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Buena Vista is a small town of 1,717 people in Marion County, Georgia. It's about 25 miles from Columbus, GA and 100 miles from Atlanta, GA, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 90°F and winter highs 58°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $81k and rent runs about $592 a month.
1,717people
$81kTypical home
$592/moRent
90° / 58°Summer / winter
0"Snow
257Sunny days
101Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 1,717
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 533 people per sq mi
- 100 mi to Atlanta, GA
- 25 mi to Columbus, GA
- 24 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $81k (≈$510/mo)
- Median rent $592/mo
- Median household income $29k
- Property tax about 1.4% of value
- 3.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 90°F
- Winter highs around 58°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 69°F)
- 257 sunny days a year (113 totally clear)
- 108 cloudy days a year
- 34 of 90 winter days are gray
- 101 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
- Very low violent crime (27 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (266 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 37
- 37% of households have kids
- 19% are 65 or older
- 10% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 27 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 28 mi to CSG airport
- 91 mi to ATL (major hub)
- 156 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 43% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1984
- 65% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 696 ft
- 151 mi to the ocean
- 37 mi to a big lake
- 70 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 211 mi to the nearest ski area
- 19 mi to the nearest campground
- No golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 6 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- Few or no bars within 25 mi
- Few or no coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 6 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- Farmers market in town
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 38% of Georgia districts (reading)
- 18 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 19 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 29 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 21 mi to the nearest vet
- 25 mi to the nearest dog park
- 5 congregations per 10k people
- 25 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Marion County: R+30 in 2024
- Georgia: Purple — split almost evenly
Natural hazards
- Moderate hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- Very low flood risk
- High drought risk
- Very low winter storm risk
- Moderate heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk