The Town Files

The 25 Quietest Small Towns in Georgia

Ranked on The Town Files lifestyle rankings among 149 towns of 500–10,000 people in Georgia. #1 is Skidaway Island, GA.

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The 25 Quietest Small Towns in Georgia1. Skidaway Island100th pct2. Millen99th pct3. Washington98th pct4. Sylvania97th pct5. Reed Creek96th pct6. Tybee Island94th pct7. Chattahoochee Hills92nd pct8. Nicholls86th pct9. Ocilla85th pct10. Grantville84th pct11. Abbeville83rd pct12. Unadilla82nd pct13. Bloomingdale82nd pct14. Wrightsville81st pct15. Echols County79th pct16. Senoia78th pct17. Heron Bay78th pct18. Folkston78th pct19. Springfield78th pct20. Eatonton77th pct21. Sterling77th pct22. Tyrone76th pct23. Vienna73rd pct24. Fairview72nd pct25. Metter71st pct
  1. 25Metter, Georgia

    Quieter than 71% of Georgia towns

    Metter is a city of 4,004 people in Candler County, Georgia. It also ranks easier by car than 73% of Georgia towns.

    4,004 people · Candler County · median home $156,300 · income $35,759 · Jan low 39°F · 0 in snow

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    Metter lifestyle rankingsQuiet71th pctRetirement63th pctFamilies30th pctWalkability20th pct
    The Town Files lifestyle rankings, percentile vs Georgia towns.
  2. 24Fairview, Georgia

    Quieter than 72% of Georgia towns

    Fairview is a community of 6,409 people in Walker County, Georgia. It also ranks more walkable than 88% of Georgia towns and better for first-time buyers than 78% of Georgia towns.

    6,409 people · Walker County · median home $183,600 · income $64,050 · Jan low 29°F · 1 in snow

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    Fairview lifestyle rankingsQuiet72th pctRetirement23th pctFamilies43th pctWalkability88th pct
    The Town Files lifestyle rankings, percentile vs Georgia towns.
  3. 23Vienna, Georgia

    Quieter than 73% of Georgia towns

    Vienna is a city of 2,928 people in Dooly County, Georgia. It also ranks better for retirees than 89% of Georgia towns and better transit than 88% of Georgia towns.

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

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    Vienna lifestyle rankingsQuiet73th pctRetirement89th pctFamilies12th pctWalkability19th pct
    The Town Files lifestyle rankings, percentile vs Georgia towns.
  4. 22Tyrone, Georgia

    Quieter than 76% of Georgia towns

    Tyrone is a town of 7,658 people in Fayette County, Georgia. It also ranks better for families than 96% of Georgia towns and more upscale than 95% of Georgia towns.

    7,658 people · Fayette County · median home $470,400 · income $135,691 · Jan low 34°F · 2 in snow

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    Tyrone lifestyle rankingsQuiet76th pctRetirement90th pctFamilies96th pctWalkability13th pct
    The Town Files lifestyle rankings, percentile vs Georgia towns.
  5. 21Sterling, Georgia

    Quieter than 77% of Georgia towns

    Sterling is a community of 2,534 people in Glynn County, Georgia. It also ranks more upscale than 72% of Georgia towns and better transit than 71% of Georgia towns.

    2,534 people · Glynn County · median home — · income $86,103 · Jan low 44°F · 0 in snow

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    Sterling lifestyle rankingsQuiet77th pctRetirement52th pctFamilies62th pctWalkability3th pct
    The Town Files lifestyle rankings, percentile vs Georgia towns.
  6. 20Eatonton, Georgia

    Quieter than 77% of Georgia towns

    Eatonton is a city of 6,307 people in Putnam County, Georgia. It also ranks better for a vacation home than 92% of Georgia towns and easier by car than 90% of Georgia towns.

    6,307 people · Putnam County · median home $167,400 · income $56,250 · Jan low 29°F · 1 in snow

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    Eatonton lifestyle rankingsQuiet77th pctRetirement39th pctFamilies38th pctWalkability43th pct
    The Town Files lifestyle rankings, percentile vs Georgia towns.
  7. 19Springfield, Georgia

    Quieter than 78% of Georgia towns

    Springfield is a city of 2,703 people in Effingham County, Georgia. It also ranks better for families than 75% of Georgia towns.

    2,703 people · Effingham County · median home $196,000 · income $62,957 · Jan low 40°F · 0 in snow

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    Springfield lifestyle rankingsQuiet78th pctRetirement57th pctFamilies75th pctWalkability49th pct
    The Town Files lifestyle rankings, percentile vs Georgia towns.
  8. 18Folkston, Georgia

    Quieter than 78% of Georgia towns

    Folkston is a city of 4,464 people in Charlton County, Georgia. It also ranks easier by car than 96% of Georgia towns and more of a college town than 78% of Georgia towns.

