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Candler-McAfee is a small city of 20,905 people in DeKalb County, Georgia. It's about 9 miles from Atlanta, GA. Summer highs average 90°F and winter highs 53°F, with about 1 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $259k and rent runs about $1k a month.
20,905people
$259kTypical home
$1,498/moRent
90° / 53°Summer / winter
1"Snow
251Sunny days
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Size & setting
- Small city of 20,905
- Part of a metro area
- About 3,003 people per sq mi
- 9 mi to Atlanta, GA
- 9 mi to Atlanta, GA
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $259k (≈$1,635/mo)
- Median rent $1,498/mo
- Median household income $65k
- Property tax about 0.8% of value
- 12.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 90°F
- Winter highs around 53°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
- Above-average violent crime (559 per 100k), county-wide
- Above-average property crime (2,922 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 43
- 19% of households have kids
- 24% are 65 or older
- 30% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 5% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 35 min
- 6% walk or take transit to work
- 11 mi to PDK airport
- 11 mi to ATL (major hub)
- 106 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 75% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1963
- 89% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 958 ft
- 214 mi to the ocean
- 32 mi to a big lake
- 8 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 119 mi to the nearest ski area
- 8 mi to the nearest campground
- 80 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 3,249 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 172 bars within 25 mi
- 844 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 22 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 75 museums within 25 mi
- 36 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 3 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 48% of Georgia districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 6 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 6 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 4 mi to the nearest vet
- 3 mi to the nearest dog park
- 4 congregations per 10k people
- 3 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- DeKalb County: D+65 in 2024
- Georgia: Purple — split almost evenly
Natural hazards
- Low hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Low earthquake risk
- High flood risk
- Moderate drought risk
- Low winter storm risk
- Low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk