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Avondale Estates is a small town of 3,530 people in DeKalb County, Georgia. It's about 9 miles from Atlanta, GA. Summer highs average 90°F and winter highs 53°F, with about 1 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $554k and rent runs about $2k a month.
3,530people
$554kTypical home
$1,557/moRent
90° / 53°Summer / winter
1"Snow
251Sunny days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 3,530
- Part of a metro area
- About 2,886 people per sq mi
- 9 mi to Atlanta, GA
- 9 mi to Atlanta, GA
- 1 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $554k (≈$3,493/mo)
- Median rent $1,557/mo
- Median household income $124k
- Property tax about 1.2% of value
- 2.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 90°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
- 1" of snow a year
- Snow days are rare
- Rarely hits 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Low violent crime (293 per 100k)
- About average property crime (1,947 per 100k)
People
- Median age 49
- 22% of households have kids
- 23% are 65 or older
- 75% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 32 min
- 3% walk or take transit to work
- 8 mi to PDK airport
- 13 mi to ATL (major hub)
- 104 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 69% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1966
- 95% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 1,040 ft
- 215 mi to the ocean
- 29 mi to a big lake
- 6 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 116 mi to the nearest ski area
- 7 mi to the nearest campground
- 88 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 3,439 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 172 bars within 25 mi
- 916 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 22 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 77 museums within 25 mi
- 37 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- Farmers market in town
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 46% of Georgia districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 3 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 4 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- Vet in town
- Dog park in town
- 4 congregations per 10k people
- 2 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- DeKalb County: D+65 in 2024
- Georgia: Purple — split almost evenly
Natural hazards
- Low hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Low earthquake risk
- High flood risk
- Moderate drought risk
- Low winter storm risk
- Low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk