Madison ranks #19 in Georgia for short commutes
Madison 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 9.
Older than 96% of Georgia
Not better or worse, just Madison’s character, from the lists where neither end is the “good” one. The most distinctive come first.
The lists Madison does best on
Each list ranks every GA town with 2,500+ residents. Tap one to see the whole list with Madison marked.
Madison lands in the top half on 15 of 21 lists
Each dot is Madison’s spot on one list: the left end is #1 in GA, the right end is last. Areas where Madison does best come first.
Where Madison 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.
Health
Healthiest#1 Milton · 100 / 100
#62
Lowest obesity#1 Johns Creek · 21%
#52
Fewest smokers#1 Skidaway Island · 6%
#44
Most active#1 Druid Hills · 13%
#82
Fewest uninsured#1 Skidaway Island · 5%
#37
Lowest depression#1 Grayson · 15%
#41
Closest to a top hospital#1 Dahlonega · 0.6 mi
#112 People
Most educated#1 Druid Hills · 83.8%
#43
Youngest#1 Dahlonega · 21.2
#254
Oldest#1 Skidaway Island · 66.4
#11
Most residents 65+#1 Skidaway Island · 51.8%
#11
Most kids#1 Clarkston · 38.2%
#237 
Housing
Vacation-home towns#1 Tybee Island · 43.1%
#34
Most new homes#1 Hoschton · 100.7 per 1,000
#73
Fastest-rising home prices#1 Claxton · +94.3%
#63
Housing hasn't kept up#1 Forest Park · 104.6 per home
Cost of living
Most affordable#1 Nicholls · 0.6 yrs
#204
Cheapest rent#1 Folkston · $495/mo
#129
Lowest property tax#1 Lakeview Estates · $199/yr
#198
Rent easiest to afford#1 Milton · 32.9%
Outdoors
Most conserved land#1 Fort Oglethorpe · 57.3%
#153
Most trails#1 Watkinsville · 2.9 mi / sq mi
#151
Most walkable#1 Clarkston · 139 / sq mi
#216 Climate
Snowiest#1 Douglasville · 3.8 in
Least snow#1 Milton · 1.3 in
Mildest winters#1 St. Simons · 43.3°
#169
Hottest summers#1 Jesup · 93.3°
#102
Coolest summers#1 Jasper · 86.5°
#155
Longest growing season#1 Brunswick · 314 days
#135
Wettest#1 Cleveland · 66 in
#177 Safety
Safest#1 Senoia · 2.6
The number on the right is Madison’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.