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Commerce is a big small town of 8,013 people in Jackson County, Georgia. It's about 21 miles from Gainesville, GA and 63 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 $240k and rent runs about $1k a month.
8,013people
$240kTypical home
$1,183/moRent
89° / 53°Summer / winter
1"Snow
243Sunny days
108Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 8,013
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 595 people per sq mi
- 63 mi to Atlanta, GA
- 21 mi to Gainesville, GA
- 9 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $240k (≈$1,513/mo)
- Median rent $1,183/mo
- Median household income $61k
- Property tax about 0.9% of value
- 1.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 89°F
- Winter highs around 53°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 67°F)
- 243 sunny days a year (103 totally clear)
- 122 cloudy days a year
- 37 of 90 winter days are gray
- 108 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
- Very low violent crime (72 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (525 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 33
- 44% of households have kids
- 14% are 65 or older
- 17% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 6% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 26 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 53 mi to PDK airport
- 68 mi to ATL (major hub)
- 49 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 81% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1990
- 95% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 873 ft
- 190 mi to the ocean
- 22 mi to a big lake
- 17 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 67 mi to the nearest ski area
- 12 mi to the nearest campground
- 19 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 363 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 43 bars within 25 mi
- 106 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 7 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 16 museums within 25 mi
- 5 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 11 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 21% of Georgia districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 19 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 19 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 16 mi to the nearest vet
- 2 mi to the nearest dog park
- 6 congregations per 10k people
- 18 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Jackson 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
- Low flood risk
- Moderate drought risk
- Low winter storm risk
- Low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk