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Buckhead is a tiny town of 331 people in Morgan County, Georgia. It's about 27 miles from Athens, GA and 63 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 $228k and rent runs about $1k a month.
331people
$228kTypical home
$1,108/moRent
90° / 54°Summer / winter
0"Snow
256Sunny days
106Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 331
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 413 people per sq mi
- 63 mi to Atlanta, GA
- 27 mi to Athens, GA
- 26 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $228k (≈$1,437/mo)
- Median rent $1,108/mo
- Median household income $80k
- Property tax about 0.6% 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
- 106 days a year with rain or snow
- Basically no snow
- Snow days are rare
- 2 days 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 37
- 38% of households have kids
- 16% are 65 or older
- 24% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 2% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 31 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 58 mi to PDK airport
- 62 mi to ATL (major hub)
- 83 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 73% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1985
- 91% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 620 ft
- 162 mi to the ocean
- 45 mi to a big lake
- 18 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 109 mi to the nearest ski area
- 14 mi to the nearest campground
- 12 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 122 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- Few or no bars within 25 mi
- 25 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 9 museums within 25 mi
- 1 brewery or distillery within 25 mi
- 6 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 22% of Georgia districts (reading)
- 6 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 6 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 24 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 12 mi to the nearest vet
- 8 mi to the nearest dog park
- 11 congregations per 10k people
- 23 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
Limited data: this place is small enough that most of its Census numbers (rent, home value, income, age) are blended with county figures. Treat its match as a rough guide.