Thomson ranks #13 in Georgia for short commutes
Thomson is ranked on 30 lists against the 265 Georgia towns with 2,500+ residents. It makes the top 10 on 0 and the top quarter on 3.
Drier than 99% of Georgia
Not better or worse, just Thomson’s character, from the lists where neither end is the “good” one. The most distinctive come first.
The lists Thomson does best on
Each list ranks every GA town with 2,500+ residents. Tap one to see the whole list with Thomson marked.
Thomson lands in the top half on 8 of 19 lists
Each dot is Thomson’s spot on one list: the left end is #1 in GA, the right end is last. Areas where Thomson does best come first.
3 spots from the top 10 for short commutes
Lists where Thomson sits just outside a milestone, and what it would take to get in.
Every GA list, and where Thomson lands
38 lists from Census, school, health, library, crime, climate and land data. Tap any list to see every town on it.
Cost of living
Most affordable#1 Nicholls · 0.6 yrs
#68
Cheapest rent#1 Folkston · $495/mo
#62
Lowest property tax#1 Lakeview Estates · $199/yr
#91
Rent easiest to afford#1 Milton · 32.9%
Outdoors
Most conserved land#1 Fort Oglethorpe · 57.3%
#117
Most trails#1 Watkinsville · 2.9 mi / sq mi
Most walkable#1 Clarkston · 139 / sq mi
#65 Health
Healthiest#1 Milton · 100 / 100
#206
Lowest obesity#1 Johns Creek · 21%
#198
Fewest smokers#1 Skidaway Island · 6%
#183
Most active#1 Druid Hills · 13%
#199
Fewest uninsured#1 Skidaway Island · 5%
#138
Lowest depression#1 Grayson · 15%
#76
Closest to a top hospital#1 Dahlonega · 0.6 mi
#224 
People
Most educated#1 Druid Hills · 83.8%
#230
Youngest#1 Dahlonega · 21.2
#170
Oldest#1 Skidaway Island · 66.4
#97
Most residents 65+#1 Skidaway Island · 51.8%
#108
Most kids#1 Clarkston · 38.2%
#100 
Climate
Snowiest#1 Douglasville · 3.8 in
Least snow#1 Milton · 1.3 in
Mildest winters#1 St. Simons · 43.3°
#102
Hottest summers#1 Jesup · 93.3°
#110
Coolest summers#1 Jasper · 86.5°
#150
Longest growing season#1 Brunswick · 314 days
#70
Wettest#1 Cleveland · 66 in
#255 Housing
Vacation-home towns#1 Tybee Island · 43.1%
#10
Most new homes#1 Hoschton · 100.7 per 1,000
Fastest-rising home prices#1 Claxton · +94.3%
#207
Housing hasn't kept up#1 Forest Park · 104.6 per home
Safety
Safest#1 Senoia · 2.6
The number on the right is Thomson’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.