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

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    Folkston lifestyle rankingsQuiet78th pctRetirement67th pctFamilies50th pctWalkability53th pct
    The Town Files lifestyle rankings, percentile vs Georgia towns.
  9. 17Heron Bay, Georgia

    Quieter than 78% of Georgia towns

    Heron Bay is a community of 4,679 people in Henry County, Georgia. It also ranks better transit than 91% of Georgia towns and better for families than 87% of Georgia towns.

    4,679 people · Henry County · median home $393,000 · income $106,338 · Jan low 34°F · 1 in snow

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    Heron Bay lifestyle rankingsQuiet78th pctRetirement39th pctFamilies87th pctWalkability11th pct
    The Town Files lifestyle rankings, percentile vs Georgia towns.
  10. 16Senoia, Georgia

    Quieter than 78% of Georgia towns

    Senoia is a city of 5,016 people in Coweta County, Georgia. It also ranks better for families than 99% of Georgia towns and more upscale than 91% of Georgia towns.

    5,016 people · Coweta County · median home $440,800 · income $124,964 · Jan low 34°F · 1 in snow

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    Senoia lifestyle rankingsQuiet78th pctRetirement80th pctFamilies99th pctWalkability61th pct
    The Town Files lifestyle rankings, percentile vs Georgia towns.
  11. 15Echols County, Georgia

    Quieter than 79% of Georgia towns

    Echols County is a consolidated government of 3,697 people in Echols County, Georgia. It also ranks better for families than 71% of Georgia towns and better transit than 71% of Georgia towns.

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

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    Echols County lifestyle rankingsQuiet79th pctRetirement57th pctFamilies71th pctWalkability1th pct
    The Town Files lifestyle rankings, percentile vs Georgia towns.
  12. 14Wrightsville, Georgia

    Quieter than 81% of Georgia towns

    Wrightsville is a city of 3,449 people in Johnson County, Georgia. It also ranks better for first-time buyers than 86% of Georgia towns and better for retirees than 72% of Georgia towns.

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

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    Wrightsville lifestyle rankingsQuiet81th pctRetirement72th pctFamilies23th pctWalkability47th pct
    The Town Files lifestyle rankings, percentile vs Georgia towns.
  13. 13Bloomingdale, Georgia

    Quieter than 82% of Georgia towns

    Bloomingdale is a city of 2,790 people in Chatham County, Georgia. It also ranks better for first-time buyers than 98% of Georgia towns and easier by car than 85% of Georgia towns.

    2,790 people · Chatham County · median home $236,000 · income $60,250 · Jan low 40°F · 0 in snow

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    Bloomingdale lifestyle rankingsQuiet82th pctRetirement79th pctFamilies27th pctWalkability52th pct
    The Town Files lifestyle rankings, percentile vs Georgia towns.
  14. 12Unadilla, Georgia

    Quieter than 82% of Georgia towns

    Unadilla is a city of 3,118 people in Dooly County, Georgia. It also ranks better for retirees than 95% of Georgia towns and better for first-time buyers than 94% of Georgia towns.

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

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    Unadilla lifestyle rankingsQuiet82th pctRetirement95th pctFamilies29th pctWalkability50th pct
    The Town Files lifestyle rankings, percentile vs Georgia towns.
  15. 11Abbeville, Georgia

    Quieter than 83% of Georgia towns

    Abbeville is a city of 2,685 people in Wilcox County, Georgia. It also ranks better transit than 82% of Georgia towns and better for retirees than 78% of Georgia towns.

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

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    Abbeville lifestyle rankingsQuiet83th pctRetirement78th pctFamilies40th pctWalkability23th pct
    The Town Files lifestyle rankings, percentile vs Georgia towns.
  16. 10Grantville, Georgia

    Quieter than 84% of Georgia towns

    Grantville is a city of 3,103 people in Coweta County, Georgia. It also ranks easier by car than 87% of Georgia towns and better for families than 83% of Georgia towns.

    3,103 people · Coweta County · median home $198,700 · income $69,283 · Jan low 31°F · 1 in snow

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    Grantville lifestyle rankingsQuiet84th pctRetirement25th pctFamilies83th pctWalkability43th pct
    The Town Files lifestyle rankings, percentile vs Georgia towns.
  17. 9Ocilla, Georgia

    Quieter than 85% of Georgia towns

    Ocilla is a city of 3,498 people in Irwin County, Georgia. It also ranks easier by car than 91% of Georgia towns and better for first-time buyers than 77% of Georgia towns.

