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Carnesville is a tiny town of 852 people in Franklin County, Georgia. It's about 30 miles from Athens, GA and 80 miles from Atlanta, GA, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 89°F and winter highs 53°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $200k and rent runs about $919 a month.
852people
$200kTypical home
$919/moRent
89° / 53°Summer / winter
1"Snow
243Sunny days
90Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 852
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 237 people per sq mi
- 80 mi to Atlanta, GA
- 30 mi to Athens, GA
- 27 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $200k (≈$1,261/mo)
- Median rent $919/mo
- Median household income $85k
- Property tax about 0.6% of value
- 6.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 89°F
- Winter highs around 53°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
- 90 days a year with rain or snow
- Basically no snow
- Snow days are rare
- Rarely hits 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Low violent crime (292 per 100k), county-wide
- Low property crime (1,389 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 35
- 38% of households have kids
- 14% are 65 or older
- 16% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 6% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 31 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 68 mi to GSP airport
- 85 mi to ATL (major hub)
- 32 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 79% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1974
- 84% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 732 ft
- 187 mi to the ocean
- 12 mi to a big lake
- 28 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 53 mi to the nearest ski area
- 5 mi to the nearest campground
- 9 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 123 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 4 bars within 25 mi
- 16 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 7 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 20 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 48% of Georgia districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 10 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 31 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 18 mi to the nearest vet
- 18 mi to the nearest dog park
- 12 congregations per 10k people
- 8 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