The Peach State is diverse and beautiful, home to big cities and peaceful rural towns, sandy beaches and jaw dropping mountain ranges. Whether you prefer urban nightlife, or outdoor recreation, George has what you are looking for. If you are wondering which city in Georgia is the right place for you to settle down, this closer look at the state’s five most liveable cities should point you in the right direction.

1. Roswell

Georgia’s best city to live in is Roswell, located in Fulton County and situated around many beautiful natural features including Vickery Creek and the Chattahoochee River. For its modest size, Fulton is home to the headquarters of several large businesses, including Pharsalia Technologies and Tripwire Interactive, that provide jobs to the city’s residents.

2. Macon

Macon, located smack dab in the center of the state, is justifiably known as ‘The Heart of Georgia”. The city is large, with a population of over 150,000, and packs a lot into its confines. Residents enjoy a multitude of museums, theaters, and annual festivals. Additionally, Macon is home to a number of universities and colleges.

3. Smyrna

We head to the Atlanta metropolitan area and Cobb County for #3 Smyrna, a city of about 56,000 that is one of the fastest growing in the state. Known as the “Jonquil City” for the thousands of flowers filling the city’s gardens in spring, families have flocked to Smyrna for its beauty and employment opportunities, with UCB and IBM being two of many businesses providing hundreds of jobs in the city.

4. Kennesaw

Kennesaw, also in Cobb County, is Georgia’s #4 best city to live in. Kennesaw boasts a median household income well over the state average, and is a great place to settle for gun lovers, as city law actually requires each household to own one.

5. Marietta

Rounding out the top 5 is Marietta, our third Cobb County city in a row and home to the Dobbins Air Reserve Base.

Best Cities to Live in Georgia

Rank City 1 Roswell 2 Macon 3 Smyrna 4 Kennesaw 5 Marietta 6 Mableton 7 Alpharetta 8 Powder Springs 9 Peachtree City 10 Suwanee 11 Evans 12 Ringgold 13 Fairburn 14 Pooler 15 Grovetown 16 Flowery Branch 17 Tucker 18 Augusta 19 Cumming 20 Newnan 21 Woodstock 22 Atlanta 23 Austell 24 Athens 25 Duluth 26 Warner Robins 27 Brunswick 28 Acworth 29 Fayetteville 30 Calhoun 31 Decatur 32 Buford 33 Lilburn 34 Canton 35 Dacula 36 Lagrange 37 Dawsonville 38 Rome 39 Lithonia 40 Gainesville 41 Valdosta 42 Stone Mountain 43 Columbus 44 Dallas 45 Dahlonega 46 Lawrenceville 47 Thomasville 48 Snellville 49 Rossville 50 Dalton 51 Villa Rica 52 Hinesville 53 Norcross 54 Savannah 55 Carrollton 56 Stockbridge 57 Douglasville 58 Griffin 59 Albany 60 Hephzibah 61 Waycross 62 Lithia Springs 63 Americus 64 Statesboro 65 Chatsworth 66 Mcdonough 67 Hampton 68 Cartersville 69 Tifton 70 Ellijay 71 Douglas 72 Dublin 73 Loganville 74 Conyers 75 Winder 76 Moultrie 77 Covington 78 Ellenwood 79 Monroe 80 Morrow 81 Riverdale 82 Jonesboro 83 Forest Park 84 Milledgeville

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Methodology

We ranked a total of 2,509 qualified cities (those with populations above 25,000 and enough data for analysis) by five factors: employment (number of establishments, median earnings); housing (owner-occupied housing with a mortgage, monthly housing costs); quality of life (work commute, poverty levels); education (percentage with a bachelor’s degree or higher); and health (obesity ratios).

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