Lithonia ranks #15 in Georgia for conserved land
Lithonia 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 4.
More year-round than 99% of Georgia
Not better or worse, just Lithonia’s character, from the lists where neither end is the “good” one. The most distinctive come first.
The lists Lithonia does best on
Each list ranks every GA town with 2,500+ residents. Tap one to see the whole list with Lithonia marked.
Lithonia lands in the top half on 6 of 20 lists
Each dot is Lithonia’s spot on one list: the left end is #1 in GA, the right end is last. Areas where Lithonia does best come first.
4 spots from the top 25 for growth
Lists where Lithonia sits just outside a milestone, and what it would take to get in.
Lithonia out-ranks 0 of its 1 ranked neighbors
Head to head on the lists where both towns are ranked: a point for each list where one town places higher. Tap a town for its own rankings.
Where Lithonia lands in every GA ranking
38 lists from Census, school, health, library, crime, climate and land data. Tap any list to see every town on it.
Outdoors
Most conserved land#1 Fort Oglethorpe · 57.3%
#15
Most trails#1 Watkinsville · 2.9 mi / sq mi
Most walkable#1 Clarkston · 139 / sq mi
#18 
Health
Healthiest#1 Milton · 100 / 100
#185
Lowest obesity#1 Johns Creek · 21%
#150
Fewest smokers#1 Skidaway Island · 6%
#160
Most active#1 Druid Hills · 13%
#160
Fewest uninsured#1 Skidaway Island · 5%
#210
Lowest depression#1 Grayson · 15%
#41
Closest to a top hospital#1 Dahlonega · 0.6 mi
#105 Cost of living
Most affordable#1 Nicholls · 0.6 yrs
#126
Cheapest rent#1 Folkston · $495/mo
#158
Lowest property tax#1 Lakeview Estates · $199/yr
#190
Rent easiest to afford#1 Milton · 32.9%
People
Most educated#1 Druid Hills · 83.8%
#148
Youngest#1 Dahlonega · 21.2
#113
Oldest#1 Skidaway Island · 66.4
#159
Most residents 65+#1 Skidaway Island · 51.8%
#256
Most kids#1 Clarkston · 38.2%
#118 Housing
Vacation-home towns#1 Tybee Island · 43.1%
#261
Most new homes#1 Hoschton · 100.7 per 1,000
#173
Fastest-rising home prices#1 Claxton · +94.3%
#48
Housing hasn't kept up#1 Forest Park · 104.6 per home
Climate
Snowiest#1 Douglasville · 3.8 in
#42
Least snow#1 Milton · 1.3 in
#1
Mildest winters#1 St. Simons · 43.3°
#149
Hottest summers#1 Jesup · 93.3°
#153
Coolest summers#1 Jasper · 86.5°
#110
Longest growing season#1 Brunswick · 314 days
#169
Wettest#1 Cleveland · 66 in
#97 Safety
Safest#1 Senoia · 2.6
The number on the right is Lithonia’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.