There’s no denying it: there are plenty of places in Georgia that are downright beautiful and full of excitement.
Unfortunately, not all towns and cities in Peach State are so lucky.
Just like in all U.S. States, there are definitely some boring places within Georgia’s’ borders. You know the places where everyone has an AARP card and the most exciting thing they do all day is post a picture of their grandchild on Facebook.
Like Senoia, for instance. In our latest analysis, we found that this city was the most boring city in all of Georgia according to Saturday Night Science. But don’t feel bad if you’re a resident of Senoia. There are plenty of other boring, lackluster places in Georgia as well.
Here they are. Try not to jump out of your seat with excitement.
40.1 median age · 27.0% married households · #16 oldest in Georgia
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41.5 median age · 28.0% married households · #8 oldest in Georgia
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37.9 median age · 25.0% married households · #38 oldest in Georgia
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43.5 median age · 37.0% married households · #3 oldest in Georgia
Located in
Putnam County, Georgia
Eatonton is a city in and county seat of Putnam County, Georgia, United States. As of the 2010 census, the city had a population of 6,480. It was named after William Eaton, an officer and diplomat involved in the First Barbary War. The name consists of his surname with the English suffix “ton,” meaning “town”.
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45.2 median age · 16.0% married households · #2 oldest in Georgia
Located in
Fayette County, Georgia
Tyrone is a town in Fayette County, Georgia, United States. The population was 6,879 at the 2010 census, up from 3,916 in 2000.
It was named after County Tyrone in Ireland.
The U.S. headquarters for Operation Mobilisation is in Tyrone.
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36.2 median age · 24.0% married households · #55 oldest in Georgia
Located in
Peach County, Georgia
Perry is a city in Houston and Peach counties in the U.S. state of Georgia. It is the county seat of Houston County. The population was 13,839 at the 2010 census, up from 9,602 at the 2000 census. As of 2015 the estimated population was 15,457. It is part of the Warner Robins, Georgia Metropolitan Statistical Area, within the Macon-Bibb County-Warner Robins Combined Statistical Area.
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37.8 median age · 20.0% married households · #39 oldest in Georgia
Located in
Newton County, Georgia
Covington is a city and the county seat of Newton County, Georgia, located 35 miles east of Atlanta. As of 2012, its population was 13,347.
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39.7 median age · 17.0% married households · #20 oldest in Georgia
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45.5 median age · 20.0% married households · #1 oldest in Georgia
Located in
Wayne County, Georgia
Jesup is a city in Wayne County, Georgia, United States. The population was 10,214 at the 2010 census. The city is the county seat of Wayne County.
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35.9 median age · 37.0% married households · #60 oldest in Georgia
Located in
Haralson County, Georgia
Bremen is a city in Haralson and Carroll counties, Georgia, United States. As of the 2010 census, the city had a population of 6,227, up from 4,579 at the 2000 census. Most of the city is in Haralson County, with a small portion in Carroll County.
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Saturday Night Science
Methodology: How we determined the boring cities in the Peach State
You would present the following case to your friends if you were argueing with them at a bar about the most boring place to live in Georgia. And that’s why we call it Saturday Night Science.
Because our data speaks more truth than feelings.
To figure out how boring a place is, we factored in things we generally think make people exciting, and then we figure out which cities have the least number of those exciting people.
We used the U.S. American Community Census data to gather the information presented here. Some of the things people tend to think of as making a city’s population boring include:
- % of Population Over 25 (higher is more boring)
- % of Married Household (higher is more boring)
- Average Age (higher is more boring)
- % of Households With Kids (higher is more boring)
- Population density (lower is more boring)
Then, our algorithm generates a ranking for each place in these categories. After crunching the numbers, all of the cities ranked from most boring to most exciting.
For this ranking, we used every Georgia city with at least 5,000 residents. This keeps us from prejudicing our rankings by including very small pockets of retired people.
Grab your rocker and hold on.
We updated this article for 2026, and it’s our eleventh time ranking the most boring cities in Georgia.
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Detailed List Of The Most Boring Cities In Georgia For 2026
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| Rank | City | Boring Score | Population | Average Age | % Married | % Kids |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Senoia | 19.30 | 5,589 | 40.1 | 27.0% | 35.3% |
| 2 | Rockmart | 22.00 | 5,204 | 41.5 | 28.0% | 35.7% |
| 3 | Social Circle | 25.20 | 5,217 | 37.9 | 25.0% | 36.8% |
| 4 | Eatonton | 26.10 | 6,515 | 43.5 | 37.0% | 28.6% |
| 5 | Tyrone | 30.00 | 7,896 | 45.2 | 16.0% | 32.1% |
| 6 | Perry | 31.10 | 23,001 | 36.2 | 24.0% | 37.4% |
| 7 | Covington | 32.00 | 14,584 | 37.8 | 20.0% | 38.7% |
| 8 | Glennville | 33.30 | 5,179 | 39.7 | 17.0% | 31.8% |
| 9 | Jesup | 34.00 | 9,942 | 45.5 | 20.0% | 25.9% |
| 10 | Bremen | 36.10 | 7,488 | 35.9 | 37.0% | 52.7% |
| 11 | Blakely | 37.00 | 5,238 | 39.8 | 26.0% | 31.5% |
| 12 | Braselton | 37.20 | 15,178 | 40.5 | 15.0% | 31.1% |
| 13 | Jefferson | 38.70 | 14,990 | 35.6 | 27.0% | 46.4% |
| 14 | LaFayette | 39.10 | 6,967 | 43.0 | 21.0% | 25.5% |
| 15 | Cartersville | 40.10 | 24,074 | 37.0 | 20.0% | 31.7% |
| 16 | Vidalia | 40.30 | 10,752 | 40.2 | 23.0% | 28.9% |
| 17 | Fort Oglethorpe | 41.50 | 10,416 | 42.9 | 17.0% | 22.4% |
| 18 | Holly Springs | 41.50 | 18,627 | 39.5 | 17.0% | 43.3% |
| 19 | Thomaston | 43.10 | 9,831 | 41.4 | 21.0% | 24.0% |
| 20 | Eastman | 44.70 | 5,584 | 38.3 | 22.0% | 31.1% |
| 21 | Fitzgerald | 45.20 | 8,918 | 37.5 | 29.0% | 25.7% |
| 22 | Camilla | 45.40 | 5,124 | 38.8 | 15.0% | 32.6% |
| 23 | Toccoa | 45.40 | 9,238 | 39.5 | 20.0% | 28.9% |
| 24 | Commerce | 45.50 | 8,013 | 32.6 | 28.0% | 43.7% |
| 25 | Austell | 46.50 | 8,447 | 36.0 | 20.0% | 37.8% |
| 26 | Pooler | 46.50 | 28,466 | 38.7 | 15.0% | 26.1% |
| 27 | Byron | 46.70 | 5,971 | 34.4 | 28.0% | 30.5% |
| 28 | Sandersville | 47.20 | 5,601 | 34.3 | 25.0% | 44.9% |
| 29 | Flowery Branch | 47.90 | 10,925 | 39.1 | 15.0% | 32.7% |
| 30 | Milton | 48.60 | 41,546 | 40.1 | 6.0% | 39.5% |
| 31 | Calhoun | 48.90 | 18,183 | 36.0 | 23.0% | 36.9% |
| 32 | Swainsboro | 49.00 | 7,571 | 32.5 | 30.0% | 42.8% |
| 33 | Locust Grove | 49.30 | 10,532 | 32.9 | 21.0% | 46.5% |
| 34 | Sylvester | 49.70 | 5,489 | 37.0 | 27.0% | 33.7% |
| 35 | Winder | 49.90 | 19,437 | 35.9 | 18.0% | 34.4% |
| 36 | Temple | 50.20 | 5,901 | 30.9 | 32.0% | 48.4% |
| 37 | Fayetteville | 50.60 | 19,719 | 42.7 | 14.0% | 31.6% |
| 38 | Powder Springs | 52.10 | 18,009 | 41.1 | 12.0% | 38.7% |
| 39 | Centerville | 52.60 | 8,505 | 37.9 | 25.0% | 36.0% |
| 40 | Jackson | 53.00 | 5,741 | 34.0 | 16.0% | 44.5% |
| 41 | LaGrange | 53.80 | 32,078 | 35.0 | 16.0% | 35.2% |
| 42 | Thomasville | 54.20 | 18,666 | 38.6 | 20.0% | 29.4% |
| 43 | Rome | 54.70 | 38,189 | 37.1 | 21.0% | 31.4% |
| 44 | Adel | 57.00 | 5,641 | 36.8 | 24.0% | 25.8% |
| 45 | Douglasville | 57.30 | 37,536 | 36.2 | 13.0% | 40.8% |
| 46 | Bainbridge | 57.50 | 14,404 | 38.8 | 19.0% | 24.9% |
| 47 | Thomson | 58.30 | 6,821 | 38.1 | 25.0% | 26.4% |
| 48 | Auburn | 58.30 | 8,711 | 34.7 | 19.0% | 38.5% |
| 49 | Kingsland | 58.30 | 19,627 | 33.9 | 9.0% | 39.3% |
| 50 | Snellville | 58.40 | 21,620 | 38.8 | 11.0% | 36.2% |
| 51 | Fairburn | 58.70 | 16,831 | 35.6 | 14.0% | 31.4% |
| 52 | Johns Creek | 59.00 | 81,988 | 43.3 | 5.0% | 41.2% |
| 53 | Brunswick | 61.10 | 15,307 | 38.0 | 14.0% | 30.1% |
| 54 | Dallas | 61.70 | 14,714 | 34.0 | 15.0% | 47.2% |
| 55 | Port Wentworth | 61.80 | 12,892 | 35.8 | 16.0% | 26.8% |
| 56 | Newnan | 61.80 | 44,235 | 35.9 | 16.0% | 33.5% |
| 57 | Buford | 62.30 | 17,997 | 34.4 | 14.0% | 46.0% |
| 58 | Oakwood | 62.60 | 5,862 | 31.8 | 14.0% | 34.5% |
| 59 | Dublin | 63.00 | 16,136 | 34.5 | 18.0% | 33.4% |
| 60 | Dacula | 63.10 | 7,444 | 32.1 | 15.0% | 52.9% |
| 61 | Alpharetta | 63.20 | 66,855 | 41.3 | 7.0% | 33.7% |
| 62 | Columbus | 63.40 | 203,711 | 35.4 | 15.0% | 30.6% |
| 63 | Roswell | 63.50 | 92,621 | 40.5 | 10.0% | 32.6% |
| 64 | Waynesboro | 63.70 | 5,644 | 29.1 | 26.0% | 40.7% |
| 65 | Villa Rica | 64.10 | 18,551 | 31.4 | 18.0% | 42.2% |
| 66 | Peachtree Corners | 64.38 | 42,373 | 38.1 | 9.0% | 28.7% |
| 67 | Cedartown | 64.50 | 10,227 | 29.5 | 23.0% | 48.3% |
| 68 | Cumming | 64.70 | 8,469 | 36.5 | 13.0% | 31.4% |
| 69 | Tifton | 65.00 | 17,210 | 34.8 | 23.0% | 32.2% |
| 70 | Cairo | 65.60 | 10,055 | 32.1 | 20.0% | 39.2% |
| 71 | Douglas | 65.70 | 11,749 | 31.2 | 17.0% | 38.6% |
| 72 | Moultrie | 65.90 | 14,588 | 35.5 | 14.0% | 32.6% |
| 73 | Monroe | 66.30 | 15,648 | 30.7 | 22.0% | 37.4% |
| 74 | Cordele | 67.00 | 9,994 | 36.3 | 19.0% | 29.8% |
| 75 | Duluth | 67.10 | 32,426 | 39.5 | 8.0% | 32.2% |
| 76 | Woodstock | 67.20 | 37,381 | 36.6 | 11.0% | 32.6% |
| 77 | Grovetown | 67.60 | 17,014 | 34.3 | 17.0% | 38.6% |
| 78 | Griffin | 67.70 | 23,761 | 33.6 | 22.0% | 33.5% |
| 79 | Acworth | 68.00 | 22,473 | 39.9 | 10.0% | 29.0% |
| 80 | Canton | 68.50 | 35,741 | 34.5 | 14.0% | 37.1% |
| 81 | Suwanee | 69.00 | 22,349 | 38.1 | 9.0% | 34.7% |
| 82 | Hapeville | 69.20 | 6,630 | 37.0 | 15.0% | 29.0% |
| 83 | Sugar Hill | 69.40 | 26,128 | 35.6 | 12.0% | 44.6% |
| 84 | Conyers | 70.10 | 18,512 | 38.3 | 11.0% | 28.2% |
| 85 | Loganville | 70.90 | 15,527 | 33.9 | 10.0% | 42.1% |
| 86 | Waycross | 71.70 | 13,756 | 38.0 | 14.0% | 28.9% |
| 87 | Decatur | 72.90 | 24,518 | 39.8 | 10.0% | 34.2% |
| 88 | Stockbridge | 72.90 | 35,737 | 37.4 | 12.0% | 30.5% |
| 89 | Hampton | 73.00 | 8,687 | 32.6 | 18.0% | 37.0% |
| 90 | Albany | 73.90 | 67,224 | 34.9 | 19.0% | 28.7% |
| 91 | Norcross | 74.20 | 18,007 | 36.2 | 9.0% | 29.4% |
| 92 | St. Marys | 74.80 | 19,166 | 33.8 | 9.0% | 35.5% |
| 93 | Richmond Hill | 75.00 | 18,181 | 31.1 | 6.0% | 56.0% |
| 94 | Gainesville | 76.30 | 45,032 | 33.3 | 13.0% | 33.5% |
| 95 | East Point | 78.70 | 38,335 | 36.3 | 10.0% | 28.5% |
| 96 | Dunwoody | 78.80 | 51,758 | 37.0 | 9.0% | 30.6% |
| 97 | Lilburn | 79.30 | 15,390 | 35.7 | 7.0% | 41.4% |
| 98 | Sandy Springs | 79.50 | 107,087 | 36.8 | 9.0% | 22.1% |
| 99 | Jonesboro | 80.10 | 6,143 | 32.3 | 10.0% | 38.2% |
| 100 | Kennesaw | 80.30 | 34,605 | 35.6 | 11.0% | 33.0% |
Source: U.S. Census ACS 2020-2024. 128 cities with more than 5,000 residents.
Summary
There You Have It – Now That You’re Asleep
On a ranking like this, there are usually no winners, but since Georgia isn’t necessarily the most boring state in the United States, the cities on this ranking can at least take solace that there are, in fact, more boring cities in the country.
The most boring cities in Georgia are Senoia, Rockmart, Social Circle, Eatonton, Tyrone, Perry, Covington, Glennville, Jesup, and Bremen.
If you’re also curious enough, here are the most exciting places in Georgia, according to science.
