Brookhaven makes Georgia’s top 10 on 4 lists
Brookhaven is ranked on 33 lists against the 265 Georgia towns with 2,500+ residents. It makes the top 10 on 4 and the top quarter on 13.
Steadier prices than 98% of Georgia
Not better or worse, just Brookhaven’s character, from the lists where neither end is the “good” one. The most distinctive come first.
The lists Brookhaven does best on
Each list ranks every GA town with 2,500+ residents. Tap one to see the whole list with Brookhaven marked.
1 spot from the top 10 for health
Lists where Brookhaven sits just outside a milestone, and what it would take to get in.
Brookhaven lands in the top half on 16 of 22 lists
Each dot is Brookhaven’s spot on one list: the left end is #1 in GA, the right end is last. Areas where Brookhaven does best come first.
Brookhaven out-ranks 2 of its 5 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.
Where Brookhaven 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
#11
Lowest obesity#1 Johns Creek · 21%
#13
Fewest smokers#1 Skidaway Island · 6%
#10
Most active#1 Druid Hills · 13%
#5
Fewest uninsured#1 Skidaway Island · 5%
#57
Lowest depression#1 Grayson · 15%
#41
Closest to a top hospital#1 Dahlonega · 0.6 mi
#26 People
Most educated#1 Druid Hills · 83.8%
#10
Youngest#1 Dahlonega · 21.2
#76
Oldest#1 Skidaway Island · 66.4
#188
Most residents 65+#1 Skidaway Island · 51.8%
#218
Most kids#1 Clarkston · 38.2%
#156 Outdoors
Most conserved land#1 Fort Oglethorpe · 57.3%
#68
Most trails#1 Watkinsville · 2.9 mi / sq mi
#31
Most walkable#1 Clarkston · 139 / sq mi
#7 Housing
Vacation-home towns#1 Tybee Island · 43.1%
#82
Most new homes#1 Hoschton · 100.7 per 1,000
#80
Fastest-rising home prices#1 Claxton · +94.3%
#219
Housing hasn't kept up#1 Forest Park · 104.6 per home
Cost of living
Most affordable#1 Nicholls · 0.6 yrs
#259
Cheapest rent#1 Folkston · $495/mo
#246
Lowest property tax#1 Lakeview Estates · $199/yr
#261
Rent easiest to afford#1 Milton · 32.9%
#18 Safety
Safest#1 Senoia · 2.6
#68 
The number on the right is Brookhaven’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.