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Place dossier plate
SheetGA-GROVETOWN-GA · Grovetown, GA 16,516 pop · income 53rd pct
Instrument codes from this place’s ACS population and household income, BEA state COL, FBI safety, national income percentile, photo-finish peer city, home-value band, and matched Census-tract book - not a moving recommendation.
Income neighbourhood around Grovetown
Lowest/highest poles plus peers nearest Grovetown on median household income. Full ladder: /browse and /rankings.
median HH income
Americus · lowest
39,527
Americus · lowest
39,527 median HH income
18.8% of the leader · rank #1
Ellsworth · near
72,609
Ellsworth · near
72,609 median HH income
34.5% of the leader · rank #2
Grovetown · this city
72,612
Grovetown · this city
72,612 median HH income
34.5% of the leader · rank #3
Willards · near
72,614
Willards · near
72,614 median HH income
34.5% of the leader · rank #4
Dover · near
72,616
Dover · near
72,616 median HH income
34.5% of the leader · rank #5
Arkansaw · near
72,617
Arkansaw · near
72,617 median HH income
34.5% of the leader · rank #6
Fort Hunt · highest
210,471
Fort Hunt · highest
210,471 median HH income
100.0% of the leader · rank #7
What this shows Neighbourhood peers only - not a full nationwide city board. Open a near peer when the gap is small; open the poles when the spread is wide.
Compare beyond this state
Nationwide peers by population, income, and FBI crime rate
Out-of-state nearest neighbors for Grovetown on ACS population and median household income
, plus FBI UCR reporting rate when the extract covers this place. Link sets are deduped so each column is a distinct comparison path, not a forecast that peers share a labor market or climate.
Similar population
Nearest out-of-state cities by ACS population. This city: 16,516.
Agency-reported UCR totals per 100,000 population, not a neighborhood safety grade or a prediction of personal risk.
Grovetown - the verdict
Grovetown ranks in the 53rd percentile for household income and the 94th percentile for safety nationally, out of every US city with at least 1,000 residents. Source: Census ACS + FBI UCR.
53rd
percentile, household income
50th
percentile, home value
51st
percentile, median rent
94th
percentile, safety
📝 How we sourced this
Population, income, and housing-cost figures come from the U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey 5-year estimates (B-series tables). Crime data uses FBI UCR; climate uses NOAA Climate Normals; school counts come from NCES Common Core of Data; permits use the Census Building Permits Survey (BPS). See our methodology page for the full ETL pipeline and OMB / FIPS join keys.
Data Snapshot: Grovetown, GA
Census ACS 2023 estimates count 16,516 residents in Grovetown, a small town within Georgia. The typical household in Grovetown brings in $72,612 a year, above the median for U.S. cities on this measure, with a poverty rate of 6.3%. Home values in Grovetown run a median of $226,000, and the median resident age is 33.1 years. About 25.8% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, while 61.8% of working-age residents are in the labor force.
Housing supply pressure shows in Census Building Permit Survey data: 111 residential units were authorized in 2024 (Construction Slowdown), down 81% from five years earlier. Grovetown reports a comparatively low crime rate: per-100,000 total crime stands at 253.2 in FBI UCR data, below the national average (a voluntary reporting program, read this as reporting activity, not a definitive danger score).
Living costs in Georgia run below the national norm: on BEA's 100-equals-national-average cost index, Georgia scores 96.3 (Below Average), per the 2024 Regional Price Parities release. A typical two-bedroom carries a HUD Fair Market Rent of $1,203 per month statewide. Monthly utility costs average around $225 across Georgia, per EIA 2023 residential energy estimates. The average commute for Grovetown workers runs 27.6 minutes, with 77.7% driving alone and 7.7% working from home. FEMA's National Risk Index rates natural-hazard exposure at 39.5 out of 100 (Very Low).
A decision-led reading path
Useful questions to ask of Grovetown's data
How this reading path is ordered
This is not a composite city score. It is a city-specific route through the available public records, ordered for this profile so the page starts with questions the joined data can actually answer. The route here runs from housing and income to comparison shortlist to population change to schools and households to reported crime to work and mobility; another city can have a different sequence or fewer supported layers because the source joins are not uniform.
For Grovetown, city-specific coverage includes commute-mode shares, matched public-school count, annual population history, FBI reported-crime rates, local building permits.
No matched row is reported here for within-city Census tract profiles; the page leaves those layers out instead of substituting a statewide or national value.
Question 1
How far does income reach against housing in Grovetown?
The home-value-to-income reference sits in a middle range: the ACS median home value is 3.1 times median household income. The ACS poverty estimate is 6.3%, which keeps the citywide median from describing every household.
This is a citywide price-to-income reference, not a mortgage-affordability test; it does not include interest rates, taxes, insurance, household size, or an individual buyer's down payment. Income and home value move within the same broad scale here. The useful next check is not a generic affordability label, but whether similar-size cities offer a materially different income, housing, or commute trade-off.
Which cities make useful reference points for Grovetown?
Within Georgia, the closest population matches are Fairburn (16,609 residents, $89,276 income); Milledgeville (16,873 residents, $39,669 income); Lithia Springs (16,138 residents, $54,982 income). Outside the state, the closest population matches in this dataset are Tahlequah, OK (16,513 residents); Fort Hunt, VA (16,519 residents); Westchester, IL (16,524 residents). A third, income-matched reference set of 6 out-of-state cities sits in the income neighbourhood chart near the Place Dossier plate. These are mechanical peer sets, not claims that the places share a labor market, climate, culture, or metro context.
Use the in-state set to hold state policy and broad price conditions more nearly constant. Use the nationwide size set to ask whether cities with a similar resident count produce different housing, income, or commute outcomes. The income set is a third lens, deliberately separate from population matching. The nationwide peer panel below adds a fourth FBI UCR reporting-rate lens, not personal risk.
Is Grovetown growing, shrinking, or holding steady?
Recent estimates point upward. Growth can increase housing demand and service needs, but the permit record must move in the same direction before calling it a supply response; the two series measure different things.
Census PEP estimates show the population grew by +2,050 residents from 2020 to 2025, a +12.9% change. Separately, Census BPS recorded 111 housing units authorized in 2024. PEP and ACS are different Census series, so the trend is kept separate from the headline ACS population.
What does the education layer cover for Grovetown?
The NCES join finds 8 public schools within the city match. 25.8% of adults age 25+ hold a bachelor's degree or higher in the ACS estimate. These measures answer different questions: the school count describes local institutions, while adult attainment describes residents and cannot be used as a school-quality rating.
The city has a broader matched school footprint, but count alone does not describe performance, capacity, program availability, or attendance boundaries. This profile deliberately avoids converting it into an unsupported family-friendliness score.
These joined records add useful context, but they do not need another full-size panel. Each remains a separate measure with its own geography and source boundary.
Reported crime
What can the FBI record say about safety in Grovetown?
Treat this as a reporting-rate comparison, not a prediction of personal risk or a neighborhood-level safety grade. Tourism, daytime population, reporting practices, and variation inside the city are not adjusted away. The state rank and same-state peer table are the narrower comparisons available on this page.
The joined FBI UCR record reports 253.2 violent and property crimes per 100,000 residents, below the 2280.5 national reference used here. The difference is 89% lower in arithmetic terms, but agency participation is voluntary and reporting completeness varies.
Property rate
198.1
Violent rate
55.0
Total reported rate
253.2
FBI Uniform Crime Reporting, incidents per 100,000. Voluntary agency reporting; not a danger score.
What does the journey to work look like in Grovetown?
Mode share answers how workers usually travel; it does not measure congestion, reliability, distance to a particular job, or the quality of transit service. No single mode completely explains the work trip here. The mix is more useful than a one-number commute grade, especially when comparing places where transit, walking, and remote work divide the non-driving share differently.
Driving alone is the largest reported mode at 77.7%. The reported mean trip to work is 27.6 minutes.
Public transit
0.0%
Work from home
7.7%
Drive alone
77.7%
City-level Census ACS commuting estimates covering 8,799 workers age 16+.
Above median income · poverty 6.3% (Below-median poverty)
Cost of Living Index (state)
96.3 (US=100)
Near national cost · BEA RPP 2024, Georgia average
C+
City profile score · Grovetown, GA
60/100
5 published dimensions · ACS/FBI 2023
Comparative score against U.S. cities with population of 1,000 or more on Census ACS medians
(income, poverty, bachelor's share, cost of living) and FBI UCR violent-crime rates when
published. Higher means a stronger standing on those published figures, not a livability
rating, not a recommendation to move, buy, or pick a "best" city. Missing inputs drop out
and redistribute weight.
How it is calculated.
Violent crime A-
55 /100k
FBI UCR violent offenses per 100,000 residents; lower is stronger on this axis.
Poverty rate C
6.3%
Share of residents below the poverty line; lower scores better on this axis.
Cost of living C
96.3 index
BEA state Regional Price Parities index (100 ≈ national average); lower is stronger on this axis. Same value for every city in the state.
Household income C-
$72,612
Median household income vs U.S. cities (pop ≥1,000); ACS.
Bachelor's+ share C-
25.8%
Adults with a bachelor's degree or higher; ACS.
Grovetown profile (scored ACS/FBI dimensions)Read the chart values
Violent crime: 82/100 (A-) · 55 /100k
Poverty rate: 57/100 (C) · 6.3%
Cost of living: 57/100 (C) · 96.3 index
Household income: 52/100 (C-) · $72,612
Bachelor's+ share: 51/100 (C-) · 25.8%
Where Grovetown sits on home value vs crime among peer cities
Grovetown's median home value and FBI crime rate plotted with similar-size and
same-state peers (padded with large cities when the peer set is thin). The second
read: pricey does not always mean safer, check which quadrant this city lands in.
Census ACS median home value vs FBI UCR crime rate - Grovetown highlighted among 8 peers.Read the chart values
Grovetown, GA (this city): home $226,000, crime 253/100k
Tahlequah, OK : home $182,800, crime 2,477/100k
Westchester, IL : home $297,400, crime 681/100k
Radford, VA : home $211,700, crime 1,115/100k
Morton, IL : home $238,900, crime 910/100k
Fairburn, GA : home $249,200, crime 1,144/100k
Milledgeville, GA : home $184,400, crime 3,889/100k
Americus, GA : home $113,500, crime 5,585/100k
How does Grovetown compare to other US cities?
Grovetown measured against every US city with 1,000+ residents, computed live from the same Census and FBI data shown throughout this page.
Household income53% higher than other cities
Home value50% pricier than other cities
Median rent51% pricier than other cities
Safety94% safer than other cities
"Safer than" reflects total crime rate from FBI UCR; the others use Census ACS estimates.
A national percentile can hide a lot of local variation: narrowed to Georgia alone, Grovetown ranks #6 of 166 Georgia cities by lowest crime rate - a different, more locally useful comparison than stacking it against the entire country.
How we calculate these percentiles & ranks
Each percentile compares Grovetown against every qualifying US city; each in-state rank narrows that to Georgia only. Full formula and direction notes: methodology.
Georgia-relative analysis
Median Gross Rent places Grovetown near the bottom of Georgia's cities
Among the 638 Georgia cities PlainCities tracks with reported median gross rent data, Grovetown ranks #1 - the 0th percentile within the state. This is a different, narrower cut than the nationwide percentiles above: it compares Grovetown only against its own state's cities, not the full US field.
Median Household Income
#164 of 610
73rd percentile in Georgia
Median Gross Rent
#1 of 638
0th percentile in Georgia
Median Home Value
#177 of 577
69th percentile in Georgia
Poverty Rate
#453 of 637
28th percentile in Georgia
Bachelor's Degree or Higher
#184 of 638
71st percentile in Georgia
How in-state ranks are ordered
Ranked by raw value (highest first); a higher rank is not automatically "better" for every measure, see each metric's own context above. This is a comparison within Georgia only, not a livability score. See the methodology for the source and calculation.
Gauge source note
53rd percentile nationally for median household income · 94th percentile for safety (lower crime rate). Source: Census ACS 2023 / FBI UCR 2023.
Grovetown's profile vs. every US city
Income, affordability, and safety percentile
Grovetown's percentile rank on 3 favorable-direction measures (income, affordability, safety) vs. every tracked US city -- higher on every axis is more favorable. Not a composite quality score, just the arithmetic mean of the axes shown.
How Grovetown's home value compares nationally
Median home value vs. every US city (population 1,000+)
$226,000Among the most affordablemore affordable than 50% of 15,600 US cities
Show national distribution
Each bar is a $25K-wide band; taller bars hold more US cities. The dashed line + filled bar mark this entry. Hover or tap any bar for its full count, share, and where it sits relative to this entry.
Source U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-Year Estimates · 2023
Grovetown's home-value-to-income ratio: 3.1×
ACS median home value divided by median household income.
Band
moderate
3.0–5.0×
National rank
#7,241 of 15,516
More affordable than 53% of tracked cities (pop. 1,000+)
Size class
#1,061 of 3,317
Small cities (10,000–49,999)
At 3.1×, Grovetown sits in the moderate band:
national rank #7,241 of 15,516 and #1,061 of 3,317small cities (10,000–49,999).
