Jackson ranks #53 in Georgia for cheap rent
Jackson 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 Jackson does best on
Each list ranks every GA town with 2,500+ residents. Tap one to see the whole list with Jackson marked.
Jackson lands in the top half on 6 of 19 lists
Each dot is Jackson’s spot on one list: the left end is #1 in GA, the right end is last. Areas where Jackson does best come first.
More kids than 87% of Georgia
Not better or worse, just Jackson’s character, from the lists where neither end is the “good” one. The most distinctive come first.
Every GA list, and where Jackson lands
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
#75
Cheapest rent#1 Folkston · $495/mo
#53
Lowest property tax#1 Lakeview Estates · $199/yr
#97
Rent easiest to afford#1 Milton · 32.9%
Outdoors
Most conserved land#1 Fort Oglethorpe · 57.3%
#108
Most trails#1 Watkinsville · 2.9 mi / sq mi
Most walkable#1 Clarkston · 139 / sq mi
#144 
Health
Healthiest#1 Milton · 100 / 100
#235
Lowest obesity#1 Johns Creek · 21%
#198
Fewest smokers#1 Skidaway Island · 6%
#225
Most active#1 Druid Hills · 13%
#230
Fewest uninsured#1 Skidaway Island · 5%
#188
Lowest depression#1 Grayson · 15%
#172
Closest to a top hospital#1 Dahlonega · 0.6 mi
#205 People
Most educated#1 Druid Hills · 83.8%
#220
Youngest#1 Dahlonega · 21.2
#75
Oldest#1 Skidaway Island · 66.4
#194
Most residents 65+#1 Skidaway Island · 51.8%
#101
Most kids#1 Clarkston · 38.2%
#35 Climate
Snowiest#1 Douglasville · 3.8 in
Least snow#1 Milton · 1.3 in
Mildest winters#1 St. Simons · 43.3°
#147
Hottest summers#1 Jesup · 93.3°
#111
Coolest summers#1 Jasper · 86.5°
#151
Longest growing season#1 Brunswick · 314 days
#220
Wettest#1 Cleveland · 66 in
#175 Housing
Vacation-home towns#1 Tybee Island · 43.1%
#201
Most new homes#1 Hoschton · 100.7 per 1,000
Fastest-rising home prices#1 Claxton · +94.3%
#108
Housing hasn't kept up#1 Forest Park · 104.6 per home
Safety
Safest#1 Senoia · 2.6
The number on the right is Jackson’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.