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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).