Varnell ranks #13 in Georgia for trails
Varnell 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 4.
Colder winters than 98% of Georgia
Not better or worse, just Varnell’s character, from the lists where neither end is the “good” one. The most distinctive come first.
The lists Varnell does best on
Each list ranks every GA town with 2,500+ residents. Tap one to see the whole list with Varnell marked.
Varnell lands in the top half on 12 of 20 lists
Each dot is Varnell’s spot on one list: the left end is #1 in GA, the right end is last. Areas where Varnell does best come first.
3 spots from the top 10 for trails
Lists where Varnell sits just outside a milestone, and what it would take to get in.
Where Varnell 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
#78
Lowest obesity#1 Johns Creek · 21%
#84
Fewest smokers#1 Skidaway Island · 6%
#79
Most active#1 Druid Hills · 13%
#60
Fewest uninsured#1 Skidaway Island · 5%
#112
Lowest depression#1 Grayson · 15%
#219
Closest to a top hospital#1 Dahlonega · 0.6 mi
#144 Cost of living
Most affordable#1 Nicholls · 0.6 yrs
#133
Cheapest rent#1 Folkston · $495/mo
#140
Lowest property tax#1 Lakeview Estates · $199/yr
#93
Rent easiest to afford#1 Milton · 32.9%
Outdoors
Most conserved land#1 Fort Oglethorpe · 57.3%
#204
Most trails#1 Watkinsville · 2.9 mi / sq mi
#13
Most walkable#1 Clarkston · 139 / sq mi
#223 People
Most educated#1 Druid Hills · 83.8%
#129
Youngest#1 Dahlonega · 21.2
#127
Oldest#1 Skidaway Island · 66.4
#140
Most residents 65+#1 Skidaway Island · 51.8%
#245
Most kids#1 Clarkston · 38.2%
Climate
Snowiest#1 Douglasville · 3.8 in
Least snow#1 Milton · 1.3 in
Mildest winters#1 St. Simons · 43.3°
#252
Hottest summers#1 Jesup · 93.3°
#217
Coolest summers#1 Jasper · 86.5°
#50
Longest growing season#1 Brunswick · 314 days
#248
Wettest#1 Cleveland · 66 in
#23 Housing
Vacation-home towns#1 Tybee Island · 43.1%
#256
Most new homes#1 Hoschton · 100.7 per 1,000
Fastest-rising home prices#1 Claxton · +94.3%
#101
Housing hasn't kept up#1 Forest Park · 104.6 per home
Safety
Safest#1 Senoia · 2.6
The number on the right is Varnell’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.