Best places to live in Georgia
3 Georgia metros scored on the default family weighting — schools and safety heaviest, then affordability, climate, college pipeline and jobs. Change the weights on the ranking engine to see your own order.
Who lives in Georgia
Population-weighted racial and ethnic composition across the 3 tracked Georgia metros, from Census ACS table B03002.
- White (non-Hispanic)
- 44.1%
- Hispanic or Latino
- 11.7%
- Black (non-Hispanic)
- 33.3%
- Asian (non-Hispanic)
- 6%
- Other or two or more
- 4.9%
Diversity index 84/100 — how evenly the population is spread across these groups. It is descriptive, not a judgement: weight it up, down or to zero on the ranking engine.
| # | Metro | Score | US rank | Typical home | Schools | Safety | Climate | Diversity |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Atlanta | 66.1 | #5 of 103 | $376k | 48 | 58 | 34° / 89° | 85 |
| 2 | Savannah | 55.1 | #37 of 103 | $340k | 42 | 58 | 39° / 92° | 77 |
| 3 | Augusta | 46.2 | #73 of 103 | $250k | 12 | 58 | 36° / 93° | 76 |
Figures are compiled estimates. Methodology and sources.