LaGrange ranks #28 in Georgia for a top hospital nearby
LaGrange is ranked on 35 lists against the 265 Georgia towns with 2,500+ residents. It makes the top 10 on 0 and the top quarter on 3.
The lists LaGrange does best on
Each list ranks every GA town with 2,500+ residents. Tap one to see the whole list with LaGrange marked.
LaGrange lands in the top half on 11 of 23 lists
Each dot is LaGrange’s spot on one list: the left end is #1 in GA, the right end is last. Areas where LaGrange does best come first.
More homes per newcomer than 93% of Georgia
Not better or worse, just LaGrange’s character, from the lists where neither end is the “good” one. The most distinctive come first.
3 spots from the top 25 for a top hospital nearby
Lists where LaGrange sits just outside a milestone, and what it would take to get in.
Every GA list, and where LaGrange 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%
#124
Most new homes#1 Hoschton · 100.7 per 1,000
#46
Fastest-rising home prices#1 Claxton · +94.3%
#166
Housing hasn't kept up#1 Forest Park · 104.6 per home
#95 Health
Healthiest#1 Milton · 100 / 100
#183
Lowest obesity#1 Johns Creek · 21%
#126
Fewest smokers#1 Skidaway Island · 6%
#183
Most active#1 Druid Hills · 13%
#199
Fewest uninsured#1 Skidaway Island · 5%
#165
Lowest depression#1 Grayson · 15%
#119
Closest to a top hospital#1 Dahlonega · 0.6 mi
#28 People
Most educated#1 Druid Hills · 83.8%
#113
Youngest#1 Dahlonega · 21.2
#99
Oldest#1 Skidaway Island · 66.4
#167
Most residents 65+#1 Skidaway Island · 51.8%
#125
Most kids#1 Clarkston · 38.2%
#83 Cost of living
Most affordable#1 Nicholls · 0.6 yrs
#120
Cheapest rent#1 Folkston · $495/mo
#107
Lowest property tax#1 Lakeview Estates · $199/yr
#131
Rent easiest to afford#1 Milton · 32.9%
#74 
Outdoors
Most conserved land#1 Fort Oglethorpe · 57.3%
#128
Most trails#1 Watkinsville · 2.9 mi / sq mi
#162
Most walkable#1 Clarkston · 139 / sq mi
#220 Safety
Safest#1 Senoia · 2.6
#105 
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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.