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Country around White Plains is a rural area of about 1,271 people in Greene County, Georgia, named for the post office its ZIP code uses. It's about 35 miles from Athens, GA and 81 miles from Atlanta, GA, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 91°F and winter highs 55°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $284k and rent runs about $786 a month.
1,271people
$284kTypical home
$786/moRent
91° / 55°Summer / winter
1"Snow
256Sunny days
97Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Rural — about 1,271 people spread over the area
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 18 people per sq mi
- 81 mi to Atlanta, GA
- 35 mi to Athens, GA
- 27 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $284k (≈$1,789/mo)
- Median rent $786/mo
- Median household income $49k
- Property tax about 0.6% of value
- 1.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 91°F
- Winter highs around 55°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 68°F)
- 256 sunny days a year (110 totally clear)
- 109 cloudy days a year
- 34 of 90 winter days are gray
- 97 days a year with rain or snow
- Basically no snow
- Snow days are rare
- 3 days a year over 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (134 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (383 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 51
- 18% of households have kids
- 30% are 65 or older
- 27% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 36 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 62 mi to MCN airport
- 79 mi to ATL (major hub)
- 87 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 80% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1992
- 79% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 610 ft
- 143 mi to the ocean
- 31 mi to a big lake
- 9 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 115 mi to the nearest ski area
- 9 mi to the nearest campground
- 11 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 35 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- Few or no bars within 25 mi
- 3 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 5 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 21 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 42% of Georgia districts (reading)
- 10 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 9 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 40 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 12 mi to the nearest vet
- 26 mi to the nearest dog park
- 9 congregations per 10k people
- 27 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Greene County: R+29 in 2024
- Georgia: Purple — split almost evenly
Natural hazards
- Low hurricane risk
- Moderate tornado risk
- Low wildfire risk
- Low earthquake risk
- Very low flood risk
- High drought risk
- Very low winter storm risk
- Moderate 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.