Berkeley Lake makes Georgia’s top 10 on 4 lists
Berkeley Lake is ranked on 30 lists against the 265 Georgia towns with 2,500+ residents. It makes the top 10 on 4 and the top quarter on 12.
Berkeley Lake is on Georgia’s podium 2 times
Each list ranks every GA town with 2,500+ residents. Tap one to see the whole list with Berkeley Lake marked.
More seniors than 99% of Georgia
Not better or worse, just Berkeley Lake’s character, from the lists where neither end is the “good” one. The most distinctive come first.
1 spot from the top 3 for low depression
Lists where Berkeley Lake sits just outside a milestone, and what it would take to get in.
Berkeley Lake lands in the top half on 12 of 19 lists
Each dot is Berkeley Lake’s spot on one list: the left end is #1 in GA, the right end is last. Areas where Berkeley Lake does best come first.
Berkeley Lake out-ranks every neighbor it can be compared with
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.
Where Berkeley Lake 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.
Health
Healthiest#1 Milton · 100 / 100
#16
Lowest obesity#1 Johns Creek · 21%
#22
Fewest smokers#1 Skidaway Island · 6%
#10
Most active#1 Druid Hills · 13%
#16
Fewest uninsured#1 Skidaway Island · 5%
#2
Lowest depression#1 Grayson · 15%
#4
Closest to a top hospital#1 Dahlonega · 0.6 mi
#12 People
Most educated#1 Druid Hills · 83.8%
#15
Youngest#1 Dahlonega · 21.2
#261
Oldest#1 Skidaway Island · 66.4
#5
Most residents 65+#1 Skidaway Island · 51.8%
#4
Most kids#1 Clarkston · 38.2%
#254 
Outdoors
Most conserved land#1 Fort Oglethorpe · 57.3%
#13
Most trails#1 Watkinsville · 2.9 mi / sq mi
Most walkable#1 Clarkston · 139 / sq mi
#164 
Housing
Vacation-home towns#1 Tybee Island · 43.1%
#119
Most new homes#1 Hoschton · 100.7 per 1,000
#167
Fastest-rising home prices#1 Claxton · +94.3%
#47
Housing hasn't kept up#1 Forest Park · 104.6 per home
Cost of living
Most affordable#1 Nicholls · 0.6 yrs
#261
Cheapest rent#1 Folkston · $495/mo
#259
Lowest property tax#1 Lakeview Estates · $199/yr
#259
Rent easiest to afford#1 Milton · 32.9%
Climate
Snowiest#1 Douglasville · 3.8 in
Least snow#1 Milton · 1.3 in
Mildest winters#1 St. Simons · 43.3°
#210
Hottest summers#1 Jesup · 93.3°
#227
Coolest summers#1 Jasper · 86.5°
#34
Longest growing season#1 Brunswick · 314 days
#169
Wettest#1 Cleveland · 66 in
#44 Safety
Safest#1 Senoia · 2.6
The number on the right is Berkeley Lake’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.