Cornelia ranks #19 in Georgia for graduation rate
Cornelia 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 4.
Cooler summers than 99% of Georgia
Not better or worse, just Cornelia’s character, from the lists where neither end is the “good” one. The most distinctive come first.
The lists Cornelia does best on
Each list ranks every GA town with 2,500+ residents. Tap one to see the whole list with Cornelia marked.
Cornelia lands in the top half on 9 of 21 lists
Each dot is Cornelia’s spot on one list: the left end is #1 in GA, the right end is last. Areas where Cornelia does best come first.
Cornelia 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 Cornelia 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%
#27
Most new homes#1 Hoschton · 100.7 per 1,000
#39
Fastest-rising home prices#1 Claxton · +94.3%
#97
Housing hasn't kept up#1 Forest Park · 104.6 per home
#97 Outdoors
Most conserved land#1 Fort Oglethorpe · 57.3%
#72
Most trails#1 Watkinsville · 2.9 mi / sq mi
#57
Most walkable#1 Clarkston · 139 / sq mi
#55 Cost of living
Most affordable#1 Nicholls · 0.6 yrs
#134
Cheapest rent#1 Folkston · $495/mo
#80
Lowest property tax#1 Lakeview Estates · $199/yr
#58
Rent easiest to afford#1 Milton · 32.9%
Health
Healthiest#1 Milton · 100 / 100
#153
Lowest obesity#1 Johns Creek · 21%
#68
Fewest smokers#1 Skidaway Island · 6%
#139
Most active#1 Druid Hills · 13%
#184
Fewest uninsured#1 Skidaway Island · 5%
#251
Lowest depression#1 Grayson · 15%
#119
Closest to a top hospital#1 Dahlonega · 0.6 mi
#168 
People
Most educated#1 Druid Hills · 83.8%
#176
Youngest#1 Dahlonega · 21.2
#143
Oldest#1 Skidaway Island · 66.4
#123
Most residents 65+#1 Skidaway Island · 51.8%
#113
Most kids#1 Clarkston · 38.2%
#112 Climate
Snowiest#1 Douglasville · 3.8 in
Least snow#1 Milton · 1.3 in
Mildest winters#1 St. Simons · 43.3°
#221
Hottest summers#1 Jesup · 93.3°
#255
Coolest summers#1 Jasper · 86.5°
#4
Longest growing season#1 Brunswick · 314 days
#204
Wettest#1 Cleveland · 66 in
#5 Safety
Safest#1 Senoia · 2.6
The number on the right is Cornelia’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.