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Brooks is a tiny town of 603 people in Fayette County, Georgia. It's about 32 miles from Atlanta, GA. Summer highs average 90°F and winter highs 55°F, with about 1 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $437k and rent runs about $2k a month.
603people
$437kTypical home
$1,762/moRent
90° / 55°Summer / winter
1"Snow
251Sunny days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 603
- Part of a metro area
- About 140 people per sq mi
- 32 mi to Atlanta, GA
- 32 mi to Atlanta, GA
- 10 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $437k (≈$2,754/mo)
- Median rent $1,762/mo
- Median household income $106k
- Property tax about 0.8% of value
- 4.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 90°F
- Winter highs around 55°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
- 1" of snow a year
- Snow days are rare
- Rarely hits 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (64 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (661 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 51
- 30% of households have kids
- 25% are 65 or older
- 44% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 5% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 33 min
- 3% walk or take transit to work
- 24 mi to ATL airport
- 24 mi to ATL (major hub)
- 134 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 94% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1986
- 92% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 827 ft
- 213 mi to the ocean
- 64 mi to a big lake
- 6 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 149 mi to the nearest ski area
- 10 mi to the nearest campground
- 38 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 569 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 7 bars within 25 mi
- 131 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 2 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 14 museums within 25 mi
- 3 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 6 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 11% of Georgia districts (reading)
- 5 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 10 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 17 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 9 mi to the nearest vet
- 9 mi to the nearest dog park
- 9 congregations per 10k people
- 10 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Fayette County: R+3 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
Some of this place's Census numbers are blended with county figures because its survey sample is small.