Jesup ranks #22 in Georgia for cheap rent
Jesup is ranked on 33 lists against the 265 Georgia towns with 2,500+ residents. It makes the top 10 on 0 and the top quarter on 3.
Hotter summers than 100% of Georgia
Not better or worse, just Jesup’s character, from the lists where neither end is the “good” one. The most distinctive come first.
The lists Jesup does best on
Each list ranks every GA town with 2,500+ residents. Tap one to see the whole list with Jesup marked.
Jesup lands in the top half on 7 of 21 lists
Each dot is Jesup’s spot on one list: the left end is #1 in GA, the right end is last. Areas where Jesup does best come first.
Every GA list, and where Jesup 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
#65
Cheapest rent#1 Folkston · $495/mo
#22
Lowest property tax#1 Lakeview Estates · $199/yr
#84
Rent easiest to afford#1 Milton · 32.9%
Health
Healthiest#1 Milton · 100 / 100
#210
Lowest obesity#1 Johns Creek · 21%
#236
Fewest smokers#1 Skidaway Island · 6%
#206
Most active#1 Druid Hills · 13%
#184
Fewest uninsured#1 Skidaway Island · 5%
#188
Lowest depression#1 Grayson · 15%
#76
Closest to a top hospital#1 Dahlonega · 0.6 mi
#239 Outdoors
Most conserved land#1 Fort Oglethorpe · 57.3%
#161
Most trails#1 Watkinsville · 2.9 mi / sq mi
#104
Most walkable#1 Clarkston · 139 / sq mi
#156 Housing
Vacation-home towns#1 Tybee Island · 43.1%
#44
Most new homes#1 Hoschton · 100.7 per 1,000
#125
Fastest-rising home prices#1 Claxton · +94.3%
#194
Housing hasn't kept up#1 Forest Park · 104.6 per home
People
Most educated#1 Druid Hills · 83.8%
#182
Youngest#1 Dahlonega · 21.2
#252
Oldest#1 Skidaway Island · 66.4
#13
Most residents 65+#1 Skidaway Island · 51.8%
#14
Most kids#1 Clarkston · 38.2%
#252 
Climate
Snowiest#1 Douglasville · 3.8 in
Least snow#1 Milton · 1.3 in
Mildest winters#1 St. Simons · 43.3°
#31
Hottest summers#1 Jesup · 93.3°
#1
Coolest summers#1 Jasper · 86.5°
#256
Longest growing season#1 Brunswick · 314 days
#138
Wettest#1 Cleveland · 66 in
#181 Safety
Safest#1 Senoia · 2.6
The number on the right is Jesup’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.