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Country around Mentone is a rural area of about 1,424 people in Chattooga County, Georgia, named for the post office its ZIP code uses. It's about 27 miles from Rome, GA and 83 miles from Atlanta, GA, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 85°F and winter highs 48°F, with about 4 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $138k and rent runs about $574 a month.
1,424people
$138kTypical home
$574/moRent
85° / 48°Summer / winter
4"Snow
235Sunny days
123Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Rural — about 1,424 people spread over the area
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 20 people per sq mi
- 83 mi to Atlanta, GA
- 27 mi to Rome, GA
- 9 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $138k (≈$870/mo)
- Median rent $574/mo
- Median household income $44k
- Property tax about 0.3% of value
- 2.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 85°F
- Winter highs around 48°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 67°F)
- 235 sunny days a year (99 totally clear)
- 130 cloudy days a year
- 43 of 90 winter days are gray
- 123 days a year with rain or snow
- 4" of snow a year
- 1 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 2 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Low violent crime (204 per 100k), county-wide
- Low property crime (975 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 62
- 20% of households have kids
- 34% are 65 or older
- 24% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 2% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 32 min
- 3% walk or take transit to work
- 41 mi to CHA airport
- 89 mi to ATL (major hub)
- 100 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 80% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1985
- 78% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Hilly terrain
- Elevation 1,598 ft
- 280 mi to the ocean
- 74 mi to a big lake
- 5 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 103 mi to the nearest ski area
- 3 mi to the nearest campground
- 7 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 81 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- Few or no bars within 25 mi
- 14 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 3 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 20 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 35% of Georgia districts (reading)
- 9 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 14 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 21 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 9 mi to the nearest vet
- 20 mi to the nearest dog park
- 10 congregations per 10k people
- 20 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Chattooga County: R+64 in 2024
- Georgia: Purple — split almost evenly
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- High 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
Some of this place's Census numbers are blended with county figures because its survey sample is small.