Georgia cities

The best places to live in Georgia

Georgia's largest cities ranked on cost, safety, schools, jobs and quality of life. Acworth leads the list.

We scored Georgia's cities on the same factors as our state rankings, then ranked them. Below are the 10 largest by population. Two scores per city: value (what you get for the cost) and overall livability (everything combined). Tap any city for its full profile.

#CityMedian homeRentValueOverall
4 Johns Creek $452,700 $1,799 74 79
15 Roswell $408,700 $1,447 62 66
29 Sandy Springs $490,200 $1,490 44 58
38 Augusta-Richmond County consolidated government $123,400 $940 56 53
43 Athens-Clarke County unified government $199,300 $939 31 50
49 Savannah $170,500 $1,116 51 46
51 Columbus $146,000 $951 49 45
52 Atlanta $346,600 $1,342 24 44
58 Macon-Bibb County $131,400 $879 51 42
63 South Fulton $194,700 $1,344 54 39

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Sources: Home prices and rent from Zillow; income and jobs from the U.S. Census; schools from state education data; crime from the FBI; air quality from the EPA. Rankings are within Georgia. Updated 2026.