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About Byron
City in Georgia, United StatesByron is a city located primarily in Peach County, Georgia, United States. A small portion of the city also extends into parts of Houston and Crawford counties. As of the 2020 census, Byron had a population of 5,702. The city is in the Warner Robins metropolitan statistical area. Byron was home to the Middle Georgia Raceway, an auto racetrack that hosted NASCAR races and the filming of TV commercials and a feature movie. From July 3–5, 1970, in a field next to the raceway, the Atlanta International Pop Festival was held, which was the largest gathering in Georgia history until the 1996 Olympics in Atlanta. On September 15, 2012, an official Georgia Historical Society marker was placed near …
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How Byron ranks
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Housing in Byron
The typical Byron home is worth about $267,000, up 2.8% in a year, 19% below the Georgia typical home.
A seller's market
Safety in Byron
Safety Grade B-
Byron reports less crime per resident than 50% of the U.S. towns and cities we grade.
Health in Byron
Compared with Georgia
of 32 measures CDC estimates. The other 28 are too close to call.
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Schools in Byron
All Byron schools →School Grade C
The public schools Byron’s kids attend, from kindergarten through graduation, trail 72% of Georgia’s districts on state tests and graduation. Among towns with similar incomes, they rank near the bottom.
School data from the U.S. Department of Education (NCES, EDFacts). The School Grade is our own summary of state test results and graduation rates, graded within GA. Ratings are from neighbors.
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