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Bonanza is a small town of 3,279 people in Clayton County, Georgia. It's about 22 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 $204k and rent runs about $2k a month.
3,279people
$204kTypical home
$1,559/moRent
90° / 53°Summer / winter
1"Snow
251Sunny days
113Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 3,279
- Part of a metro area
- About 3,129 people per sq mi
- 22 mi to Atlanta, GA
- 22 mi to Atlanta, GA
- 2 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $204k (≈$1,288/mo)
- Median rent $1,559/mo
- Median household income $60k
- Property tax about 1.1% of value
- 11.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 90°F
- Winter highs around 53°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
- 113 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
- Above-average violent crime (544 per 100k), county-wide
- Above-average property crime (2,814 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 43
- 20% of households have kids
- 13% are 65 or older
- 24% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 5% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 33 min
- 4% walk or take transit to work
- 13 mi to ATL airport
- 13 mi to ATL (major hub)
- 121 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 84% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1992
- 92% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 879 ft
- 212 mi to the ocean
- 51 mi to a big lake
- 14 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 136 mi to the nearest ski area
- 5 mi to the nearest campground
- 66 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 1,455 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 102 bars within 25 mi
- 371 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 17 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 56 museums within 25 mi
- 18 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 7 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 17% of Georgia districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 8 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 22 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- Vet in town
- 8 mi to the nearest dog park
- 3 congregations per 10k people
- 9 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Clayton County: D+69 in 2024
- Georgia: Purple — split almost evenly
Natural hazards
- Low hurricane risk
- High 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