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Blythe is a tiny town of 806 people in Richmond County, Georgia. It's about 17 miles from Augusta, GA and 131 miles from Atlanta, GA, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 93°F and winter highs 58°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $136k and rent runs about $925 a month.
806people
$136kTypical home
$925/moRent
93° / 58°Summer / winter
1"Snow
256Sunny days
108Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 806
- Part of a metro area
- About 283 people per sq mi
- 131 mi to Atlanta, GA
- 17 mi to Augusta, GA
- 9 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $136k (≈$856/mo)
- Median rent $925/mo
- Median household income $49k
- Property tax about 0.5% of value
- 7.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 93°F
- Winter highs around 58°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 68°F)
- 256 sunny days a year (112 totally clear)
- 109 cloudy days a year
- 35 of 90 winter days are gray
- 108 days a year with rain or snow
- Basically no snow
- Snow days are rare
- 4 days a year over 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (157 per 100k), county-wide
- Low property crime (1,228 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 36
- 37% of households have kids
- 13% are 65 or older
- 19% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 6% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 35 min
- 3% walk or take transit to work
- 15 mi to AGS airport
- 100 mi to SAV (major hub)
- 61 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 59% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1992
- 85% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 466 ft
- 95 mi to the ocean
- 25 mi to a big lake
- 13 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 83 mi to the nearest ski area
- 18 mi to the nearest campground
- 19 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 272 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 29 bars within 25 mi
- 66 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 4 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 5 museums within 25 mi
- 2 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 14 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 11% of Georgia districts (reading)
- 7 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 8 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 49 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 14 mi to the nearest vet
- 8 mi to the nearest dog park
- 7 congregations per 10k people
- 12 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Richmond County: D+36 in 2024
- Georgia: Purple — split almost evenly
Natural hazards
- Moderate hurricane risk
- Moderate tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Low earthquake risk
- Moderate flood risk
- Moderate drought risk
- Very low winter storm risk
- Low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk