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Canon is a tiny town of 879 people in Franklin County, Georgia. It's about 28 miles from Athens, GA and 85 miles from Atlanta, GA, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 89°F and winter highs 52°F, with about 1 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $118k and rent runs about $857 a month.
879people
$118kTypical home
$857/moRent
89° / 52°Summer / winter
1"Snow
243Sunny days
97Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 879
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 282 people per sq mi
- 85 mi to Atlanta, GA
- 28 mi to Athens, GA
- 29 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $118k (≈$746/mo)
- Median rent $857/mo
- Median household income $42k
- Property tax about 0.5% of value
- 4.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 89°F
- Winter highs around 52°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
- 97 days a year with rain or snow
- 1" of snow a year
- Snow days are rare
- Rarely hits 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Low violent crime (215 per 100k)
- Low property crime (1,095 per 100k)
People
- Median age 34
- 33% of households have kids
- 18% are 65 or older
- 11% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 32 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 64 mi to GSP airport
- 90 mi to ATL (major hub)
- 29 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 63% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1977
- 63% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 919 ft
- 180 mi to the ocean
- 10 mi to a big lake
- 29 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 54 mi to the nearest ski area
- 3 mi to the nearest campground
- 9 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 138 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 4 bars within 25 mi
- 12 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 8 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 17 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 48% of Georgia districts (reading)
- 6 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 7 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 30 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 16 mi to the nearest vet
- 14 mi to the nearest dog park
- 12 congregations per 10k people
- 5 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Franklin County: R+73 in 2024
- Georgia: Purple — split almost evenly
Natural hazards
- Low hurricane risk
- Moderate 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