Covington ranks #16 in Georgia for new homes
Covington 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 4.
The lists Covington does best on
Each list ranks every GA town with 2,500+ residents. Tap one to see the whole list with Covington marked.
Covington lands in the top half on 10 of 23 lists
Each dot is Covington’s spot on one list: the left end is #1 in GA, the right end is last. Areas where Covington does best come first.
Less snow than 79% of Georgia
Not better or worse, just Covington’s character, from the lists where neither end is the “good” one. The most distinctive come first.
Every GA list, and where Covington 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%
#164
Most new homes#1 Hoschton · 100.7 per 1,000
#16
Fastest-rising home prices#1 Claxton · +94.3%
#173
Housing hasn't kept up#1 Forest Park · 104.6 per home
#72 
Outdoors
Most conserved land#1 Fort Oglethorpe · 57.3%
#46
Most trails#1 Watkinsville · 2.9 mi / sq mi
#158
Most walkable#1 Clarkston · 139 / sq mi
#123 Health
Healthiest#1 Milton · 100 / 100
#192
Lowest obesity#1 Johns Creek · 21%
#221
Fewest smokers#1 Skidaway Island · 6%
#160
Most active#1 Druid Hills · 13%
#184
Fewest uninsured#1 Skidaway Island · 5%
#138
Lowest depression#1 Grayson · 15%
#76
Closest to a top hospital#1 Dahlonega · 0.6 mi
#110 People
Most educated#1 Druid Hills · 83.8%
#118
Youngest#1 Dahlonega · 21.2
#162
Oldest#1 Skidaway Island · 66.4
#104
Most residents 65+#1 Skidaway Island · 51.8%
#86
Most kids#1 Clarkston · 38.2%
#103 
Cost of living
Most affordable#1 Nicholls · 0.6 yrs
#177
Cheapest rent#1 Folkston · $495/mo
#133
Lowest property tax#1 Lakeview Estates · $199/yr
#186
Rent easiest to afford#1 Milton · 32.9%
#82 Safety
Safest#1 Senoia · 2.6
#94 
The number on the right is Covington’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.