State rankings

Best Counties to Live in Georgia

Compare counties in Georgia by overall score, affordability, economy, schools, safety, taxes, and peace & quiet. Rankings are public-data estimates for comparison and research.

#1 in GA

Oconee County

78.1

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#2 in GA

Bryan County

77.2

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#3 in GA

Forsyth County

75.8

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#4 in GA

Cherokee County

75.4

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#5 in GA

Effingham County

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National rankings

Best overall

Oconee County

Overall score 78.1

Most affordable

Twiggs County

Affordability 91.9

Best schools

Forsyth County

Schools 100

Safest

Henry County

Safety 100

Lowest taxes

Gilmer County

Taxes 90

Best peace & quiet

Ben Hill County

Peace & Quiet 90.4

All Georgia counties

Showing 159 counties ranked by the default generated overall score.

Rank	County	Overall	Economy	Afford.	Schools	Safety	Taxes	Peace & Quiet	Typical home	Income
1	Oconee County FIPS 13219	78.1	92.3	44.1	99.4	89.3	69.7	75.8	$549,859	$121,217
2	Bryan County FIPS 13029	77.2	93.2	56.9	87.2	78.3	66.3	78	$401,106	$103,408
3	Forsyth County FIPS 13117	75.8	90.6	49	100	90.1	65.8	16.9	$617,620	$143,784
4	Cherokee County FIPS 13057	75.4	90.8	47.8	90.7	92.8	67.1	38.6	$473,571	$108,115
5	Effingham County FIPS 13103	75	83.2	60.5	80.6	86.3	61.9	75.8	$340,218	$88,438
6	Columbia County FIPS 13073	73.7	75	63.6	86.9	86.7	61.7	49.4	$330,939	$95,592
7	Jackson County FIPS 13157	73	87.7	48.5	86.9	82.1	58.5	67.2	$405,865	$89,544
8	Lee County FIPS 13177	72.1	79.7	73.7	69.6	64.5	57.8	87.1	$262,790	$89,168
9	Fayette County FIPS 13113	71.9	79.3	43.7	97.4	86.2	65.8	42.4	$516,926	$111,978
10	Cobb County FIPS 13067	71.3	79.6	49.8	81.8	99.9	67.2	17.4	$423,365	$102,738
11	Harris County FIPS 13145	71.2	81.9	58.9	73.6	-	64.7	83.3	$370,750	$97,302
12	Houston County FIPS 13153	70.3	71.3	67.2	64.4	88.3	65.5	59.8	$253,969	$80,698
13	Monroe County FIPS 13207	70.2	72.7	59.6	65.8	82.9	72.7	85	$331,065	$83,183
14	Bleckley County FIPS 13023	69.7	53	73.3	81	76.7	62.4	83.2	$180,888	$62,008
15	Schley County FIPS 13249	68.7	52.6	73.7	76.7	72.6	67.3	83.8	$187,756	$56,875
16	Dawson County FIPS 13085	68.4	91.1	41.1	62.5	79.6	72.1	74.2	$451,202	$92,991
17	Walton County FIPS 13297	67.8	77.6	50.5	65.1	88.5	63.8	62.1	$383,943	$84,945
18	Pierce County FIPS 13229	67.7	55.1	63.4	82.4	66.1	74.1	84.6	$225,378	$60,517
19	White County FIPS 13311	67.6	71	45.7	72.7	87.6	71.6	71.5	$322,492	$70,666
20	Paulding County FIPS 13223	67.3	86.2	66.2	56.1	64.7	61.3	43.1	$343,557	$98,031
21	Oglethorpe County FIPS 13221	66.9	80	55.8	59.6	65.2	73.1	78.7	$311,226	$75,034
22	Union County FIPS 13291	65.8	65.2	31.4	85	84.9	78.6	80.1	$378,668	$66,176
23	Jones County FIPS 13169	64.9	64.5	72.9	41.8	78.9	62.3	82	$245,644	$75,500
24	Coweta County FIPS 13077	64.7	82.1	56.2	61.3	54.2	65	63.7	$389,088	$95,548
25	Pike County FIPS 13231	64.7	79.1	52.8	46.6	82.3	61.6	77.2	$377,607	$86,719
26	Habersham County FIPS 13137	64.3	67.8	44.9	57.9	85.2	80	74.6	$320,309	$67,309
27	Heard County FIPS 13149	64.1	52.4	54.8	68.9	72.7	85.5	80.3	$273,954	$65,868
28	Murray County FIPS 13213	64.1	59.6	67.6	38.5	84.7	78.8	81.1	$243,848	$69,253
29	Carroll County FIPS 13045	64	71	59	47.6	73.3	74.7	69.4	$288,080	$73,714
30	Lumpkin County FIPS 13187	64	70.8	39.7	69.9	74.3	73.7	77.1	$389,150	$77,448
31	Catoosa County FIPS 13047	63.9	68.9	59.6	52.4	70.7	75.4	62.3	$292,646	$74,639
32	Bartow County FIPS 13015	63.4	78.8	56.7	48.4	-	69	69.1	$323,724	$82,243
33	Henry County FIPS 13151	63.4	75	61.5	37.4	100	53.2	28.9	$319,448	$83,146
34	Banks County FIPS 13011	63	79.1	48.3	54	57	78.2	79.1	$356,294	$77,063
35	Haralson County FIPS 13143	62.8	73	60.8	59.1	46.9	66.7	76.3	$273,587	$72,127
36	Gordon County FIPS 13129	62.1	66.9	53.6	47.1	76.1	72.4	78.4	$275,373	$63,650
37	Brantley County FIPS 13025	61.9	59.1	70	51.7	55.2	71.1	78.3	$186,765	$58,239
38	Barrow County FIPS 13013	61.6	81.9	54.9	44.1	66.1	64.8	44	$346,652	$80,653
39	Morgan County FIPS 13211	61.6	81.8	26.6	70.5	-	70	83.7	$461,165	$78,111
40	Echols County FIPS 13101	61.4	54	75.3	24.4	85.9	71.3	84	$174,637	$59,489
41	Pickens County FIPS 13227	61.1	79	42.5	46.7	69.3	74	71.1	$389,761	$78,930
42	Stephens County FIPS 13257	60.9	53.8	53.7	53.6	82.8	69.8	78.2	$240,436	$54,754
43	Gwinnett County FIPS 13135	60.8	75.3	43.8	90.2	50.1	47.3	15.3	$409,565	$87,890
44	Dade County FIPS 13083	60.7	70.6	60.8	33.3	-	81.3	78.4	$250,676	$64,568
45	Berrien County FIPS 13019	60.6	40.8	64.2	68.1	61	73	86.4	$195,312	$52,876
46	Camden County FIPS 13039	60.4	69.9	54	80.2	22.5	59.1	82	$304,930	$74,378
47	Floyd County FIPS 13115	60.2	56.7	62.1	31.4	96.1	58.8	77.7	$231,489	$65,565
48	Madison County FIPS 13195	59.9	70.2	40.4	60.8	59.2	72.6	78.6	$323,909	$61,963
49	Towns County FIPS 13281	59.7	67.7	19.4	67.3	79.3	88	75.2	$394,376	$59,135
50	Ware County FIPS 13299	59.4	37.2	70.4	58.5	65.7	65.8	86.8	$144,548	$47,448
51	Wilcox County FIPS 13315	59	55.4	80.4	16	70.2	75.5	75.1	$130,769	$54,138
52	Treutlen County FIPS 13283	58.7	43.7	84.3	8.6	87.2	78.8	81.2	$125,507	$55,518
53	Glynn County FIPS 13127	58.5	68.8	35.1	61.8	-	76.2	75.8	$359,653	$69,799
54	Lowndes County FIPS 13185	58.5	49.9	55.1	47.4	86.8	59.2	77.1	$227,597	$58,541
55	Bacon County FIPS 13005	58.3	44.5	64.1	46.3	74.9	64.3	85.2	$160,409	$44,694
56	Douglas County FIPS 13097	58.1	70.6	61.7	37.2	65	62.5	31.7	$299,871	$82,984
57	Fulton County FIPS 13121	57.9	67.6	41.8	52.2	99.9	43	17.3	$420,013	$95,292
58	Crawford County FIPS 13079	57.6	63.9	75.7	14.5	60.8	67.5	79.1	$203,224	$67,116
59	Evans County FIPS 13109	57.6	58.1	66.5	15.5	88.2	60.3	82.4	$178,331	$53,259
60	Irwin County FIPS 13155	57.6	49.6	76.2	20.6	74.4	64.9	87.4	$152,066	$51,384
61	Hart County FIPS 13147	57.4	64.2	39.4	38.2	78	82.8	77.5	$314,970	$59,385
62	Marion County FIPS 13197	57.4	44.5	68.1	20	93.3	72.8	80.4	$185,495	$51,667
63	Appling County FIPS 13001	56.9	44.7	70.3	26.1	70.2	82.3	83.4	$158,111	$46,651
64	Chattooga County FIPS 13055	56.9	40.4	65.1	23.8	96	73.5	79.6	$175,870	$50,285
65	Calhoun County FIPS 13037	56.8	42.2	84.9	2.7	97.6	56.1	84.1	$93,527	$46,940
66	Jeff Davis County FIPS 13161	56.7	42.2	63.9	35	83.7	62.5	87.4	$149,322	$40,283
67	Rabun County FIPS 13241	56.6	66.8	20.4	66.3	80.2	-	76.6	$401,297	$67,493
68	Atkinson County FIPS 13003	56.5	45.6	75.1	26.5	-	80.2	89.9	$123,217	$42,347
69	Elbert County FIPS 13105	56.4	56.6	71.3	12.1	73.6	65.9	86.5	$180,334	$58,450
70	Walker County FIPS 13295	56.4	65.7	60	38.8	43.3	69.4	75.5	$240,509	$59,469
71	Upson County FIPS 13293	56.3	53	63.9	24.5	80.3	60.7	81	$182,589	$55,429
72	Long County FIPS 13183	55.5	69.1	53.5	17.7	71	64.7	83	$280,776	$68,808
73	Wilkes County FIPS 13317	55.4	56.5	63.9	17.2	77.9	62.6	77.9	$170,174	$52,043
74	Grady County FIPS 13131	55.2	52.8	68.5	11.7	79.1	64.9	83.9	$190,750	$58,980
75	Hall County FIPS 13139	55.2	78.2	41.9	24.7	76.6	63.2	49.1	$389,659	$80,901
76	Lamar County FIPS 13171	55.2	64.3	55.2	11.5	83.5	65.7	77.6	$284,782	$67,062
77	Coffee County FIPS 13069	55.1	46	64.7	34.4	56.4	76.4	88.9	$183,170	$50,683
78	Early County FIPS 13099	55.1	31.4	81.2	20.3	82	61.5	88.8	$128,558	$54,083
79	Gilmer County FIPS 13123	55.1	77	27.6	29.8	68.8	90	72.8	$419,353	$74,499
80	Troup County FIPS 13285	55	61.5	53.8	27.1	77.1	51.5	79.8	$234,726	$56,776
81	Charlton County FIPS 13049	54.8	55.1	70.2	15.7	55.3	77.9	85.8	$209,363	$61,276
82	Miller County FIPS 13201	54.8	46.8	71.5	9.2	93.2	49.2	89.7	$165,035	$51,425
83	Rockdale County FIPS 13247	54.8	62.6	59.4	40.8	53.3	64.8	33	$302,273	$77,247
84	Bulloch County FIPS 13031	54.7	54.4	41.5	35.4	85.1	68.2	81.4	$283,278	$58,810
85	Whitfield County FIPS 13313	54.7	53.9	60.5	25.2	67.9	74.5	68.4	$250,403	$67,070
86	Franklin County FIPS 13119	54.6	60.6	38.4	38.1	70.7	77.4	78.5	$286,139	$53,046
87	Laurens County FIPS 13175	54.6	45.8	66.9	27.5	61	75.5	83.6	$181,394	$55,010
88	Toombs County FIPS 13279	54.6	45.6	65.7	13.8	88.3	64.7	86.1	$169,068	$52,621
89	Decatur County FIPS 13087	54.4	56.2	65.2	14.7	75.3	55.1	85.2	$173,094	$53,317
90	Newton County FIPS 13217	54.2	65.1	62.7	15.6	71.4	57.2	53.5	$291,876	$77,179
91	Glascock County FIPS 13125	54.1	51.9	63.7	19.3	72.3	67.5	74.3	$188,511	$54,934
92	Mitchell County FIPS 13205	54.1	49.1	76.5	10.8	71.7	55.1	85.6	$151,876	$57,613
93	Johnson County FIPS 13167	54	42.1	84	14.7	-	71.3	86.1	$133,890	$51,028
94	Peach County FIPS 13225	54	60.1	66.8	4.7	82	52.5	75.4	$231,672	$71,293
95	Cook County FIPS 13075	53.8	50	69.2	11.6	73.8	64.8	81.7	$165,418	$53,651
96	Emanuel County FIPS 13107	53.7	38.5	76.3	7.9	81.1	71.6	82	$132,675	$52,772
97	Wheeler County FIPS 13309	53.7	47.2	52.8	13.5	88.5	88.1	77.3	$156,636	$40,539
98	Worth County FIPS 13321	53.7	45.8	72.5	16.1	65.8	69.4	82	$176,492	$58,694
99	Tattnall County FIPS 13267	53.5	55.7	58.1	11.1	80.2	67.9	80.3	$195,102	$50,747
100	Dooly County FIPS 13093	53.4	38.8	82.3	1.2	89.7	51	87.2	$132,234	$60,987
101	Jefferson County FIPS 13163	53.4	37.7	83.7	4.8	78	62.9	81.4	$122,633	$53,014
102	Macon County FIPS 13193	53.4	40.6	73.6	1.5	95.5	59.6	85.8	$113,422	$41,031
103	Warren County FIPS 13301	53.4	39.1	79.1	3.4	78	73.8	82.4	$117,148	$44,289
104	Butts County FIPS 13035	53	66.6	59.8	15.1	54.8	62.4	77.9	$275,700	$69,241
105	Thomas County FIPS 13275	53	57.7	58.9	14	67	66	87.4	$225,976	$60,736
106	Webster County FIPS 13307	52.9	35.7	61.4	16.3	92.7	76.6	75.4	$176,620	$46,792
107	Washington County FIPS 13303	52.8	41.3	68.2	12.7	81.7	62.7	86.6	$148,255	$46,023
108	Candler County FIPS 13043	52.7	54.3	49.6	22.7	81.3	55.6	88	$219,367	$49,581
109	Taliaferro County FIPS 13265	52.7	52.1	76.5	1.9	61.8	73	72	$142,797	$52,500
110	Wilkinson County FIPS 13319	52.7	30.1	71.3	15.8	81.2	78	83.3	$146,794	$45,465
111	Crisp County FIPS 13081	52.1	43.9	69.7	17.9	79.5	40.1	83.9	$133,709	$45,105
112	Tift County FIPS 13277	52	52.9	57.4	23.7	61.1	65.1	80.8	$207,542	$53,255
113	Twiggs County FIPS 13289	51.9	33.8	91.9	2.1	61.7	68.5	78	$106,112	$56,324
114	Ben Hill County FIPS 13017	51.6	41.7	74.7	9.5	73.8	49.9	90.4	$123,699	$41,758
115	Muscogee County FIPS 13215	51.3	45.4	65.6	10.6	97.7	54.1	26.8	$186,079	$58,073
116	Putnam County FIPS 13237	51.3	65	29.3	36.2	58.2	79.5	75.1	$407,863	$72,096
117	Dodge County FIPS 13091	51.2	44.9	71.7	21.2	45.2	69.5	82	$153,293	$51,587
118	Lincoln County FIPS 13181	51.2	46	43.3	43.5	66.3	66	71.9	$257,600	$56,907
119	Fannin County FIPS 13111	51.1	67.1	12.2	49.7	59.4	88.2	73	$495,868	$57,073
120	Liberty County FIPS 13179	50.3	55.1	51.8	20.8	67.3	52.6	80.3	$245,159	$60,456
121	Seminole County FIPS 13253	50.3	35.8	77.3	17.8	65.9	45.6	80.9	$140,677	$49,495
122	Dougherty County FIPS 13095	50.2	33.5	78.1	6.4	99.8	23.5	73.8	$123,037	$49,044
123	Burke County FIPS 13033	49.7	36.6	62.4	10.1	75.4	75.3	82	$184,469	$53,014
124	Greene County FIPS 13133	49.6	74.9	13.4	17.6	82.4	78.2	77.3	$625,073	$86,272
125	Jasper County FIPS 13159	49.5	66.3	41.5	16.5	57.7	65.4	80.6	$323,013	$60,134
126	Taylor County FIPS 13269	49.5	33.1	58	11.4	85.9	76.1	78.8	$157,889	$41,788
127	Turner County FIPS 13287	49.3	35.5	60.1	6.1	90.5	63	85.8	$144,328	$36,799
128	Clinch County FIPS 13065	48.7	38.9	77	8.8	54.5	56.5	83	$122,492	$45,847
129	Spalding County FIPS 13255	48.6	53.6	60.9	10.7	64	49.5	65.6	$233,219	$62,071
130	Meriwether County FIPS 13199	48.3	53	64.8	4.3	50	65.7	78.4	$210,136	$57,340
131	Wayne County FIPS 13305	48	54.1	57.7	19.3	33	70.6	83.2	$210,286	$53,427
132	Lanier County FIPS 13173	47.9	38.1	49.3	29.9	66.8	58.1	83.8	$218,116	$47,186
133	Terrell County FIPS 13273	47.6	24.7	77.2	2.6	84.3	46.5	85.5	$113,694	$46,171
134	Montgomery County FIPS 13209	47.3	40.7	70.4	7.8	-	66.6	84.4	$173,124	$51,941
135	Telfair County FIPS 13271	47.3	27.4	79.3	9.8	68.8	44.5	78.2	$111,142	$50,929
136	McDuffie County FIPS 13189	47.1	32.5	61.2	11.3	70.3	66.6	84.1	$205,409	$56,733
137	Screven County FIPS 13251	46.9	41.2	64.9	9	60.4	56.2	77.6	$179,535	$52,792
138	Jenkins County FIPS 13165	46.8	45.4	69.2	6.7	34.1	78.4	77.2	$156,933	$44,389
139	Talbot County FIPS 13263	46.5	48.5	58.2	1.1	65.2	59.2	79	$184,234	$41,597
140	Chattahoochee County FIPS 13053	45.9	29.8	69.6	11	-	77.2	84.3	$147,432	$61,042
141	Pulaski County FIPS 13235	45.9	52.3	61	14.3	31.6	58.5	81.5	$184,216	$50,406
142	Baker County FIPS 13007	45	32.6	75.8	1.3	-	66.3	85.5	$143,666	$46,012
143	Randolph County FIPS 13243	44.9	27.9	60.8	1.2	90.5	47.3	83.3	$99,266	$28,380
144	Brooks County FIPS 13027	44.5	40.7	58.8	8.1	56.1	53.3	84.7	$187,113	$46,807
145	Stewart County FIPS 13259	44.3	32.9	78	6.5	-	42.6	86.3	$88,692	$33,250
146	Baldwin County FIPS 13009	43.7	49.5	47.1	6.1	48.4	73.7	74.4	$235,709	$54,403
147	Polk County FIPS 13233	43.6	54.9	61.3	19.2	0	68.6	76.8	$221,062	$58,515
148	Chatham County FIPS 13051	43.2	66.4	39.6	12.3	-	57	40.5	$341,126	$71,097
149	Clay County FIPS 13061	43.2	18.3	65.2	5.2	66	74.7	78.9	$163,622	$49,147
150	Colquitt County FIPS 13071	43.1	51.8	63.9	13.1	0	72.9	85.7	$171,205	$49,341
151	Sumter County FIPS 13261	42.8	23.7	67.3	2.4	76.5	38.4	86	$131,351	$42,653
152	DeKalb County FIPS 13089	42.2	64.5	48.2	13.9	-	42.5	13.3	$335,859	$80,644
153	Richmond County FIPS 13245	38.8	34.8	62	3.4	-	58.9	44.6	$186,702	$55,637
154	Quitman County FIPS 13239	38.2	24.5	74	1.1	58.5	7.3	77.4	$118,768	$40,179
155	McIntosh County FIPS 13191	37.6	47.6	34.9	12.1	24.5	71.5	74.1	$282,131	$50,273
156	Hancock County FIPS 13141	35.7	13.3	36.3	0.9	78.8	77.6	70.3	$215,406	$40,082
157	Clayton County FIPS 13063	34.8	46.8	59.2	6.5	5.8	54.1	14.6	$228,408	$59,806
158	Bibb County FIPS 13021	32.4	34.7	63.9	4.2	2.9	41.9	44.8	$168,283	$51,234
159	Clarke County FIPS 13059	30	46.3	23.3	10.7	-	47.3	24	$330,455	$53,625