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Clarkston is a big small town of 14,557 people in DeKalb County, Georgia. It's about 11 miles from Atlanta, GA. Summer highs average 90°F and winter highs 52°F, with about 1 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $303k and rent runs about $1k a month.
14,557people
$303kTypical home
$1,422/moRent
90° / 52°Summer / winter
1"Snow
251Sunny days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 14,557
- Part of a metro area
- About 7,890 people per sq mi
- 11 mi to Atlanta, GA
- 11 mi to Atlanta, GA
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $303k (≈$1,908/mo)
- Median rent $1,422/mo
- Median household income $49k
- Property tax about 1.1% of value
- 8.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 90°F
- Winter highs around 52°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 67°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 (485 per 100k)
- About average property crime (1,863 per 100k)
People
- Median age 27
- 46% of households have kids
- 4% are 65 or older
- 25% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 6% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 33 min
- 5% walk or take transit to work
- 6 mi to PDK airport
- 16 mi to ATL (major hub)
- 101 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 25% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1979
- 90% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 1,014 ft
- 215 mi to the ocean
- 26 mi to a big lake
- 5 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 113 mi to the nearest ski area
- 5 mi to the nearest campground
- 93 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 3,431 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 174 bars within 25 mi
- 924 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 22 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 74 museums within 25 mi
- 39 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 2 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 44% of Georgia districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 2 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 5 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- Vet in town
- Dog park in town
- 4 congregations per 10k people
- 2 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