Income and home value move in the same broad scale; check same-state peers before treating the multiple as an advantage or a warning.
How this ratio is calculated
Ratio = Census ACS 2023 median home value ÷ median household income for cities with both fields and population ≥ 1,000.
Rank 1 = lowest ratio (most compact). Bands match the fleet affordability thresholds used on guides (<3.0 / 3.0–5.0 / >5.0).
This is not a mortgage payment estimate and does not include rates, taxes, insurance, or down payment.
Income distribution context
$72,612Grovetown, GA median household income (Census ACS)
Show U.S. national quintile / Lorenz context Grovetown, GA median household income (Census ACS 5-year) with U.S. national quintile shares for context. Diagonal = equality; the curve is national, not computed for Grovetown, GA.
Key socioeconomic indicators
Bachelor's degree or higher (adults 25+)25.8%
Census ACS S1501, educational attainment
Poverty rate (households below FPL)6.3%
Census ACS S1701, poverty status
Labor force participation (adults 16+)61.8%
Census ACS S2301, share of working-age residents in the labor force
Population
16,516
Median Income
$72,612
Median Home Value
$226,000
Median Age
33.1
Poverty Rate
6.3%
Labor force participation
61.8%
Bachelor's Degree+
25.8%
Safety & Crime
Total Crime Rate
253.2
per 100,000 residents
Violent Crime
55.0
per 100,000 residents
Property Crime
198.1
per 100,000 residents
Crime reporting caveat
Reflects incidents reported to the FBI's Uniform Crime Reporting program — agency participation is voluntary and reporting completeness varies by jurisdiction and year, so this reflects reporting activity, not a definitive danger score. Not adjusted for tourism, commuter, or daytime population.
Schools
Total Schools
8
Public schools in this city
Population Change
PEP vintage
Annual U.S. Census Bureau Population Estimates Program (PEP) estimates, 2020–2025
Grovetown's Census PEP population estimates, 2020–2025.Read the chart as text
Period
Population
2020
15,889 residents
2021
16,471 residents
2022
17,096 residents
2023
17,515 residents
2024
17,771 residents
2025
17,939 residents
Housing Supply
BPS source
Census Bureau Building Permits Survey (BPS) - annual residential permits authorized
📉 Construction Slowdown
Total Permits (2024)
111
housing units authorized
Single-Family
82
detached homes
Multifamily
29
apartments & condos
Supply Intensity
6.7
permits per 1,000 residents
5-Year Permit Trend (2019–2024)
Year
Total
Single-Family
Multifamily
Est. Value
2019
570
171
399
$62.6M
2020
248
170
78
$35.4M
2021
299
218
81
$52.6M
2022
187
40
147
$21.9M
2023
132
98
34
$24.0M
2024
111
82
29
$23.6M
Permit volume decreased 81% from 2019 to 2024.
Commute Patterns
Commute source
How workers travel to work, Census ACS 2023
Average Commute Time
27.6 minutes
Drive Alone
77.7%
Carpool
13.5%
Public Transit
0.0%
Walk
0.0%
Work from Home
7.7%
Other
1.1%
Based on 8,799 workers 16 and over.
Monthly Utility Costs
Georgia statewide monthly utility average (EIA 2023): $225
EIA 2023 residential energy data puts average monthly utilities across Georgia at $225 (electricity about $125 , water and sewer about $45 ).
These are Georgia statewide averages, not a meter reading for Grovetown. Actual bills vary by home size, usage, and local rates. Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) 2023.
Living Costs & Risk
Georgia's BEA cost-of-living index is 96.3 (Below Average; US average = 100, RPP 2024). HUD Fair Market Rent for a typical two-bedroom in the county around Grovetown is $1,203/mo. FEMA's National Risk Index, averaged to Georgia statewide on PlainCities, rates natural-hazard exposure at 39.5 / 100 (Very Low).
Cost/risk geography note
Cost of living is a Georgia statewide BEA average; rent is a county-level HUD Fair Market Rent for the county Grovetown sits in; the FEMA hazard score shown here is a statewide average of county NRI inputs, not a parcel-level reading.
How Grovetown compares to similar-size Georgia cities
Same-state peer method
Closest same-state population matches, not geographic neighbors. Population + median household income come from Census Bureau ACS 5-year B01001 and B19013.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-Year 2023, FBI UCR, NCES CCD, Census BPS 2024, Census ACS B08301/B08136, U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) 2023, BEA Regional Price Parities 2024, HUD Fair Market Rents 2026, FEMA National Risk Index.