Living in Avalon, GA
Avalon is a tiny town of 314 people in Stephens County, Georgia. It's about 38 miles from Athens, GA and 86 miles from Atlanta, GA, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 89°F and winter highs 53°F, with about 1 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $189k and rent runs about $916 a month.
314people
$189kTypical home
$916/moRent
89° / 53°Summer / winter
1"Snow
243Sunny days
107Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 314
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 178 people per sq mi
- 86 mi to Atlanta, GA
- 38 mi to Athens, GA
- 26 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $189k (≈$1,194/mo)
- Median rent $916/mo
- Median household income $51k
- Property tax about 0.4% of value
- 3.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 89°F
- Winter highs around 53°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 66°F)
- 243 sunny days a year (103 totally clear)
- 122 cloudy days a year
- 37 of 90 winter days are gray
- 107 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 (116 per 100k), county-wide
- About average property crime (1,725 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 43
- 27% of households have kids
- 21% are 65 or older
- 11% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 24 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 62 mi to GSP airport
- 92 mi to ATL (major hub)
- 25 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 66% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1983
- 83% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 886 ft
- 191 mi to the ocean
- 6 mi to a big lake
- 20 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 44 mi to the nearest ski area
- 9 mi to the nearest campground
- 13 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 144 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 4 bars within 25 mi
- 13 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 14 museums within 25 mi
- 2 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 14 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 49% of Georgia districts (reading)
- 6 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 7 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 23 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 13 mi to the nearest vet
- 14 mi to the nearest dog park
- 12 congregations per 10k people
- 11 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Stephens County: R+63 in 2024
- Georgia: Purple — split almost evenly
Natural hazards
- Low hurricane risk
- Moderate tornado risk
- Low wildfire risk
- Low earthquake risk
- Moderate flood risk
- Moderate drought risk
- Low winter storm risk
- Very low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk
Some of this place's Census numbers are blended with county figures because its survey sample is small.