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Barnesville is a big small town of 6,121 people in Lamar County, Georgia. It's about 29 miles from Macon, GA and 52 miles from Atlanta, GA, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 91°F and winter highs 56°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $177k and rent runs about $846 a month.
6,121people
$177kTypical home
$846/moRent
91° / 56°Summer / winter
0"Snow
251Sunny days
88Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 6,121
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 1,010 people per sq mi
- 52 mi to Atlanta, GA
- 29 mi to Macon, GA
- 15 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $177k (≈$1,113/mo)
- Median rent $846/mo
- Median household income $57k
- Property tax about 0.9% of value
- 6.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 91°F
- Winter highs around 56°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 68°F)
- 251 sunny days a year (110 totally clear)
- 114 cloudy days a year
- 36 of 90 winter days are gray
- 88 days a year with rain or snow
- Basically no snow
- Snow days are rare
- 1 day a year over 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (46 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (194 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 31
- 29% of households have kids
- 13% are 65 or older
- 18% have a college degree
- Very diverse community
- 15% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 26 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 38 mi to MCN airport
- 44 mi to ATL (major hub)
- 136 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 73% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1973
- 89% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 833 ft
- 190 mi to the ocean
- 77 mi to a big lake
- 30 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 156 mi to the nearest ski area
- 12 mi to the nearest campground
- 16 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 107 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- Few or no bars within 25 mi
- 18 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 3 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 28 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 35% of Georgia districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 12 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 26 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 18 mi to the nearest vet
- 18 mi to the nearest dog park
- 6 congregations per 10k people
- College in town
Politics
- Lamar County: R+46 in 2024
- Georgia: Purple — split almost evenly
Natural hazards
- Low hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- Low wildfire risk
- Low earthquake risk
- Low flood risk
- Moderate drought risk
- Very low winter storm risk
- Low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk