Buckhead makes Georgia’s top 10 on 2 lists
Buckhead is ranked on 30 lists against the 265 Georgia towns with 2,500+ residents. It makes the top 10 on 2 and the top quarter on 10.
A podium finish, and more
Each list ranks every GA town with 2,500+ residents. Tap one to see the whole list with Buckhead marked.
Fewer seniors than 98% of Georgia
Not better or worse, just Buckhead’s character, from the lists where neither end is the “good” one. The most distinctive come first.
2 spots from the top 3 for household income
Lists where Buckhead sits just outside a milestone, and what it would take to get in.
Buckhead lands in the top half on 14 of 19 lists
Each dot is Buckhead’s spot on one list: the left end is #1 in GA, the right end is last. Areas where Buckhead does best come first.
Every GA list, and where Buckhead lands
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
#15
Lowest obesity#1 Johns Creek · 21%
#40
Fewest smokers#1 Skidaway Island · 6%
#21
Most active#1 Druid Hills · 13%
#12
Fewest uninsured#1 Skidaway Island · 5%
#14
Lowest depression#1 Grayson · 15%
#119
Closest to a top hospital#1 Dahlonega · 0.6 mi
#178 People
Most educated#1 Druid Hills · 83.8%
#16
Youngest#1 Dahlonega · 21.2
#152
Oldest#1 Skidaway Island · 66.4
#114
Most residents 65+#1 Skidaway Island · 51.8%
#258
Most kids#1 Clarkston · 38.2%
#77 
Outdoors
Most conserved land#1 Fort Oglethorpe · 57.3%
#19
Most trails#1 Watkinsville · 2.9 mi / sq mi
#61
Most walkable#1 Clarkston · 139 / sq mi
#132 Cost of living
Most affordable#1 Nicholls · 0.6 yrs
#241
Cheapest rent#1 Folkston · $495/mo
#260
Lowest property tax#1 Lakeview Estates · $199/yr
#230
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°
#12
Hottest summers#1 Jesup · 93.3°
#43
Coolest summers#1 Jasper · 86.5°
#217
Longest growing season#1 Brunswick · 314 days
#7
Wettest#1 Cleveland · 66 in
#186 
Housing
Vacation-home towns#1 Tybee Island · 43.1%
#216
Most new homes#1 Hoschton · 100.7 per 1,000
Fastest-rising home prices#1 Claxton · +94.3%
#42
Housing hasn't kept up#1 Forest Park · 104.6 per home
Safety
Safest#1 Senoia · 2.6
The number on the right is Buckhead’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.