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Clayton is a small town of 2,018 people in Rabun County, Georgia. It's about 47 miles from Gainesville, GA and 96 miles from Atlanta, GA, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 84°F and winter highs 50°F, with about 2 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $250k and rent runs about $814 a month.
2,018people
$250kTypical home
$814/moRent
84° / 50°Summer / winter
2"Snow
243Sunny days
130Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 2,018
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 594 people per sq mi
- 96 mi to Atlanta, GA
- 47 mi to Gainesville, GA
- 36 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $250k (≈$1,574/mo)
- Median rent $814/mo
- Median household income $57k
- Property tax about 0.7% of value
- 1.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 84°F
- Winter highs around 50°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 63°F)
- 243 sunny days a year (103 totally clear)
- 122 cloudy days a year
- 37 of 90 winter days are gray
- 130 days a year with rain or snow
- 2" of snow a year
- Snow days are rare
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 2 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (64 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (439 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 46
- 22% of households have kids
- 25% are 65 or older
- 27% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 2% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 18 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 62 mi to AVL airport
- 73 mi to TYS (major hub)
- 35 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 73% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1978
- 86% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Hilly terrain
- Elevation 2,070 ft
- 218 mi to the ocean
- 23 mi to a big lake
- 9 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 26 mi to the nearest ski area
- 2 mi to the nearest campground
- 31 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 161 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 4 bars within 25 mi
- 23 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 14 museums within 25 mi
- 6 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 25 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 22% of Georgia districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 3 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 28 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 23 mi to the nearest vet
- 17 mi to the nearest dog park
- 12 congregations per 10k people
- 20 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Rabun County: R+57 in 2024
- Georgia: Purple — split almost evenly
Natural hazards
- Low hurricane risk
- Moderate tornado risk
- Low wildfire risk
- Low earthquake risk
- Moderate flood risk
- Moderate drought risk
- Low winter storm risk
- Very low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk