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Bowersville is a tiny town of 522 people in Hart County, Georgia. It's about 31 miles from Athens, GA and 88 miles from Atlanta, GA, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 90°F and winter highs 53°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $151k and rent runs about $945 a month.
522people
$151kTypical home
$945/moRent
90° / 53°Summer / winter
1"Snow
243Sunny days
100Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 522
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 233 people per sq mi
- 88 mi to Atlanta, GA
- 31 mi to Athens, GA
- 26 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $151k (≈$954/mo)
- Median rent $945/mo
- Median household income $61k
- Property tax about 0.5% of value
- 2.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 90°F
- Winter highs around 53°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 66°F)
- 243 sunny days a year (103 totally clear)
- 122 cloudy days a year
- 37 of 90 winter days are gray
- 100 days a year with rain or snow
- Basically no snow
- Snow days are rare
- Rarely hits 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Low violent crime (197 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (817 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 42
- 31% of households have kids
- 20% are 65 or older
- 14% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 25 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 61 mi to GSP airport
- 92 mi to ATL (major hub)
- 26 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 61% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1991
- 88% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 912 ft
- 181 mi to the ocean
- 7 mi to a big lake
- 30 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 52 mi to the nearest ski area
- 5 mi to the nearest campground
- 12 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 120 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 4 bars within 25 mi
- 9 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 9 museums within 25 mi
- 1 brewery or distillery within 25 mi
- 15 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 47% of Georgia districts (reading)
- 4 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 5 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 27 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 19 mi to the nearest vet
- 11 mi to the nearest dog park
- 11 congregations per 10k people
- 8 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Hart County: R+55 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
- Moderate drought risk
- 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.