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Carlton is a tiny town of 245 people in Madison County, Georgia. It's about 12 miles from Athens, GA and 81 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 $174k and rent runs about $1k a month.
245people
$174kTypical home
$1,313/moRent
90° / 54°Summer / winter
1"Snow
243Sunny days
99Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 245
- Part of a metro area
- About 244 people per sq mi
- 81 mi to Atlanta, GA
- 12 mi to Athens, GA
- 20 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $174k (≈$1,097/mo)
- Median rent $1,313/mo
- Median household income $84k
- Property tax about 1.1% of value
- 5.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 90°F
- Winter highs around 54°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 68°F)
- 243 sunny days a year (103 totally clear)
- 122 cloudy days a year
- 37 of 90 winter days are gray
- 99 days a year with rain or snow
- Basically no snow
- Snow days are rare
- 1 day a year over 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Low violent crime (184 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (644 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 41
- 31% of households have kids
- 20% are 65 or older
- 20% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 33 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 73 mi to PDK airport
- 84 mi to ATL (major hub)
- 47 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 76% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1968
- 89% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 617 ft
- 163 mi to the ocean
- 24 mi to a big lake
- 19 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 75 mi to the nearest ski area
- Campground in town
- 8 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 158 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 40 bars within 25 mi
- 48 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 7 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 11 museums within 25 mi
- 3 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 19 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 45% of Georgia districts (reading)
- 12 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 23 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 23 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 12 mi to the nearest vet
- 17 mi to the nearest dog park
- 10 congregations per 10k people
- 18 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Madison County: R+55 in 2024
- Georgia: Purple — split almost evenly
Natural hazards
- Low hurricane risk
- Moderate tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Low earthquake risk
- Very low flood risk
- Moderate drought risk
- Low winter storm risk
- Low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk