Dacula ranks #11 in Georgia for new homes
Dacula 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 8.
More kids than 96% of Georgia
Not better or worse, just Dacula’s character, from the lists where neither end is the “good” one. The most distinctive come first.
The lists Dacula does best on
Each list ranks every GA town with 2,500+ residents. Tap one to see the whole list with Dacula marked.
Dacula lands in the top half on 12 of 21 lists
Each dot is Dacula’s spot on one list: the left end is #1 in GA, the right end is last. Areas where Dacula does best come first.
1 spot from the top 10 for new homes
Lists where Dacula sits just outside a milestone, and what it would take to get in.
Every GA list, and where Dacula 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%
#189
Most new homes#1 Hoschton · 100.7 per 1,000
#11
Fastest-rising home prices#1 Claxton · +94.3%
#55
Housing hasn't kept up#1 Forest Park · 104.6 per home
#35 
Health
Healthiest#1 Milton · 100 / 100
#60
Lowest obesity#1 Johns Creek · 21%
#96
Fewest smokers#1 Skidaway Island · 6%
#44
Most active#1 Druid Hills · 13%
#60
Fewest uninsured#1 Skidaway Island · 5%
#138
Lowest depression#1 Grayson · 15%
#41
Closest to a top hospital#1 Dahlonega · 0.6 mi
#83 Outdoors
Most conserved land#1 Fort Oglethorpe · 57.3%
#123
Most trails#1 Watkinsville · 2.9 mi / sq mi
#71
Most walkable#1 Clarkston · 139 / sq mi
#205 People
Most educated#1 Druid Hills · 83.8%
#136
Youngest#1 Dahlonega · 21.2
#46
Oldest#1 Skidaway Island · 66.4
#222
Most residents 65+#1 Skidaway Island · 51.8%
#248
Most kids#1 Clarkston · 38.2%
#11 
Cost of living
Most affordable#1 Nicholls · 0.6 yrs
#208
Cheapest rent#1 Folkston · $495/mo
#236
Lowest property tax#1 Lakeview Estates · $199/yr
#232
Rent easiest to afford#1 Milton · 32.9%
Climate
Snowiest#1 Douglasville · 3.8 in
Least snow#1 Milton · 1.3 in
Mildest winters#1 St. Simons · 43.3°
#187
Hottest summers#1 Jesup · 93.3°
#231
Coolest summers#1 Jasper · 86.5°
#31
Longest growing season#1 Brunswick · 314 days
#222
Wettest#1 Cleveland · 66 in
#35 Safety
Safest#1 Senoia · 2.6
The number on the right is Dacula’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.