Canton ranks #14 in Georgia for a top hospital nearby
Canton is ranked on 37 lists against the 265 Georgia towns with 2,500+ residents. It makes the top 10 on 0 and the top quarter on 5.
The lists Canton does best on
Each list ranks every GA town with 2,500+ residents. Tap one to see the whole list with Canton marked.
Canton lands in the top half on 16 of 23 lists
Each dot is Canton’s spot on one list: the left end is #1 in GA, the right end is last. Areas where Canton does best come first.
Colder winters than 93% of Georgia
Not better or worse, just Canton’s character, from the lists where neither end is the “good” one. The most distinctive come first.
4 spots from the top 10 for a top hospital nearby
Lists where Canton sits just outside a milestone, and what it would take to get in.
Canton out-ranks 0 of its 1 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.
Every GA list, and where Canton lands
38 lists from Census, school, health, library, crime, climate and land data. Tap any list to see every town on it.
Housing
Vacation-home towns#1 Tybee Island · 43.1%
#77
Most new homes#1 Hoschton · 100.7 per 1,000
#30
Fastest-rising home prices#1 Claxton · +94.3%
#29
Housing hasn't kept up#1 Forest Park · 104.6 per home
#59 Health
Healthiest#1 Milton · 100 / 100
#98
Lowest obesity#1 Johns Creek · 21%
#96
Fewest smokers#1 Skidaway Island · 6%
#79
Most active#1 Druid Hills · 13%
#116
Fewest uninsured#1 Skidaway Island · 5%
#188
Lowest depression#1 Grayson · 15%
#172
Closest to a top hospital#1 Dahlonega · 0.6 mi
#14 Safety
Safest#1 Senoia · 2.6
#22 People
Most educated#1 Druid Hills · 83.8%
#84
Youngest#1 Dahlonega · 21.2
#87
Oldest#1 Skidaway Island · 66.4
#177
Most residents 65+#1 Skidaway Island · 51.8%
#131
Most kids#1 Clarkston · 38.2%
#61 
Outdoors
Most conserved land#1 Fort Oglethorpe · 57.3%
#96
Most trails#1 Watkinsville · 2.9 mi / sq mi
#63
Most walkable#1 Clarkston · 139 / sq mi
#100 
The number on the right is Canton’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.