Living in Berry College, GA
Berry College is a small town of 1,647 people in Floyd County, Georgia. It's part of the Rome, GA area. Summer highs average 90°F and winter highs 52°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $218k and rent runs about $1k a month.
1,647people
$218kTypical home
$1,014/moRent
90° / 52°Summer / winter
0"Snow
235Sunny days
118Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 1,647
- Part of a metro area
- About 1,348 people per sq mi
- 57 mi to Atlanta, GA
- In the Rome, GA area
- 2 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $218k (≈$1,374/mo)
- Median rent $1,014/mo
- Median household income $66k
- Property tax about 0.8% of value
- 7.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 90°F
- Winter highs around 52°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 67°F)
- 235 sunny days a year (99 totally clear)
- 130 cloudy days a year
- 43 of 90 winter days are gray
- 118 days a year with rain or snow
- Basically no snow
- Snow days are rare
- 2 days a year over 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- About average violent crime (382 per 100k), county-wide
- Low property crime (1,322 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 20
- 8% of households have kids
- 5% are 65 or older
- 66% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 77% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 13 min
- 30% walk or take transit to work
- 51 mi to CHA airport
- 63 mi to ATL (major hub)
- 107 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 94% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1978
- 97% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 627 ft
- 268 mi to the ocean
- 62 mi to a big lake
- 20 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 112 mi to the nearest ski area
- 4 mi to the nearest campground
- 10 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 204 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- Few or no bars within 25 mi
- 42 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 16 museums within 25 mi
- 1 brewery or distillery within 25 mi
- 29 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 48% of Georgia districts (reading)
- 2 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 20 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 6 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 16 mi to the nearest vet
- 2 mi to the nearest dog park
- 8 congregations per 10k people
- 2 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Floyd County: R+42 in 2024
- Georgia: Purple — split almost evenly
Natural hazards
- Low hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- Low wildfire risk
- Low earthquake risk
- Moderate flood risk
- Moderate drought risk
- Low winter storm risk
- Low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk
Limited data: this place is small enough that most of its Census numbers (rent, home value, income, age) are blended with county figures. Treat its match as a rough guide.