Demorest ranks #2 in Georgia for safety
Demorest is ranked on 32 lists against the 265 Georgia towns with 2,500+ residents. It makes the top 10 on 1 and the top quarter on 8.
A podium finish, and more
Each list ranks every GA town with 2,500+ residents. Tap one to see the whole list with Demorest marked.
Wetter than 100% of Georgia
Not better or worse, just Demorest’s character, from the lists where neither end is the “good” one. The most distinctive come first.
Demorest lands in the top half on 14 of 21 lists
Each dot is Demorest’s spot on one list: the left end is #1 in GA, the right end is last. Areas where Demorest does best come first.
Every GA list, and where Demorest lands
38 lists from Census, school, health, library, crime, climate and land data. Tap any list to see every town on it.
Safety
Safest#1 Senoia · 2.6
#2 Health
Healthiest#1 Milton · 100 / 100
#43
Lowest obesity#1 Johns Creek · 21%
#20
Fewest smokers#1 Skidaway Island · 6%
#31
Most active#1 Druid Hills · 13%
#35
Fewest uninsured#1 Skidaway Island · 5%
#57
Lowest depression#1 Grayson · 15%
#258
Closest to a top hospital#1 Dahlonega · 0.6 mi
#166 
Cost of living
Most affordable#1 Nicholls · 0.6 yrs
#135
Cheapest rent#1 Folkston · $495/mo
#151
Lowest property tax#1 Lakeview Estates · $199/yr
#68
Rent easiest to afford#1 Milton · 32.9%
People
Most educated#1 Druid Hills · 83.8%
#112
Youngest#1 Dahlonega · 21.2
#5
Oldest#1 Skidaway Island · 66.4
#261
Most residents 65+#1 Skidaway Island · 51.8%
#163
Most kids#1 Clarkston · 38.2%
#229 
Housing
Vacation-home towns#1 Tybee Island · 43.1%
#16
Most new homes#1 Hoschton · 100.7 per 1,000
#105
Fastest-rising home prices#1 Claxton · +94.3%
#174
Housing hasn't kept up#1 Forest Park · 104.6 per home
The number on the right is Demorest’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.