and share cards are made only for the top half. Age, snow and the like are character, not grades.
U.S. Census Bureau (American Community Survey 5-year, 2010 and 2020 censuses, Building Permits Survey), U.S. Department of Education, FBI Uniform Crime Reporting, CDC PLACES, Medicare Care Compare, IMLS Public Libraries Survey, FHFA House Price Index, NOAA U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020, USGS PAD-US and OpenStreetMap. Each list explains its own method.