Ranked · Pick an HQ · Georgia
Best cities to put your HQ in Georgia
Cities of 25,000+ residents, scored with the “Pick an HQ” weighting the live tool uses, heaviest on bachelor's degree or higher, avg. weekly wage, corporate income tax, state & local income tax. Scores are relative to this set; open the tool to change the weights and re-rank.
1.Sandy Springs, GA107k residents
60/100bachelor's degree or higher: 69.2% · avg. weekly wage: $1,405/wk · corporate income tax: 5.19%
2.Savannah, GA148k residents
59/100bachelor's degree or higher: 33.3% · avg. weekly wage: $1,241/wk · corporate income tax: 5.19%
3.Dunwoody, GA52k residents
59/100bachelor's degree or higher: 72.2% · avg. weekly wage: $1,405/wk · corporate income tax: 5.19%
4.Peachtree City, GA40k residents
59/100bachelor's degree or higher: 61.6% · avg. weekly wage: $1,157/wk · corporate income tax: 5.19%
5.Johns Creek, GA82k residents
58/100bachelor's degree or higher: 72.7% · avg. weekly wage: $1,405/wk · corporate income tax: 5.19%
6.Brookhaven, GA58k residents
58/100bachelor's degree or higher: 70.9% · avg. weekly wage: $1,405/wk · corporate income tax: 5.19%
7.Atlanta, GA505k residents
57/100bachelor's degree or higher: 59.2% · avg. weekly wage: $1,999/wk · corporate income tax: 5.19%
8.Athens, GA127k residents
57/100bachelor's degree or higher: 47.3% · avg. weekly wage: $1,145/wk · corporate income tax: 5.19%
9.Woodstock, GA37k residents
57/100bachelor's degree or higher: 52.3% · avg. weekly wage: $1,089/wk · corporate income tax: 5.19%
10.South Fulton, GA110k residents
56/100bachelor's degree or higher: 39% · avg. weekly wage: $1,405/wk · corporate income tax: 5.19%
Methodology: each city is scored 0–100 by min–max normalizing every weighted facet across this candidate set (direction-aware), identical math to the tool's “Best fit” tab. A different weighting produces a different order, which is the point: this is a starting shortlist, not a verdict.
- Which city is best to put your HQ in Georgia?
- Sandy Springs, GA ranks first with a fit score of 60/100, followed by Savannah (59) and Dunwoody (59), using the "Pick an HQ" weighting.
- How is this ranking calculated?
- Each of the 10 candidate cities (25,000+ residents) is scored 0 to 100 by min-max normalizing the weighted facets, heaviest on bachelor's degree or higher, avg. weekly wage, corporate income tax, state & local income tax, across this set. Change the weights in the live tool and the order changes with them.