Scores by category

Each category averages its indicators' percentile scores among US cities and towns.

Safety85#2,287/15,637
Economy33#10,460/15,631
Housing44#8,391/14,977
Health24#11,933/15,609
Healthcare7#14,558/15,650
Environment54#7,172/15,453
Education16#13,088/15,649
Infrastructure18#12,911/15,650
Community2#15,340/15,651
Leisure & amenities1#15,538/15,651

Strengths · Weaknesses

Indicators where Chatsworth, Georgia ranks highest and lowest among US cities and towns (score = percentile, 100 = best). Values marked “Murray County value” are the county’s: the source publishes no figure for this city or town, and the county holding most of its residents stands in.

Strengths

Property crime rate · low186 /100k
99/100Georgia 1,409 /100kUnited States 1,535 /100k2025Federal Bureau of InvestigationMurray County value
Hospital quality rating · high5.0
98/100Georgia 3.0United States 3.2Jul 2026Centers for Medicare & Medicaid ServicesMurray County value
Homicide rate · low0.0 /100k
94/100Georgia 7.4 /100kUnited States 4.8 /100kMay 2025–Apr 2026Centers for Disease Control and PreventionProvisional dataMurray County value
Unemployment rate · low1.0%
92/100Georgia 3.4%United States 4.3%2020-2024U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics Census table B23025High uncertainty
Violent crime rate · low88 /100k
89/100Georgia 297 /100kUnited States 328 /100k2025Federal Bureau of InvestigationMurray County value
Drinking water violations · low0
86/100Georgia 0United States 02024University of Wisconsin Population Health InstituteMurray County value

Weaknesses

Dentists · low10 /100k
1/100Georgia 54 /100kUnited States 75 /100k2023University of Wisconsin Population Health InstituteMurray County value
Grocery stores · low0.5 /10k
1/100Georgia 1.6 /10kUnited States 1.7 /10k2025U.S. Bureau of Labor StatisticsMurray County value
Social associations · low3.4 /10k
2/100Georgia 8.8 /10kUnited States 9.1 /10k2023University of Wisconsin Population Health InstituteMurray County value
Restaurants and bars · low3.1 /10k
2/100Georgia 8.5 /10kUnited States 9.0 /10k2025U.S. Bureau of Labor StatisticsMurray County value
Distance to an emergency room · high20.8 mi
3/100Georgia 7.4 miUnited States 5.5 miJul 2026Centers for Medicare & Medicaid ServicesMurray County value
Mental health providers · low41 /100k
4/100Georgia 201 /100kUnited States 348 /100k2025University of Wisconsin Population Health InstituteMurray County value

Trends

The largest changes over about five years, next to the country's over the same periods.

PopulationRising
4,261 (2015-2019) → 4,893 (2020-2024)
+15%5 yearsCensus table B01003US 328,329,953 → 340,003,797
Median household incomeImproving
$41,576 (2015-2019) → $69,058 (2020-2024)
+66%5 yearsCensus table B19013US $65,712 → $81,604
Broadband subscriptionsImproving
76.5% (2015-2019) → 87.5% (2020-2024)
+11 pts5 yearsCensus table B28002US 82.7% → 91.0%
Uninsured residents (under 65)Worsening
10.5% (2015-2019) → 19.7% (2020-2024)
+9.2 pts5 yearsCensus table B27010US 10.8% → 9.8%
Child poverty rateImproving
23.8% (2015-2019) → 16.1% (2020-2024)
−7.7 pts5 yearsCensus table B17001US 16.8% → 15.5%
Unemployment rateImproving
4.7% (2015-2019) → 1.0% (2020-2024)
−3.7 pts5 yearsCensus table B23025US 3.7% → 4.0%

What changed in five years

How each measure moved between two periods about five years apart, read against whether more or less is better, the published margin of error and the same change in other places.

Over about five years, Chatsworth, Georgia improved on 2 of 13 measures with a comparison and declined on 1. 10 moved within the margin of error and 0 barely changed.

Earlier (2015-2019)
Latest (2020-2024)
Lower standingHigher standing

Position is the place's standing among cities and towns: further right is better, whichever way the measure counts.

Improved2

Household income+66%$41,576 → $69,058
Broadband+11 points76.5% → 87.5%

Declined1

Uninsured+9.2 points10.5% → 19.7%

All 13 measures

Change of every measure of Chatsworth, Georgia between two periods about five years apart
Measure	Before	After	Change	Reading	Favourable vs peers
Average commute time	22.9 min2015-2019	23.9 min2020-2024	+1.0 min	Within the margin of error	36%
Bachelor's degree or higher	20.0%2015-2019	22.1%2020-2024	+2.1 points	Within the margin of error	43%
Broadband subscriptions	76.5%2015-2019	87.5%2020-2024	+11 points	Improved	64%
Effective property tax rate	0.77%2015-2019	0.78%2020-2024	+0 points	Within the margin of error	14%
High school diploma or higher	76.5%2015-2019	79.6%2020-2024	+3.1 points	Within the margin of error	69%
Home price to income ratio	3.5×2015-2019	3.0×2020-2024	−0.5×	Within the margin of error	94%
Income inequality (Gini index)	0.4632015-2019	0.4012020-2024	−0.062	Within the margin of error	88%
Median household income	$41,5762015-2019	$69,0582020-2024	+66%	Improved	93%
Poverty rate	18.5%2015-2019	15.7%2020-2024	−2.8 points	Within the margin of error	68%
Public transit commuters	0.0%2015-2019	0.0%2020-2024	0 points	Within the margin of error	60%
Rent as share of income	28.5%2015-2019	25.8%2020-2024	−2.7 points	Within the margin of error	73%
Rent-burdened households	45.3%2015-2019	41.8%2020-2024	−3.5 points	Within the margin of error	68%
Uninsured residents (under 65)	10.5%2015-2019	19.7%2020-2024	+9.2 points	Declined	4%

“Against peers” compares the change with the same change in the 14640 cities and towns that have the same two periods. It describes how common a change is, not why it happened.

Sources: American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates. Values are the latest and the one five years earlier of the same publisher dataset; datasets that changed publisher in between are never compared.

Survey estimates (American Community Survey) compare the two most recent 5-year windows that do not share years, so the margin of error of the difference holds. The 2015-2019 window predates the pandemic and 2020-2024 includes it.
A change counts only when it is larger than 1.645 times the square root of the two standard errors squared, summed (a 90% margin). Measures published without a margin must change by at least 5% to count.
“Against peers” compares the change with the same change in the 15651 cities and towns that have the same two periods. It describes how common a change is, not why it happened.
Standing is a percentile among the same places: 0 is the lowest value on the measure (or the worst when lower is better), 100 the best.

Cities and towns like Chatsworth, Georgia five years ago that improved

The places whose measures looked most like those of Chatsworth, Georgia in the earlier period, ranked by how many measures improved beyond the margin of error, minus how many declined. A comparison of published data, not a forecast and not advice.

For comparison, Chatsworth, Georgia itself moved +11 points in standing on average over the same 10 measures (standings of all places average about zero).

How the ranking works

Similarity is the root-mean-square difference of standings in the earlier period over the measures most places have. Places are ranked by measures that improved beyond the margin of error minus those that declined (a count that estimation noise in small places cannot inflate), then by the mean change of standing over the measures a place has in both periods. Only places with more improvements than declines and a rise in standing are listed. Standings are relative, so a place can improve in absolute terms and still lose standing.

Who lives here

Age, race and education of residents, from the American Community Survey. Shares are of all residents (age), residents of every origin (race) or adults 25 and over (education).

Age and sex

4,893 residents (±29)

Men
Women

80 and over†
70–79†
60–69†
50–59†
40–49†
30–39†
20–29†
10–19†
Under 10†

Share of all residents, each sex

Biggest shift since 2015–2019: 10–19 men (+5.7 points).

† Wide margin of error (more than 30% of the estimate): read with care.

Table view

American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2020–2024 · Table B01001View table on data.census.gov

Race and Hispanic origin

4,893 residents (±29)

Chatsworth, Georgia
Georgia share

White64%3,154
Black3.2%†158
Hispanic or Latino30%1,480
Asian0.8%†37
American Indian and Alaska Native0.1%†7
Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander0.0%0
Other or two or more races1.2%†57

Biggest shift since 2015–2019: Hispanic or Latino (+18.8 points).

† Wide margin of error (more than 30% of the estimate): read with care.

Table view

American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2020–2024 · Table B03002View table on data.census.gov

Education

3,232 residents (±239)

Chatsworth, Georgia
Georgia share

No high school diploma20%†658
High school or GED33%1,064
Some college20%†634
Associate degree5.0%†163
Bachelor's degree17%†565
Graduate degree4.6%†148

No change since 2015–2019 is larger than the margin of error.

† Wide margin of error (more than 30% of the estimate): read with care.

Table view

American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2020–2024 · Table B15003View table on data.census.gov

Counts are survey estimates, each with a margin of error. The grouping into ranges is ours; every count is the Census Bureau's.

Income

How household income is spread, not just the middle: each bar is the share of households in that income range.

Household income

1,703 households (±155)

Chatsworth, Georgia
Georgia share

Under $25k25%†422
$25k–50k10.0%†170
$50k–75k18%†302
$75k–100k22%†377
$100k–150k15%†250
$150k–200k5.5%†94
$200k or more5.2%†88

Biggest shift since 2015–2019: $25k–50k (−15.7 points).

† Wide margin of error (more than 30% of the estimate): read with care.

Table view

American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2020–2024 · Table B19001View table on data.census.gov

Counts are survey estimates, each with a margin of error. The grouping into ranges is ours; every count is the Census Bureau's.

Homes

Who owns and who rents, what homes cost, and what the housing stock looks like.

Owners and renters

1,703 households (±155)

Chatsworth, Georgia
Georgia share

Own66%1,120
Rent34%†583

Biggest shift since 2015–2019: Own (+16.1 points).

† Wide margin of error (more than 30% of the estimate): read with care.

Table view

American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2020–2024 · Table B25003View table on data.census.gov

Rent paid

532 households (±170)

Chatsworth, Georgia
Georgia share

Under $75040%†212
$750–1,00043%†229
$1,000–1,5008.5%†45

Home values

1,120 homes (±179)

Chatsworth, Georgia
Georgia share

Under $150k18%†197
$150k–250k48%†542
$250k–400k23%†261

Age of homes

1,817 homes (±166)

Chatsworth, Georgia
Georgia share

2010 or later9.1%†166
2000–200930%†537
1980–199935%644

Size of homes

1,817 homes (±166)

Chatsworth, Georgia
Georgia share

Studio0.3%†6
1 bedroom10%†190
2 bedrooms26%473

Counts are survey estimates, each with a margin of error. The grouping into ranges is ours; every count is the Census Bureau's.

Getting to work

How workers travel to their job and how long it takes them.

How people get to work

2,349 workers (±274)

Chatsworth, Georgia
Georgia share

Drive alone84%1,983
Carpool8.3%†195
Public transit0.0%0
Walk0.0%0
Bike0.0%0
Work from home7.0%†164
Other0.3%†7

Biggest shift since 2015–2019: Work from home (+7.0 points).

† Wide margin of error (more than 30% of the estimate): read with care.

Table view

American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2020–2024 · Table B08301View table on data.census.gov

Time to get to work

2,185 workers (±301)

Chatsworth, Georgia
Georgia share

Under 15 min27%†597
15–29 min48%1,058
30–44 min8.7%†190

Counts are survey estimates, each with a margin of error. The grouping into ranges is ours; every count is the Census Bureau's.

Jobs and pay

What the largest occupations here pay, from the Bureau of Labor Statistics' Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics survey.

The Bureau of Labor Statistics publishes pay by metro area, not by county or city. The metro area page lists its largest occupations and lets you look up any job.

Pay in the Dalton, GA

Local businesses

Employer businesses and sole proprietors by industry, per resident and against the state and the nation. Counts of businesses next to counts of people, not a measure of demand.

The Census Bureau publishes business counts by county, not by city, so these are the figures of Murray County, the county holding most of Chatsworth's residents.

Murray County has 430 employer establishments, 105 for every 10,000 residents (0.42× the US rate of 248; 0.44× Georgia's), with 6,488 paid employees at an average annual pay of $45,527. The Census Bureau also counts 2,512 nonemployer businesses, mostly sole proprietors.

Establishments: 430; 2,512 nonemployers
Per 10,000 residents: 105; US 248 · Georgia 236
Paid employees: 6,488
Average annual pay: $45,527; US $68,342

Employer establishments, employees, average pay and nonemployers of Murray County by industry, with the density per resident against the nation

Restaurants and other eating places	37	9	0.49×Fewer than typical	586	$17,706	8
Ambulatory health care services	31	7.6	0.36×Fewer than typical	204	$59,250	73
Limited-service restaurants	27	6.6	0.82×About typical	500	$16,306	3
Specialty trade contractors	24	5.9	0.38×Fewer than typical	155	$43,916	319
Gasoline stations	20	4.9	1.50×More than typical	85	$26,553	—
General merchandise stores	17	4.1	2.35×More than typical	126	$19,984	12
Religious organizations	14	3.4	0.62×Fewer than typical	76	$19,553	—
Offices of physicians	13	3.2	0.49×Fewer than typical	48	$79,167	4
Truck transportation	13	3.2	0.63×Fewer than typical	37	$54,622	121
Building equipment contractors	12	2.9	0.49×Fewer than typical	105	$40,314	58
Grocery and convenience stores	10	2.4	0.82×About typical	424	$19,439	12
Services to buildings and dwellings	10	2.4	0.36×Fewer than typical	86	$44,384	281

