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Ranked · Sun & walkable · Georgia

Best sunny, walkable cities in Georgia

Cities of 25,000+ residents, scored with the “Sun & walkable” weighting the live tool uses, heaviest on sunny days / year, walkability, crime index, january low. Scores are relative to this set; open the tool to change the weights and re-rank.

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Top 10 · computed ranking

  1. 1.Augusta, GA202k residents

    83/100

    sunny days / year: 218 days · walkability: 38/100 · january low: 40°F

  2. 2.Columbus, GA204k residents

    82/100

    sunny days / year: 218 days · walkability: 38/100 · january low: 38°F

  3. 3.Macon, GA157k residents

    80/100

    sunny days / year: 218 days · walkability: 38/100 · january low: 36°F

  4. 4.Valdosta, GA55k residents

    80/100

    sunny days / year: 218 days · walkability: 34/100 · january low: 40°F

  5. 5.Albany, GA67k residents

    79/100

    sunny days / year: 218 days · walkability: 34/100 · january low: 37°F

  6. 6.Athens, GA127k residents

    75/100

    sunny days / year: 218 days · walkability: 38/100 · january low: 34°F

  7. 7.Hinesville, GA36k residents

    75/100

    sunny days / year: 218 days · walkability: 30/100 · january low: 41°F

  8. 8.Warner Robins, GA83k residents

    73/100

    sunny days / year: 218 days · walkability: 34/100 · january low: 36°F

  9. 9.Statesboro, GA34k residents

    73/100

    sunny days / year: 218 days · walkability: 30/100 · january low: 38°F

  10. 10.South Fulton, GA110k residents

    72/100

    sunny days / year: 218 days · walkability: 38/100 · january low: 36°F

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.

Questions & answers
Which city is the sunniest and most walkable in Georgia?
Augusta, GA ranks first with a fit score of 83/100, followed by Columbus (82) and Macon (80), using the "Sun & walkable" 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 sunny days / year, walkability, crime index, january low, across this set. Change the weights in the live tool and the order changes with them.