Springfield ranks #19 in Georgia for safety
Springfield 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 7.
More year-round than 95% of Georgia
Not better or worse, just Springfield’s character, from the lists where neither end is the “good” one. The most distinctive come first.
The lists Springfield does best on
Each list ranks every GA town with 2,500+ residents. Tap one to see the whole list with Springfield marked.
Springfield lands in the top half on 15 of 21 lists
Each dot is Springfield’s spot on one list: the left end is #1 in GA, the right end is last. Areas where Springfield does best come first.
Every GA list, and where Springfield 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%
#252
Most new homes#1 Hoschton · 100.7 per 1,000
#31
Fastest-rising home prices#1 Claxton · +94.3%
#98
Housing hasn't kept up#1 Forest Park · 104.6 per home
Safety
Safest#1 Senoia · 2.6
#19 Health
Healthiest#1 Milton · 100 / 100
#65
Lowest obesity#1 Johns Creek · 21%
#114
Fewest smokers#1 Skidaway Island · 6%
#60
Most active#1 Druid Hills · 13%
#60
Fewest uninsured#1 Skidaway Island · 5%
#57
Lowest depression#1 Grayson · 15%
#119
Closest to a top hospital#1 Dahlonega · 0.6 mi
#130 
Cost of living
Most affordable#1 Nicholls · 0.6 yrs
#100
Cheapest rent#1 Folkston · $495/mo
#117
Lowest property tax#1 Lakeview Estates · $199/yr
#120
Rent easiest to afford#1 Milton · 32.9%
People
Most educated#1 Druid Hills · 83.8%
#184
Youngest#1 Dahlonega · 21.2
#86
Oldest#1 Skidaway Island · 66.4
#183
Most residents 65+#1 Skidaway Island · 51.8%
#180
Most kids#1 Clarkston · 38.2%
#196 
The number on the right is Springfield’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.