Living in Atlanta, IN
Atlanta is a tiny town of 816 people in Hamilton County, Indiana. It's about 18 miles from Kokomo, IN and 31 miles from Indianapolis, IN, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 85°F and winter highs 35°F, with about 20 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $148k and rent runs about $1k a month.
816people
$148kTypical home
$1,134/moRent
85° / 35°Summer / winter
20"Snow
221Sunny days
126Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 816
- Part of a metro area
- About 2,607 people per sq mi
- 31 mi to Indianapolis, IN
- 18 mi to Kokomo, IN
- 12 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $148k (≈$936/mo)
- Median rent $1,134/mo
- Median household income $69k
- Property tax about 0.8% of value
- 6.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 85°F
- Winter highs around 35°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 64°F)
- 221 sunny days a year (76 totally clear)
- 144 cloudy days a year
- 51 of 90 winter days are gray
- 126 days a year with rain or snow
- 20" of snow a year
- 7 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 21 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Very low violent crime (75 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (531 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 38
- 35% of households have kids
- 12% are 65 or older
- 31% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 29 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 37 mi to IND airport
- 37 mi to IND (major hub)
- 32 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 81% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1959
- 96% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 863 ft
- 479 mi to the ocean
- 114 mi to a big lake
- 20 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 56 mi to the nearest ski area
- 20 mi to the nearest campground
- 48 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 750 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 73 bars within 25 mi
- 192 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 2 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 18 museums within 25 mi
- 19 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 12 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 29% of Indiana districts (reading)
- 5 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 5 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 12 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 12 mi to the nearest vet
- 6 mi to the nearest dog park
- 5 congregations per 10k people
- 18 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Hamilton County: R+6 in 2024
- Indiana: R+19 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Low earthquake risk
- Moderate flood risk
- Very low drought risk
- Moderate winter storm risk
- Low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk