These Are The 10 Best Places In Georgia To Catch Pokemon

So, you want to catch ’em all, huh?
Pokemon Go has swept the nation, and the app has broken records for the most downloads in the first week of release. All over the country, people are swarming, gathering, and all around going nuts, playing this interactive game.
Since we’re a data analytics website, and because we’re often cited as the ‘go to’ place for regional infotainment, we thought it was our duty to be as helpful as we can for people in Georgia who want to have the inside scoop as to where they should go if they want to dominate this addicting game.
After analyzing every place in Georgia, here is our list of the best places to catch Pokemon in the Peach State:

1. Hapeville (Photos)
2. Flowery Branch (Photos)
3. Clarkston (Photos)
4. Port Wentworth (Photos)
5. Cumming (Photos)
6. Stone Mountain (Photos)
7. Austell (Photos)
8. Commerce
9. Doraville (Photos)
10. Morrow (Photos)

As you might note, these are all smaller suburbs of major cities in Georgia. That’s because in smaller cities, there are a higher number of places per capita where Pokemon are traditionally found. Meaning you’ll find more Pokemon in a much smaller area. When you read the analysis below, this will all make sense. Trust us.
So, grab your avatars, cell phones, and your Poke Balls as we uncover the truly best places in Georgia in which to find the most Pokemon, based on data.
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How do you decide where the best place is to catch Pokemon?

In order to rank the best places in Georgia in which to catch ’em all, we had to determine which cities, towns and villages in Georgia have the most places to find Pokemon.
So we scraped the internet for those criteria, and it spit out the answer. Like magic.

How we crunched the numbers

We threw a lot of criteria at this one in order to get the best, most complete results possible. Using Google Maps, this is the criteria we used:

• Number of parks per capita
• Number of museums per capita
• Number of churches per capita
• Number of memorials and public gathering places per capita

If you’d like to see the complete list of cities, scroll to the bottom of this post to see a chart of the top cities.
Note: When measuring the locations listed above, we measured the locations within a short drive of the center of each place in Georgia.

1. Hapeville

Population: 6,611
Parks Per 1,000 People: 9.08
Museums Per 1,000 People: 5.45
Churches Per 1,000 People: 9.08
Public Gathering Places Per 1,000 People: 9.08

2. Flowery Branch

Population: 6,012
Parks Per 1,000 People: 9.98
Museums Per 1,000 People: 1.5
Churches Per 1,000 People: 9.98
Public Gathering Places Per 1,000 People: 2.16

3. Clarkston

Population: 7,717
Parks Per 1,000 People: 7.78
Museums Per 1,000 People: 4.92
Churches Per 1,000 People: 7.78
Public Gathering Places Per 1,000 People: 7.78

4. Port Wentworth

Population: 6,189
Parks Per 1,000 People: 9.69
Museums Per 1,000 People: 3.23
Churches Per 1,000 People: 9.69
Public Gathering Places Per 1,000 People: 1.45

5. Cumming

Population: 5,538
Parks Per 1,000 People: 10.29
Museums Per 1,000 People: 0.72
Churches Per 1,000 People: 10.83
Public Gathering Places Per 1,000 People: 1.99

6. Stone Mountain

Population: 5,924
Parks Per 1,000 People: 6.41
Museums Per 1,000 People: 1.69
Churches Per 1,000 People: 6.58
Public Gathering Places Per 1,000 People: 10.13

7. Austell

Population: 6,944
Parks Per 1,000 People: 4.61
Museums Per 1,000 People: 1.3
Churches Per 1,000 People: 8.64
Public Gathering Places Per 1,000 People: 7.34

8. Commerce

Population: 6,535
Parks Per 1,000 People: 8.72
Museums Per 1,000 People: 0.92
Churches Per 1,000 People: 9.18
Public Gathering Places Per 1,000 People: 1.68

9. Doraville

Population: 10,513
Parks Per 1,000 People: 5.71
Museums Per 1,000 People: 2.85
Churches Per 1,000 People: 5.71
Public Gathering Places Per 1,000 People: 5.71

10. Morrow

Population: 6,837
Parks Per 1,000 People: 8.78
Museums Per 1,000 People: 0.88
Churches Per 1,000 People: 8.78
Public Gathering Places Per 1,000 People: 1.32

There You Have It

If you’re looking at communities in Georgia where you have a much higher chance of catching Pokemon, this is an accurate list.
If you’re also curious enough, here’s how the larger cities in Georgia with the most reliable locations to catch a Pokemon rank, according to science.

1. Marietta (Photos)
2. Sandy Springs (Photos)
3. Savannah (Photos)
4. Alpharetta (Photos)
5. Johns Creek (Photos)

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Detailed List Of The Best Places In Georgia To Catch Pokemon

Rank	City	Population
1	Hapeville	6,611
2	Flowery Branch	6,012
3	Clarkston	7,717
4	Port Wentworth	6,189
5	Cumming	5,538
6	Stone Mountain	5,924
7	Austell	6,944
8	Commerce	6,535
9	Doraville	10,513
10	Morrow	6,837
11	Locust Grove	5,573
12	Fort Oglethorpe	9,368
13	Lovejoy	6,433
14	Auburn	7,388
15	College Park	14,019
16	Tyrone	7,028
17	Lilburn	12,162
18	Dahlonega	5,884
19	Powder Springs	14,271
20	Hampton	7,092
21	Bremen	6,204
22	Chamblee	15,835
23	Norcross	15,799
24	Adel	5,294
25	Decatur	19,888
26	Forest Park	18,783
27	Buford	12,864
28	Centerville	7,468
29	Braselton	8,212
30	Sandersville	5,839
31	Jefferson	9,630
32	Commerce	6,535
33	Folkston	5,233
34	Holly Springs	9,678
35	Pooler	20,646
36	Riverdale	15,496
37	East Point	35,070
38	Acworth	21,169
39	Grovetown	12,179
40	Hawkinsville	5,588
41	Eatonton	6,489
42	Sugar Hill	19,688
43	Dallas	12,129
44	Snellville	18,939
45	Fairburn	13,520
46	Camilla	5,078
47	Suwanee	16,648
48	Lafayette	7,105
49	Waycross	14,363
50	Brookhaven	50,181
51	Fort Valley	9,448
52	Fayetteville	16,323
53	Woodstock	25,672
54	Smyrna	52,922
55	Brunswick	15,648
56	Loganville	10,711
57	Covington	13,342
58	Cedartown	9,760
59	Moultrie	14,467
60	Dunwoody	47,182
61	Perry	14,714
62	Thomson	6,682
63	Richmond Hill	10,334
64	Waynesboro	5,820
65	Jesup	10,275
66	Thomaston	9,068
67	Barnesville	6,617
68	Conyers	15,456
69	Kennesaw	31,358
70	Milledgeville	18,840
71	Cartersville	19,858
72	St. Marys	17,555
73	Stockbridge	26,992
74	Bainbridge	12,600
75	Sylvester	6,180
76	Mcrae	5,762
77	Glennville	5,166
78	Calhoun	15,837
79	Duluth	27,821
80	Vidalia	10,596
81	Marietta	58,436
82	Monroe	13,427
83	Eastman	5,442
84	Fitzgerald	9,054
85	Douglasville	31,573
86	Thomasville	18,558
87	Mcdonough	22,560
88	Peachtree Corners	39,381
89	Douglas	11,738
90	Dublin	16,200
91	Griffin	23,425
92	Villa Rica	14,266
93	Americus	16,557
94	Douglas	11,738
95	Cordele	11,177
96	Toccoa	8,327
97	Rincon	9,273
98	Lawrenceville	29,364
99	Swainsboro	7,431
100	Cairo	9,750