Forsyth ranks #49 in Georgia for graduation rate
Forsyth is ranked on 30 lists against the 265 Georgia towns with 2,500+ residents. It makes the top 10 on 0 and the top quarter on 2.
The lists Forsyth does best on
Each list ranks every GA town with 2,500+ residents. Tap one to see the whole list with Forsyth marked.
Forsyth lands in the top half on 10 of 19 lists
Each dot is Forsyth’s spot on one list: the left end is #1 in GA, the right end is last. Areas where Forsyth does best come first.
Drier than 88% of Georgia
Not better or worse, just Forsyth’s character, from the lists where neither end is the “good” one. The most distinctive come first.
Every GA list, and where Forsyth lands
38 lists from Census, school, health, library, crime, climate and land data. Tap any list to see every town on it.
Health
Healthiest#1 Milton · 100 / 100
#164
Lowest obesity#1 Johns Creek · 21%
#150
Fewest smokers#1 Skidaway Island · 6%
#139
Most active#1 Druid Hills · 13%
#154
Fewest uninsured#1 Skidaway Island · 5%
#85
Lowest depression#1 Grayson · 15%
#119
Closest to a top hospital#1 Dahlonega · 0.6 mi
#132 People
Most educated#1 Druid Hills · 83.8%
#116
Youngest#1 Dahlonega · 21.2
#112
Oldest#1 Skidaway Island · 66.4
#158
Most residents 65+#1 Skidaway Island · 51.8%
#60
Most kids#1 Clarkston · 38.2%
#107 Cost of living
Most affordable#1 Nicholls · 0.6 yrs
#162
Cheapest rent#1 Folkston · $495/mo
#75
Lowest property tax#1 Lakeview Estates · $199/yr
#173
Rent easiest to afford#1 Milton · 32.9%
Outdoors
Most conserved land#1 Fort Oglethorpe · 57.3%
#149
Most trails#1 Watkinsville · 2.9 mi / sq mi
Most walkable#1 Clarkston · 139 / sq mi
#206 Climate
Snowiest#1 Douglasville · 3.8 in
Least snow#1 Milton · 1.3 in
Mildest winters#1 St. Simons · 43.3°
#133
Hottest summers#1 Jesup · 93.3°
#106
Coolest summers#1 Jasper · 86.5°
#152
Longest growing season#1 Brunswick · 314 days
#101
Wettest#1 Cleveland · 66 in
#227 Housing
Vacation-home towns#1 Tybee Island · 43.1%
#217
Most new homes#1 Hoschton · 100.7 per 1,000
Fastest-rising home prices#1 Claxton · +94.3%
#134
Housing hasn't kept up#1 Forest Park · 104.6 per home
Safety
Safest#1 Senoia · 2.6
The number on the right is Forsyth’s spot. All of Georgia’s rankings, with the map → · National lists and other states: all rankings.
Do the numbers ring true?
The lists count what can be counted. Neighbors know the rest.
Your answer becomes a post in Town Square.
- 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.