Living in Bostwick, GA
Bostwick is a tiny town of 269 people in Morgan County, Georgia. It's about 22 miles from Athens, GA and 52 miles from Atlanta, GA, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 90°F and winter highs 54°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $339k and rent runs about $2k a month.
269people
$339kTypical home
$1,694/moRent
90° / 54°Summer / winter
0"Snow
256Sunny days
118Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 269
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 93 people per sq mi
- 52 mi to Atlanta, GA
- 22 mi to Athens, GA
- 12 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $339k (≈$2,140/mo)
- Median rent $1,694/mo
- Median household income $72k
- Property tax about 0.5% of value
- 2.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 90°F
- Winter highs around 54°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 68°F)
- 256 sunny days a year (110 totally clear)
- 109 cloudy days a year
- 34 of 90 winter days are gray
- 118 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
- Low violent crime (188 per 100k), county-wide
- About average property crime (1,785 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 57
- 24% of households have kids
- 27% are 65 or older
- 27% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 28 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 46 mi to PDK airport
- 53 mi to ATL (major hub)
- 77 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 84% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1984
- 89% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 758 ft
- 175 mi to the ocean
- 40 mi to a big lake
- 15 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 99 mi to the nearest ski area
- 7 mi to the nearest campground
- 18 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 319 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 40 bars within 25 mi
- 82 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 7 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 15 museums within 25 mi
- 5 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 9 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 9% of Georgia districts (reading)
- 10 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 11 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 11 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 12 mi to the nearest vet
- 10 mi to the nearest dog park
- 11 congregations per 10k people
- 16 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Morgan County: R+46 in 2024
- Georgia: Purple — split almost evenly
Natural hazards
- Low hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Low earthquake risk
- Low flood risk
- High drought risk
- Very low winter storm risk
- Low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk
Some of this place's Census numbers are blended with county figures because its survey sample is small.