Mid-size cities with accessible home values, stable populations, and the scale to support healthcare and amenities. Sorted by composite momentum.
Filter criteria
- Population 10,000 – 150,000
- Median home $100k – $600k
- Momentum 40+ (not actively declining)
84 cities match — top 25 shown.
1PerryWarner Robins · pop 24,79278Hot$274,064median home 2CalhounCalhoun · pop 19,59276Rising$276,579median home 3Warner RobinsWarner Robins · pop 86,19975Rising$212,565median home 4JesupJesup · pop 10,23575Rising$204,773median home 5KingslandSt. Marys · pop 20,78974Rising$297,848median home 6MonroeAtlanta-Sandy Springs-Alpharetta · pop 16,27074Rising$374,771median home 7HinesvilleHinesville · pop 36,58373Rising$239,563median home 8StatesboroStatesboro · pop 35,22673Rising$276,936median home 9WinderAtlanta-Sandy Springs-Alpharetta · pop 20,62873Rising$344,473median home 10JeffersonJefferson · pop 16,45973Rising$417,855median home 11LaGrangeLaGrange · pop 33,56472Rising$238,568median home 12VidaliaVidalia · pop 10,85372Rising$186,255median home 13RomeRome · pop 38,74771Rising$232,680median home 15Garden CitySavannah · pop 10,53671Rising$273,934median home 16CedartownCedartown · pop 10,31371Rising$206,217median home 17ValdostaValdosta · pop 55,66770Rising$212,237median home 18CarrolltonAtlanta-Sandy Springs-Alpharetta · pop 28,30670Rising$286,558median home 19CartersvilleAtlanta-Sandy Springs-Alpharetta · pop 25,08270Rising$325,927median home 20St. MarysSt. Marys · pop 20,11970Rising$311,515median home 21ThomasvilleThomasville · pop 18,60470Rising$232,252median home 22GrovetownAugusta-Richmond County · pop 17,84370Rising$305,358median home 23CantonAtlanta-Sandy Springs-Alpharetta · pop 38,04969Rising$519,468median home 24DaltonDalton · pop 34,97069Rising$242,740median home 25BraseltonJefferson · pop 17,39069Rising$449,765median home See also: Retirees nationally · All Georgia cities · Find-your-match tool.