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Austell is a big small town of 8,447 people in Cobb County, Georgia. It's about 13 miles from Atlanta, GA. Summer highs average 86°F and winter highs 53°F, with about 1 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $285k and rent runs about $1k a month.
8,447people
$285kTypical home
$1,494/moRent
86° / 53°Summer / winter
1"Snow
251Sunny days
113Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 8,447
- Part of a metro area
- About 1,326 people per sq mi
- 13 mi to Atlanta, GA
- 13 mi to Atlanta, GA
- 3 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $285k (≈$1,797/mo)
- Median rent $1,494/mo
- Median household income $73k
- Property tax about 0.5% of value
- 5.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 86°F
- Winter highs around 53°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 67°F)
- 251 sunny days a year (110 totally clear)
- 114 cloudy days a year
- 36 of 90 winter days are gray
- 113 days a year with rain or snow
- 1" of snow a year
- Snow days are rare
- Rarely hits 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (163 per 100k)
- Very low property crime (688 per 100k)
People
- Median age 36
- 37% of households have kids
- 7% are 65 or older
- 23% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 5% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 34 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 18 mi to ATL airport
- 18 mi to ATL (major hub)
- 120 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 83% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1993
- 95% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 906 ft
- 236 mi to the ocean
- 40 mi to a big lake
- 12 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 128 mi to the nearest ski area
- 7 mi to the nearest campground
- 66 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 2,561 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 154 bars within 25 mi
- 672 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 22 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 73 museums within 25 mi
- 33 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 3 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 21% of Georgia districts (reading)
- 2 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 8 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 8 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 2 mi to the nearest vet
- 4 mi to the nearest dog park
- 5 congregations per 10k people
- 11 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Cobb County: D+15 in 2024
- Georgia: Purple — split almost evenly
Natural hazards
- Low hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Low earthquake risk
- Moderate flood risk
- Moderate drought risk
- Low winter storm risk
- Low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk