The 14 Best Quiet, Affordable Small Towns to Retire in Georgia

Ranked on The Town Files lifestyle rankings among 149 towns of 2,500–10,000 people in Georgia, scoring every town on all of these at once. #1 is Unadilla, GA.

1. 14Adairsville, Georgia

   Retirement: 76th percentile · Quiet: 53rd percentile · Home value ÷ income: 83rd percentile

   4,878 people · Bartow County · median home $252,300 · income $103,449 · Jan low 32°F · 1 in snow

2. 13Echols County, Georgia

   Retirement: 57th percentile · Quiet: 79th percentile · Home value ÷ income: 90th percentile

   3,697 people · Echols County · median home $124,100 · income $59,489 · Jan low 38°F · 0 in snow

3. 12Lakeview Estates, Georgia

   Retirement: 80th percentile · Quiet: 50th percentile · Home value ÷ income: 97th percentile

   2,660 people · Rockdale County · median home $74,700 · income $46,900 · Jan low 34°F · 1 in snow

4. 11Sylvania, Georgia

   Retirement: 79th percentile · Quiet: 97th percentile · Home value ÷ income: 51st percentile

   2,634 people · Screven County · median home $155,300 · income $46,033 · Jan low 36°F

5. 10Chickamauga, Georgia

   Retirement: 92nd percentile · Quiet: 70th percentile · Home value ÷ income: 70th percentile

   2,917 people · Walker County · median home $269,100 · income $92,532 · Jan low 33°F · 0 in snow

6. 9Ocilla, Georgia

   Retirement: 62nd percentile · Quiet: 85th percentile · Home value ÷ income: 86th percentile

   3,498 people · Irwin County · median home $95,700 · income $41,277 · Jan low 39°F · 0 in snow

7. 8Soperton, Georgia

   Retirement: 92nd percentile · Quiet: 59th percentile · Home value ÷ income: 90th percentile

   2,889 people · Treutlen County · median home $69,900 · income $33,146 · Jan low 34°F · 0 in snow

8. 7Folkston, Georgia

   Retirement: 67th percentile · Quiet: 78th percentile · Home value ÷ income: 97th percentile

   4,464 people · Charlton County · median home $78,100 · income $50,116 · Jan low 44°F · 0 in snow

9. 6Wrightsville, Georgia

   Retirement: 72nd percentile · Quiet: 81st percentile · Home value ÷ income: 93rd percentile

   3,449 people · Johnson County · median home $65,400 · income $34,631 · Jan low 35°F · 0 in snow

10. 5Millen, Georgia

    Retirement: 58th percentile · Quiet: 99th percentile · Home value ÷ income: 92nd percentile

    2,966 people · Jenkins County · median home $86,300 · income $42,269 · Jan low 36°F · 0 in snow

11. 4Vienna, Georgia

    Retirement: 89th percentile · Quiet: 73rd percentile · Home value ÷ income: 90th percentile

    2,928 people · Dooly County · median home $120,300 · income $57,736 · Jan low 37°F · 0 in snow

12. 3Abbeville, Georgia

    Retirement: 78th percentile · Quiet: 83rd percentile · Home value ÷ income: 93rd percentile

    2,685 people · Wilcox County · median home $79,600 · income $42,311 · Jan low 38°F · 0 in snow

13. 2Washington, Georgia

    Retirement: 83rd percentile · Quiet: 98th percentile · Home value ÷ income: 75th percentile

    3,754 people · Wilkes County · median home $144,500 · income $54,219 · Jan low 34°F · 1 in snow

14. 1Unadilla, Georgia

    Retirement: 95th percentile · Quiet: 82nd percentile · Home value ÷ income: 97th percentile

    3,118 people · Dooly County · median home $60,600 · income $36,875 · Jan low 35°F · 0 in snow

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