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Arcade is a small town of 1,704 people in Jackson County, Georgia. It's about 20 miles from Athens, GA and 56 miles from Atlanta, GA, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 90°F and winter highs 53°F, with about 1 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $235k and rent runs about $995 a month.
1,704people
$235kTypical home
$995/moRent
90° / 53°Summer / winter
1"Snow
243Sunny days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 1,704
- Part of a metro area
- About 184 people per sq mi
- 56 mi to Atlanta, GA
- 20 mi to Athens, GA
- 6 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $235k (≈$1,479/mo)
- Median rent $995/mo
- Median household income $68k
- Property tax about 0.6% of value
- 3.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 90°F
- Winter highs around 53°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 67°F)
- 243 sunny days a year (103 totally clear)
- 122 cloudy days a year
- 37 of 90 winter days are gray
- 1" of snow a year
- Snow days are rare
- 1 day a year over 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (60 per 100k)
- Very low property crime (703 per 100k)
People
- Median age 44
- 32% of households have kids
- 14% are 65 or older
- 19% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 5% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 36 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 46 mi to PDK airport
- 60 mi to ATL (major hub)
- 58 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 62% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1996
- 89% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 843 ft
- 187 mi to the ocean
- 25 mi to a big lake
- 10 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 77 mi to the nearest ski area
- 16 mi to the nearest campground
- 25 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 503 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 43 bars within 25 mi
- 160 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 7 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 15 museums within 25 mi
- 6 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 8 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 9% of Georgia districts (reading)
- 4 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 11 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 11 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 10 mi to the nearest vet
- 9 mi to the nearest dog park
- 6 congregations per 10k people
- 10 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Jackson County: R+55 in 2024
- Georgia: Purple — split almost evenly
Natural hazards
- Low hurricane risk
- Moderate tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Low earthquake risk
- Low flood risk
- Moderate drought risk
- Low winter storm risk
- Low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk