Living in Crawfordville, GA
Crawfordville is a tiny town of 548 people in Taliaferro County, Georgia. It's about 32 miles from Athens, GA and 89 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 $69k and rent runs about $657 a month.
548people
$69kTypical home
$657/moRent
91° / 55°Summer / winter
1"Snow
256Sunny days
100Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 548
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 176 people per sq mi
- 89 mi to Atlanta, GA
- 32 mi to Athens, GA
- 38 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $69k (≈$436/mo)
- Median rent $657/mo
- Median household income $59k
- Property tax about 1.5% of value
- 2.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 91°F
- Winter highs around 55°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 68°F)
- 256 sunny days a year (112 totally clear)
- 109 cloudy days a year
- 35 of 90 winter days are gray
- 100 days a year with rain or snow
- Basically no snow
- Snow days are rare
- 2 days a year over 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Usually calm
People
- Median age 50
- 35% of households have kids
- 29% are 65 or older
- 12% have a college degree
- Very diverse community
- 1% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 39 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 55 mi to AGS airport
- 88 mi to ATL (major hub)
- 79 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 68% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1959
- 68% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 610 ft
- 137 mi to the ocean
- 19 mi to a big lake
- 21 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 109 mi to the nearest ski area
- Campground in town
- 12 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 37 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- Few or no bars within 25 mi
- Few or no coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 4 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 33 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 3% of Georgia districts (reading)
- 16 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 16 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 41 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 23 mi to the nearest vet
- 35 mi to the nearest dog park
- 37 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Taliaferro County: D+15 in 2024
- Georgia: Purple — split almost evenly
Natural hazards
- Moderate hurricane risk
- Moderate tornado risk
- Low wildfire risk
- Low earthquake risk
- 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.