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

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    Ocilla lifestyle rankingsQuiet85th pctRetirement62th pctFamilies41th pctWalkability26th pct
    The Town Files lifestyle rankings, percentile vs Georgia towns.
  18. 8Nicholls, Georgia

    Quieter than 86% of Georgia towns

    Nicholls is a city of 3,147 people in Coffee County, Georgia. The median home is worth $42,900 (typical Georgia town: $202,650).

    3,147 people · Coffee County · median home $42,900 · income $43,977 · Jan low 39°F · 0 in snow

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    Nicholls lifestyle rankingsQuiet86th pctRetirement9th pctFamilies11th pctWalkability46th pct
    The Town Files lifestyle rankings, percentile vs Georgia towns.
  19. 7Chattahoochee Hills, Georgia

    Quieter than 92% of Georgia towns

    Chattahoochee Hills is a city of 2,950 people in Fulton County, Georgia. It also ranks better for a vacation home than 97% of Georgia towns and hipper than 95% of Georgia towns.

    2,950 people · Fulton County · median home $397,000 · income $111,792 · Jan low 31°F · 2 in snow

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    Chattahoochee Hills lifestyle rankingsQuiet92th pctRetirement94th pctFamilies65th pctWalkability48th pct
    The Town Files lifestyle rankings, percentile vs Georgia towns.
  20. 6Tybee Island, Georgia

    Quieter than 94% of Georgia towns

    Tybee Island is a city of 3,114 people in Chatham County, Georgia. It also ranks better for a vacation home than 100% of Georgia towns and more seaside character than 100% of Georgia towns.

    3,114 people · Chatham County · median home $611,200 · income $120,479 · Jan low 40°F · 0 in snow

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    Tybee Island lifestyle rankingsQuiet94th pctRetirement96th pctFamilies66th pctWalkability84th pct
    The Town Files lifestyle rankings, percentile vs Georgia towns.
  21. 5Reed Creek, Georgia

    Quieter than 96% of Georgia towns

    Reed Creek is a community of 2,724 people in Hart County, Georgia. It also ranks better for a vacation home than 95% of Georgia towns and better for retirees than 86% of Georgia towns.

    2,724 people · Hart County · median home $342,900 · income $76,973 · Jan low 33°F · 1 in snow

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    Reed Creek lifestyle rankingsQuiet96th pctRetirement86th pctFamilies70th pctWalkability6th pct
    The Town Files lifestyle rankings, percentile vs Georgia towns.
  22. 4Sylvania, Georgia

    Quieter than 97% of Georgia towns

    Sylvania is a city of 2,634 people in Screven County, Georgia. It also ranks easier by car than 90% of Georgia towns and better for retirees than 79% of Georgia towns.

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

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    Sylvania lifestyle rankingsQuiet97th pctRetirement79th pctFamilies41th pctWalkability26th pct
    The Town Files lifestyle rankings, percentile vs Georgia towns.
  23. 3Washington, Georgia

    Quieter than 98% of Georgia towns

    Washington, Georgia
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    Washington is a city of 3,754 people in Wilkes County, Georgia. It also ranks hipper than 91% of Georgia towns and better for retirees than 83% of Georgia towns.

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

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    Washington lifestyle rankingsQuiet98th pctRetirement83th pctFamilies19th pctWalkability31th pct
    The Town Files lifestyle rankings, percentile vs Georgia towns.
  24. 2Millen, Georgia

    Quieter than 99% of Georgia towns

    Millen is a city of 2,966 people in Jenkins County, Georgia. The median home is worth $86,300 (typical Georgia town: $202,650).

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

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    Millen lifestyle rankingsQuiet99th pctRetirement58th pctFamilies40th pctWalkability17th pct
    The Town Files lifestyle rankings, percentile vs Georgia towns.
  25. 1Skidaway Island, Georgia

    Quieter than 100% of Georgia towns

    Skidaway Island is a community of 9,310 people in Chatham County, Georgia. It also ranks better for retirees than 100% of Georgia towns and more upscale than 99% of Georgia towns.

    9,310 people · Chatham County · median home $803,700 · income $136,156 · Jan low 40°F · 0 in snow

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    Skidaway Island lifestyle rankingsQuiet100th pctRetirement100th pctFamilies83th pctWalkability5th pct
    The Town Files lifestyle rankings, percentile vs Georgia towns.

Price vs ranking

Median home value vs ranking, Georgia towns0255075100$43K$194K$346K$497K$649KMedian home valuePercentile
Orange squares are the 25 towns on this list; green dots are other towns on The Town Files in Georgia.

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Methodology. We ranked 149 towns of 500–10,000 people in Georgia (2020 Census population). Lifestyle measures are The Town Files lifestyle rankings, built from federal demographic, school, crime and housing data (2025), shown as percentiles. Only towns better than 60% of their peers on this measure qualify, so lists can be shorter than 25. Sources: