Commerce ranks #18 in Georgia for new homes
Commerce is ranked on 33 lists against the 265 Georgia towns with 2,500+ residents. It makes the top 10 on 0 and the top quarter on 3.
More kids than 95% of Georgia
Not better or worse, just Commerce’s character, from the lists where neither end is the “good” one. The most distinctive come first.
The lists Commerce does best on
Each list ranks every GA town with 2,500+ residents. Tap one to see the whole list with Commerce marked.
Commerce lands in the top half on 6 of 21 lists
Each dot is Commerce’s spot on one list: the left end is #1 in GA, the right end is last. Areas where Commerce does best come first.
3 spots from the top 25 for public schools
Lists where Commerce sits just outside a milestone, and what it would take to get in.
Every GA list, and where Commerce 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%
#186
Most new homes#1 Hoschton · 100.7 per 1,000
#18
Fastest-rising home prices#1 Claxton · +94.3%
#33
Housing hasn't kept up#1 Forest Park · 104.6 per home
#24 
Health
Healthiest#1 Milton · 100 / 100
#144
Lowest obesity#1 Johns Creek · 21%
#84
Fewest smokers#1 Skidaway Island · 6%
#160
Most active#1 Druid Hills · 13%
#142
Fewest uninsured#1 Skidaway Island · 5%
#138
Lowest depression#1 Grayson · 15%
#172
Closest to a top hospital#1 Dahlonega · 0.6 mi
#142 Cost of living
Most affordable#1 Nicholls · 0.6 yrs
#141
Cheapest rent#1 Folkston · $495/mo
#131
Lowest property tax#1 Lakeview Estates · $199/yr
#159
Rent easiest to afford#1 Milton · 32.9%
People
Most educated#1 Druid Hills · 83.8%
#202
Youngest#1 Dahlonega · 21.2
#53
Oldest#1 Skidaway Island · 66.4
#214
Most residents 65+#1 Skidaway Island · 51.8%
#150
Most kids#1 Clarkston · 38.2%
#14 Outdoors
Most conserved land#1 Fort Oglethorpe · 57.3%
#220
Most trails#1 Watkinsville · 2.9 mi / sq mi
#159
Most walkable#1 Clarkston · 139 / sq mi
#214 Climate
Snowiest#1 Douglasville · 3.8 in
Least snow#1 Milton · 1.3 in
Mildest winters#1 St. Simons · 43.3°
#177
Hottest summers#1 Jesup · 93.3°
#204
Coolest summers#1 Jasper · 86.5°
#60
Longest growing season#1 Brunswick · 314 days
#204
Wettest#1 Cleveland · 66 in
#94 Safety
Safest#1 Senoia · 2.6
The number on the right is Commerce’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.