Rome ranks #41 in Georgia for graduation rate
Rome 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.
The lists Rome does best on
Each list ranks every GA town with 2,500+ residents. Tap one to see the whole list with Rome marked.
Rome lands in the top half on 7 of 22 lists
Each dot is Rome’s spot on one list: the left end is #1 in GA, the right end is last. Areas where Rome does best come first.
Shorter growing season than 92% of Georgia
Not better or worse, just Rome’s character, from the lists where neither end is the “good” one. The most distinctive come first.
Rome out-ranks every neighbor it can be compared with
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 Rome 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%
#45
Most trails#1 Watkinsville · 2.9 mi / sq mi
#56
Most walkable#1 Clarkston · 139 / sq mi
#150 
Cost of living
Most affordable#1 Nicholls · 0.6 yrs
#138
Cheapest rent#1 Folkston · $495/mo
#95
Lowest property tax#1 Lakeview Estates · $199/yr
#165
Rent easiest to afford#1 Milton · 32.9%
#43 People
Most educated#1 Druid Hills · 83.8%
#109
Youngest#1 Dahlonega · 21.2
#151
Oldest#1 Skidaway Island · 66.4
#113
Most residents 65+#1 Skidaway Island · 51.8%
#95
Most kids#1 Clarkston · 38.2%
#140 
Health
Healthiest#1 Milton · 100 / 100
#191
Lowest obesity#1 Johns Creek · 21%
#164
Fewest smokers#1 Skidaway Island · 6%
#183
Most active#1 Druid Hills · 13%
#173
Fewest uninsured#1 Skidaway Island · 5%
#220
Lowest depression#1 Grayson · 15%
#219
Closest to a top hospital#1 Dahlonega · 0.6 mi
#219 Safety
Safest#1 Senoia · 2.6
#100 
The number on the right is Rome’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.