Grayson is #1 in Georgia for low depression
Grayson is ranked on 31 lists against the 265 Georgia towns with 2,500+ residents. It makes the top 10 on 2 and the top quarter on 10.
A podium finish, and more
Each list ranks every GA town with 2,500+ residents. Tap one to see the whole list with Grayson marked.
Grayson lands in the top half on 14 of 21 lists
Each dot is Grayson’s spot on one list: the left end is #1 in GA, the right end is last. Areas where Grayson does best come first.
Fewer seniors than 94% of Georgia
Not better or worse, just Grayson’s character, from the lists where neither end is the “good” one. The most distinctive come first.
1 spot from the top 10 for growth
Lists where Grayson sits just outside a milestone, and what it would take to get in.
Every GA list, and where Grayson 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
#45
Lowest obesity#1 Johns Creek · 21%
#52
Fewest smokers#1 Skidaway Island · 6%
#21
Most active#1 Druid Hills · 13%
#60
Fewest uninsured#1 Skidaway Island · 5%
#37
Lowest depression#1 Grayson · 15%
#1
Closest to a top hospital#1 Dahlonega · 0.6 mi
#107 
Housing
Vacation-home towns#1 Tybee Island · 43.1%
#211
Most new homes#1 Hoschton · 100.7 per 1,000
#37
Fastest-rising home prices#1 Claxton · +94.3%
#112
Housing hasn't kept up#1 Forest Park · 104.6 per home
People
Most educated#1 Druid Hills · 83.8%
#81
Youngest#1 Dahlonega · 21.2
#29
Oldest#1 Skidaway Island · 66.4
#237
Most residents 65+#1 Skidaway Island · 51.8%
#249
Most kids#1 Clarkston · 38.2%
Outdoors
Most conserved land#1 Fort Oglethorpe · 57.3%
#236
Most trails#1 Watkinsville · 2.9 mi / sq mi
#79
Most walkable#1 Clarkston · 139 / sq mi
#89 
Cost of living
Most affordable#1 Nicholls · 0.6 yrs
#244
Cheapest rent#1 Folkston · $495/mo
#257
Lowest property tax#1 Lakeview Estates · $199/yr
#246
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°
#189
Hottest summers#1 Jesup · 93.3°
#216
Coolest summers#1 Jasper · 86.5°
#49
Longest growing season#1 Brunswick · 314 days
#222
Wettest#1 Cleveland · 66 in
#61 Safety
Safest#1 Senoia · 2.6
The number on the right is Grayson’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.