Guyton ranks #19 in Georgia for new homes
Guyton is ranked on 32 lists against the 265 Georgia towns with 2,500+ residents. It makes the top 10 on 0 and the top quarter on 5.
The lists Guyton does best on
Each list ranks every GA town with 2,500+ residents. Tap one to see the whole list with Guyton marked.
Guyton lands in the top half on 10 of 20 lists
Each dot is Guyton’s spot on one list: the left end is #1 in GA, the right end is last. Areas where Guyton does best come first.
More kids than 94% of Georgia
Not better or worse, just Guyton’s character, from the lists where neither end is the “good” one. The most distinctive come first.
Every GA list, and where Guyton lands
38 lists from Census, school, health, library, crime, climate and land data. Tap any list to see every town on it.
Housing
Vacation-home towns#1 Tybee Island · 43.1%
#28
Most new homes#1 Hoschton · 100.7 per 1,000
#19
Fastest-rising home prices#1 Claxton · +94.3%
#71
Housing hasn't kept up#1 Forest Park · 104.6 per home
#85 
Health
Healthiest#1 Milton · 100 / 100
#118
Lowest obesity#1 Johns Creek · 21%
#164
Fewest smokers#1 Skidaway Island · 6%
#139
Most active#1 Druid Hills · 13%
#96
Fewest uninsured#1 Skidaway Island · 5%
#57
Lowest depression#1 Grayson · 15%
#172
Closest to a top hospital#1 Dahlonega · 0.6 mi
#151 Cost of living
Most affordable#1 Nicholls · 0.6 yrs
#129
Cheapest rent#1 Folkston · $495/mo
#127
Lowest property tax#1 Lakeview Estates · $199/yr
#160
Rent easiest to afford#1 Milton · 32.9%
People
Most educated#1 Druid Hills · 83.8%
#178
Youngest#1 Dahlonega · 21.2
#34
Oldest#1 Skidaway Island · 66.4
#236
Most residents 65+#1 Skidaway Island · 51.8%
#213
Most kids#1 Clarkston · 38.2%
#17 Outdoors
Most conserved land#1 Fort Oglethorpe · 57.3%
#247
Most trails#1 Watkinsville · 2.9 mi / sq mi
Most walkable#1 Clarkston · 139 / sq mi
#165 Climate
Snowiest#1 Douglasville · 3.8 in
Least snow#1 Milton · 1.3 in
Mildest winters#1 St. Simons · 43.3°
#62
Hottest summers#1 Jesup · 93.3°
#39
Coolest summers#1 Jasper · 86.5°
#226
Longest growing season#1 Brunswick · 314 days
#45
Wettest#1 Cleveland · 66 in
#206 Safety
Safest#1 Senoia · 2.6
The number on the right is Guyton’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.