How Livable is Your City (Lists!)

WalletHub released their latest rankings for the best small cities in America, and once again, several Georgia cities made the cut. Using “30 indicators of livability” to compare 1,268 cities with populations between 25,000 and 100,000 people, they ranked the best places to live “for those who appreciate fewer degrees of separation and want more bang for their buck.”

The top ten cities in Georgia are all in metro Atlanta:

• Kennesaw (91^st percentile)
• Alpharetta (91^st percentile)
• Marietta (78^th percentile)
• Johns Creek (77^th percentile)
• Milton (76^th percentile)
• Peachtree City (74^th percentile)
• Smyrna (68^th percentile)
• Roswell (60^th percentile)
• Lawrenceville (55^th percentile)
• Duluth (52^nd percentile)

At the bottom, Albany and Valdosta are tied in the 1^st percentile.

As they did with last year’s list, WalletHub lists a few cities like Mableton (5^th percentile) that aren’t technically cities.

Other highlights include Statesboro as one of the small cities with the highest percentage of the population living in poverty, Lawrenceville, which is ranked 4^th for the most restaurants per capita, and Duluth, which is tied for 1^st place in the same category.