Gray ranks #16 in Georgia for safety
Gray is ranked on 31 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 Gray does best on
Each list ranks every GA town with 2,500+ residents. Tap one to see the whole list with Gray marked.
Gray lands in the top half on 12 of 20 lists
Each dot is Gray’s spot on one list: the left end is #1 in GA, the right end is last. Areas where Gray does best come first.
Drier than 91% of Georgia
Not better or worse, just Gray’s character, from the lists where neither end is the “good” one. The most distinctive come first.
Every GA list, and where Gray 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
#16 Health
Healthiest#1 Milton · 100 / 100
#93
Lowest obesity#1 Johns Creek · 21%
#126
Fewest smokers#1 Skidaway Island · 6%
#79
Most active#1 Druid Hills · 13%
#96
Fewest uninsured#1 Skidaway Island · 5%
#37
Lowest depression#1 Grayson · 15%
#172
Closest to a top hospital#1 Dahlonega · 0.6 mi
#95 People
Most educated#1 Druid Hills · 83.8%
#98
Youngest#1 Dahlonega · 21.2
#194
Oldest#1 Skidaway Island · 66.4
#73
Most residents 65+#1 Skidaway Island · 51.8%
#87
Most kids#1 Clarkston · 38.2%
#132 Cost of living
Most affordable#1 Nicholls · 0.6 yrs
#130
Cheapest rent#1 Folkston · $495/mo
#74
Lowest property tax#1 Lakeview Estates · $199/yr
#212
Rent easiest to afford#1 Milton · 32.9%
Outdoors
Most conserved land#1 Fort Oglethorpe · 57.3%
#185
Most trails#1 Watkinsville · 2.9 mi / sq mi
Most walkable#1 Clarkston · 139 / sq mi
#147 
The number on the right is Gray’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.