41 counties · Boom Town Index

Best Counties in Georgia

The top-ranked counties in Georgia on the Boom Town Index — where economic growth outpaces housing prices.

# County BTI Score Proj. Growth GDP Growth Pop Growth HV Ratio
01 Floyd County GA 71 +1.6% +1.6% +0.3% 3.9x
02 Columbia County GA 67 +1.4% +3.6% +1.7% 8.5x
03 Catoosa County GA 65 +1.3% -2.3% +0.7% 7.6x
04 Liberty County GA 59 +1.0% +3.9% +1.9% 2.5x
05 Muscogee County GA 57 +0.9% +0.8% +0.1% 3.2x
06 Houston County GA 56 +0.9% +1.4% +1.8% 4.0x
07 Lowndes County GA 56 +0.9% +3.3% +0.7% 3.9x
08 Bibb County GA 53 +0.8% +0.2% -0.1% 2.8x
09 Walker County GA 48 +0.7% +5.1% +0.4% 5.9x
10 Effingham County GA 46 +0.6% -0.8% +2.9% 6.3x
11 Carroll County GA 41 +0.4% +3.1% +1.4% 3.5x
12 Walton County GA 39 +0.4% +4.4% +2.4% 8.0x
13 Clarke County GA 39 +0.3% +1.2% +0.5% 3.7x
14 Whitfield County GA 37 +0.3% +5.2% -0.0% 2.9x
15 Barrow County GA 32 +0.1% +5.5% +2.8% 6.7x
16 Forsyth County GA 29 -0.1% +5.3% +3.0% 9.1x
17 Bulloch County GA 28 -0.1% +2.6% +0.2% 4.7x
18 Dougherty County GA 28 -0.1% +2.2% -2.1% 2.1x
19 Hall County GA 22 -0.4% +2.5% +1.6% 4.1x
20 Spalding County GA 20 -0.5% +2.1% +1.0% 5.1x
21 Fayette County GA 19 -0.6% +1.3% +1.2% 7.1x
22 Cherokee County GA 18 -0.7% +6.2% +2.5% 9.5x
23 Paulding County GA 17 -0.8% +6.2% +2.5% 10.9x
24 Cobb County GA 17 -0.8% +1.0% +0.4% 4.1x
25 Glynn County GA 17 -0.9% +3.8% +0.2% 4.2x
26 Jackson County GA 16 -0.9% +1.5% +4.3% 4.5x
27 Newton County GA 16 -0.9% +5.6% +1.8% 6.5x
28 Fulton County GA 15 -1.1% +2.4% +0.7% 2.1x
29 Camden County GA 14 -1.1% +4.9% +1.6% 5.5x
30 Clayton County GA 13 -1.2% -0.3% +0.7% 2.3x
31 Coweta County GA 12 -1.3% +3.4% +1.7% 7.3x
32 Gordon County GA 12 -1.3% +4.6% +0.9% 4.0x
33 DeKalb County GA 12 -1.4% +1.4% +0.3% 4.9x
34 Henry County GA 10 -1.5% +5.5% +1.8% 6.6x
35 Richmond County GA 10 -1.6% +1.6% +0.2% 2.2x
36 Gwinnett County GA 10 -1.7% +2.5% +1.0% 5.2x
37 Douglas County GA 9 -1.8% +6.1% +0.8% 5.4x
38 Troup County GA 7 -2.2% +4.2% +0.1% 2.8x
39 Chatham County GA 6 -2.3% +1.9% +0.5% 3.4x
40 Bartow County GA 5 -2.6% +8.5% +1.4% 3.9x
41 Rockdale County GA 4 -3.0% +1.8% +0.7% 4.6x

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