Water hardness in Georgia

Typical Georgia tap water
28mg/L
1.6gpg
Soft

Population-weighted middle value across 125 Georgia cities in the dataset

People with hard or very hard water
2%
Hardest
Kingsland 272
Softest
Thomaston 12

We have hardness numbers for 85 Georgia cities; 15 of them are county estimates rather than utility figures. Each city page adds the water system's EPA violation record and a softener size for a typical household.

Every Georgia city on the hardness scale
SoftModerately hardHardVery hard060120180240300360+Atlanta: 24 mg/LColumbus: 28 mg/LAugusta: 24 mg/LSavannah: 84 mg/LAthens: 54 mg/LSouth Fulton: 28 mg/LSandy Springs: 28 mg/LWarner Robins: 38 mg/LMableton: 40 mg/LAlpharetta: 31 mg/LAlbany: 33 mg/LMarietta: 40 mg/LStonecrest: 18 mg/LSmyrna: 40 mg/LValdosta: 32 mg/LGainesville: 15 mg/LNewnan: 94 mg/LDouglasville: 19 mg/LMilton: 20 mg/LPeachtree City: 70 mg/LCanton: 23 mg/LWoodstock: 26 mg/LRome: 104 mg/LEast Point: 28 mg/LKennesaw: 40 mg/LEvans: 23 mg/LTucker: 18 mg/LStatesboro: 26 mg/LDalton: 70 mg/LLaGrange: 24 mg/LMcDonough: 28 mg/LMartinez: 23 mg/LLawrenceville: 21 mg/LPooler: 69 mg/LRedan: 18 mg/LUnion City: 28 mg/LCarrollton: 19 mg/LPerry: 28 mg/LCartersville: 31 mg/LDecatur: 24 mg/LGriffin: 22 mg/LAcworth: 40 mg/LCandler-McAfee: 18 mg/LKingsland: 272 mg/LWinder: 31 mg/LVilla Rica: 19 mg/LSt. Marys: 144 mg/LFayetteville: 70 mg/LConyers: 14 mg/LCalhoun: 59 mg/LBraselton: 40 mg/LNorth Decatur: 18 mg/LNorth Druid Hills: 18 mg/LGrovetown: 23 mg/LRiverdale: 27 mg/LClarkston: 18 mg/LBelvedere Park: 18 mg/LCollege Park: 28 mg/LVinings: 40 mg/LLovejoy: 27 mg/LCumming: 20 mg/LGeorgetown: 87 mg/LVidalia: 102 mg/LGarden City: 87 mg/LScottdale: 18 mg/LFair Oaks: 40 mg/LJesup: 150 mg/LThomaston: 12 mg/LCenterville: 28 mg/LFort Valley: 28 mg/LPanthersville: 18 mg/LHoschton: 21 mg/LAustell: 40 mg/LDruid Hills: 18 mg/LTyrone: 70 mg/LGresham Park: 18 mg/LHapeville: 28 mg/LOakwood: 15 mg/LByron: 28 mg/LStone Mountain: 18 mg/LMorrow: 27 mg/LJackson: 20 mg/LAdel: 203 mg/LPalmetto: 28 mg/LBlakely: 18 mg/LAtlantaColumbusAugustaSavannahAthensSandy SpringsSoftMod.HardVery hard060120180240300360+Atlanta: 24 mg/LColumbus: 28 mg/LAugusta: 24 mg/LSavannah: 84 mg/LAthens: 54 mg/LSouth Fulton: 28 mg/LSandy Springs: 28 mg/LWarner Robins: 38 mg/LMableton: 40 mg/LAlpharetta: 31 mg/LAlbany: 33 mg/LMarietta: 40 mg/LStonecrest: 18 mg/LSmyrna: 40 mg/LValdosta: 32 mg/LGainesville: 15 mg/LNewnan: 94 mg/LDouglasville: 19 mg/LMilton: 20 mg/LPeachtree City: 70 mg/LCanton: 23 mg/LWoodstock: 26 mg/LRome: 104 mg/LEast Point: 28 mg/LKennesaw: 40 mg/LEvans: 23 mg/LTucker: 18 mg/LStatesboro: 26 mg/LDalton: 70 mg/LLaGrange: 24 mg/LMcDonough: 28 mg/LMartinez: 23 mg/LLawrenceville: 21 mg/LPooler: 69 mg/LRedan: 18 mg/LUnion City: 28 mg/LCarrollton: 19 mg/LPerry: 28 mg/LCartersville: 31 mg/LDecatur: 24 mg/LGriffin: 22 mg/LAcworth: 40 mg/LCandler-McAfee: 18 mg/LKingsland: 272 mg/LWinder: 31 mg/LVilla Rica: 19 mg/LSt. Marys: 144 mg/LFayetteville: 70 mg/LConyers: 14 mg/LCalhoun: 59 mg/LBraselton: 40 mg/LNorth Decatur: 18 mg/LNorth Druid Hills: 18 mg/LGrovetown: 23 mg/LRiverdale: 27 mg/LClarkston: 18 mg/LBelvedere Park: 18 mg/LCollege Park: 28 mg/LVinings: 40 mg/LLovejoy: 27 mg/LCumming: 20 mg/LGeorgetown: 87 mg/LVidalia: 102 mg/LGarden City: 87 mg/LScottdale: 18 mg/LFair Oaks: 40 mg/LJesup: 150 mg/LThomaston: 12 mg/LCenterville: 28 mg/LFort Valley: 28 mg/LPanthersville: 18 mg/LHoschton: 21 mg/LAustell: 40 mg/LDruid Hills: 18 mg/LTyrone: 70 mg/LGresham Park: 18 mg/LHapeville: 28 mg/LOakwood: 15 mg/LByron: 28 mg/LStone Mountain: 18 mg/LMorrow: 27 mg/LJackson: 20 mg/LAdel: 203 mg/LPalmetto: 28 mg/LBlakely: 18 mg/LAtlantaColumbusSavannah

Dot size follows population. Tap a dot for the city page.

70Soft
11Moderately hard
2Hard
2Very hard

Hardest water in Georgia

  1. Kingsland272
  2. Adel203
  3. Jesup150
  4. St. Marys144
  5. Rome104
  6. Vidalia102
  7. Newnan94
  8. Georgetown87

Softest water in Georgia

  1. Thomaston12
  2. Conyers14
  3. Oakwood15
  4. Gainesville15
  5. Blakely18
  6. Stone Mountain18
  7. Gresham Park18
  8. Druid Hills18

All cities in Georgia

Citymg/LgpgClassDataEPA health violations
Atlanta241.4SoftUtility report5
Columbus281.6SoftUtility report0
Augusta241.4SoftUtility report0
Savannah844.9Moderately hardUtility report0
Athens543.2SoftUtility report3
South Fulton281.6SoftUtility report5
Sandy Springs281.6SoftUtility report5
Warner Robins382.2SoftUtility report0
Mableton402.4SoftUtility report0
Alpharetta311.8SoftUtility report0
Albany331.9SoftCounty estimate0
Marietta402.3SoftUtility report0
Stonecrest181.0SoftUtility report0
Smyrna402.3SoftUtility report0
Valdosta321.9SoftCounty estimate12
Gainesville150.9SoftUtility report0
Newnan945.5Moderately hardUtility report2
Douglasville191.1SoftCounty estimate0
Milton201.2SoftUtility report0
Peachtree City704.1Moderately hardUtility report3
Canton231.4SoftCounty estimate0
Woodstock261.5SoftUtility report0
Rome1046.1Moderately hardUtility report0
East Point281.6SoftUtility report3
Kennesaw402.4SoftUtility report0
Evans231.4SoftUtility report3
Tucker181.0SoftUtility report0
Statesboro261.5SoftCounty estimate0
Dalton704.1Moderately hardCounty estimate0
LaGrange241.4SoftCounty estimate0
McDonough281.6SoftCounty estimate0
Martinez231.4SoftUtility report3
Lawrenceville211.2SoftCounty estimate–
Pooler694.0Moderately hardUtility report1
Redan181.0SoftUtility report0
Union City281.6SoftUtility report11
Carrollton191.1SoftCounty estimate0
Perry281.6SoftUtility report0
Cartersville311.8SoftUtility report0
Decatur241.4SoftUtility report5
Griffin221.3SoftCounty estimate0
Acworth402.4SoftUtility report0
Candler-McAfee181.0SoftUtility report0
Kingsland27215.9Very hardCounty estimate9
Winder311.8SoftCalculated from utility data0
Villa Rica191.1SoftCounty estimate0
St. Marys1448.4HardUtility report0
Fayetteville704.1Moderately hardUtility report3
Conyers140.8SoftCounty estimate0
Calhoun593.5SoftCounty estimate0
Braselton402.3SoftUtility report0
North Decatur181.0SoftUtility report0
North Druid Hills181.0SoftUtility report0
Grovetown231.4SoftUtility report3
Riverdale271.6SoftUtility report0
Clarkston181.0SoftUtility report0
Belvedere Park181.0SoftUtility report0
College Park281.6SoftUtility report0
Vinings402.4SoftUtility report0
Lovejoy271.6SoftUtility report0
Cumming201.2SoftUtility report0
Georgetown875.1Moderately hardUtility report0
Vidalia1026.0Moderately hardCalculated from utility data0
Garden City875.1Moderately hardUtility report1
Scottdale181.0SoftUtility report0
Fair Oaks402.4SoftUtility report0
Jesup1508.8HardCalculated from utility data0
Thomaston120.7SoftCalculated from utility data3
Centerville281.6SoftUtility report0
Fort Valley281.6SoftUtility report0
Panthersville181.0SoftUtility report0
Hoschton211.2SoftUtility report0
Austell402.4SoftUtility report0
Druid Hills181.0SoftUtility report0
Tyrone704.1Moderately hardUtility report3
Gresham Park181.0SoftUtility report0
Hapeville281.6SoftUtility report0
Oakwood150.9SoftUtility report0
Byron281.6SoftUtility report0
Stone Mountain181.0SoftUtility report0
Morrow271.6SoftUtility report0
Jackson201.1SoftCalculated from utility data0
Adel20311.9Very hardCalculated from utility data0
Palmetto281.6SoftUtility report0
Blakely181.1SoftCalculated from utility data0

Questions

Is Georgia water hard?

The typical Georgia resident gets about 28 mg/L (1.6 gpg), which is soft. About 2% of people in the cities we track have hard or very hard water.

Which city in Georgia has the hardest water?

Among 85 cities with pages here, Kingsland is highest at 272 mg/L.

Which city in Georgia has the softest water?

Thomaston, at 12 mg/L.

Other states

Hardness data: TapWaterData US Water Hardness, CC BY 4.0. Population: US Census Bureau. Violations: EPA ECHO. How we use them.