Rank places for an industry Open Murray County

County Business Patterns (2023); Nonemployer Statistics (2024)

Per-resident figures divide by the population estimate of 2023: 41,012 residents here, 336,755,052 in the United States. County Business Patterns counts establishments in 2023; the Nonemployer Statistics count businesses in 2024.
“More than typical” is a density at least 1.25 times the nation's per resident, “fewer” at most 0.8 times, with at least 10 establishments. It compares counts of businesses with counts of people: it says nothing about demand, incomes, size, quality or profit, and visitors and commuters are not residents.
The Census Bureau adds noise to employment and payroll to protect confidentiality, and withholds some figures: an industry with few establishments can show employees or pay as unavailable.
Industries overlap: a narrower industry (full-service restaurants) is part of a broader one (restaurants), so the rows do not add up.
Industries follow the North American Industry Classification System; the two surveys use different editions (NAICS 2017 and 2022), which this page matches industry by industry.

Federal contracts performed here

In FY2026, an estimated $69.4K of federal contract obligations were for work performed in Chatsworth, Georgia: $14.18 per resident (US $1,994).

Obligations: $69.4K; +38% vs FY2025
Per resident: $14.18; US $1,994
Sole-source: 0.6%; US 30%
Single offer: 1.7%; US 8.8%

A signal is a reason to look closer, not evidence of wrongdoing: most sole-source awards are lawful and justified.

Top buying agencies

Top recipients

Spending by fiscal year

74.2KFY2017
36.9KFY2018
46.5KFY2019
55.7KFY2020
51.5KFY2021
67.3KFY2022
41KFY2023
63.5KFY2024

Top industries (NAICS)

Highway, street, and bridge construction · 2373$55.9K81%
Facilities support services · 5612$10.2K15%
Investigation and security services · 5616$1,1631.7%
Support activities for forestry · 1153$1,0601.5%
Agriculture, construction, and mining machinery manufacturing · 3331$5980.9%
Activities related to real estate · 5313$4040.6%

Source: Federal contract transactions (Federal Procurement Data System) (U.S. Department of the Treasury, USAspending.gov), data current to Oct 3, 2026, loaded Oct 3, 2026.

How this is estimated

Agencies report each contract action's place of performance as a county and a ZIP code. A ZIP code's money is split among the cities it covers by the share of its land inside each (Census 2020 ZIP code tabulation areas); the part outside city limits stays with the county.

The place of performance is what the contracting agency reports, often the contractor's office rather than where the work happens.
Shares are of land, not of people or businesses: a ZIP code that is mostly rural land but has its offices in town gives the town less than it should.
ZIP codes that are not mapped areas (post office boxes, the unique ZIP codes of large federal sites and companies) stay with their county, unless one city covers nearly all of it.
Counts of actions and awards include those only partly in Chatsworth, Georgia, so they do not add up across cities.

Chatsworth, Georgia's figures are part of those of Murray County, GA ($3.2M in FY2026), never added to them: 2.2% of that total.

Grants and other federal assistance are counted by county here, not split among cities: Chatsworth is mostly in Murray County.

See federal money in Murray County

Representation in Congress

Members serving today, with their record in the current Congress (party-unity votes cast with their caucus, roll calls missed). Not a grade.

Chatsworth, Georgia is represented in the 119th Congress by these members.

House

Clay FullerR-GA-14 · 100% of residentsWith party 99%Missed 0.0%

Senate

Explore Congress The 2026 races

County

A city can lie in several counties. Some indicators are published for counties only: the page marks them.

Murray County21100% of residents

Metro area

The metro or micro area the city belongs to.

Dalton, GA19

Other cities and towns in Murray County

Largest first.

Eton735

Similar cities and towns

Closest indicator profiles across the country (no model: score distances).

Data and sources

Latest published value of each indicator; periods differ by source. Values flagged by their publisher are marked.

PLACES: Local Data for Better HealthCenters for Disease Control and Prevention · release 2025
Local Area Unemployment StatisticsU.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics · release 2025
American Community Survey 5-Year EstimatesU.S. Census Bureau · release 2017-2024
Building Permits SurveyU.S. Census Bureau · release 2026-08
Population Estimates ProgramU.S. Census Bureau · release 2025
Small Area Health Insurance EstimatesU.S. Census Bureau · release 2024
Small Area Income and Poverty EstimatesU.S. Census Bureau · release 2024
County Health Rankings & RoadmapsUniversity of Wisconsin Population Health Institute · release 2022-2025+2026-03-supplement

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