Living in Aragon, GA
Aragon is a small town of 2,536 people in Polk County, Georgia. It's about 17 miles from Rome, GA and 41 miles from Atlanta, GA, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 90°F and winter highs 53°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $162k and rent runs about $985 a month.
2,536people
$162kTypical home
$985/moRent
90° / 53°Summer / winter
1"Snow
235Sunny days
87Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 2,536
- Part of a metro area
- About 2,331 people per sq mi
- 41 mi to Atlanta, GA
- 17 mi to Rome, GA
- 11 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $162k (≈$1,021/mo)
- Median rent $985/mo
- Median household income $68k
- Property tax about 0.6% of value
- 13.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 90°F
- Winter highs around 53°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 67°F)
- 235 sunny days a year (99 totally clear)
- 130 cloudy days a year
- 43 of 90 winter days are gray
- 87 days a year with rain or snow
- Basically no snow
- Snow days are rare
- 1 day a year over 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Low violent crime (197 per 100k)
- Very low property crime (805 per 100k)
People
- Median age 28
- 54% of households have kids
- 9% are 65 or older
- 8% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 35 min
- 0% walk or take transit to work
- 45 mi to PDK airport
- 46 mi to ATL (major hub)
- 107 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 89% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1960
- 94% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 751 ft
- 254 mi to the ocean
- 56 mi to a big lake
- 6 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 128 mi to the nearest ski area
- 6 mi to the nearest campground
- 19 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 380 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 3 bars within 25 mi
- 83 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 23 museums within 25 mi
- 2 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 27 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 28% of Georgia districts (reading)
- 3 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 13 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 21 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 5 mi to the nearest vet
- 17 mi to the nearest dog park
- 8 congregations per 10k people
- 12 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Polk County: R+61 in 2024
- Georgia: Purple — split almost evenly
Natural hazards
- Low hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- Moderate wildfire risk
- Low earthquake risk
- Low flood risk
- Moderate drought risk
- Low winter storm risk
- Low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk