Fitzgerald ranks #5 in Georgia for short commutes
Fitzgerald is ranked on 34 lists against the 265 Georgia towns with 2,500+ residents. It makes the top 10 on 1 and the top quarter on 4.
Steadier prices than 99% of Georgia
Not better or worse, just Fitzgerald’s character, from the lists where neither end is the “good” one. The most distinctive come first.
The lists Fitzgerald does best on
Each list ranks every GA town with 2,500+ residents. Tap one to see the whole list with Fitzgerald marked.
Fitzgerald lands in the top half on 8 of 22 lists
Each dot is Fitzgerald’s spot on one list: the left end is #1 in GA, the right end is last. Areas where Fitzgerald does best come first.
2 spots from the top 3 for short commutes
Lists where Fitzgerald sits just outside a milestone, and what it would take to get in.
Where Fitzgerald lands in every GA ranking
38 lists from Census, school, health, library, crime, climate and land data. Tap any list to see every town on it.
Cost of living
Most affordable#1 Nicholls · 0.6 yrs
#16
Cheapest rent#1 Folkston · $495/mo
#16
Lowest property tax#1 Lakeview Estates · $199/yr
#39
Rent easiest to afford#1 Milton · 32.9%
Outdoors
Most conserved land#1 Fort Oglethorpe · 57.3%
#110
Most trails#1 Watkinsville · 2.9 mi / sq mi
#64
Most walkable#1 Clarkston · 139 / sq mi
#84 Health
Healthiest#1 Milton · 100 / 100
#245
Lowest obesity#1 Johns Creek · 21%
#221
Fewest smokers#1 Skidaway Island · 6%
#246
Most active#1 Druid Hills · 13%
#239
Fewest uninsured#1 Skidaway Island · 5%
#188
Lowest depression#1 Grayson · 15%
#119
Closest to a top hospital#1 Dahlonega · 0.6 mi
#243 
Safety
Safest#1 Senoia · 2.6
#95 People
Most educated#1 Druid Hills · 83.8%
#222
Youngest#1 Dahlonega · 21.2
#159
Oldest#1 Skidaway Island · 66.4
#107
Most residents 65+#1 Skidaway Island · 51.8%
#80
Most kids#1 Clarkston · 38.2%
#141 
The number on the right is Fitzgerald’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.