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Crooked Creek is a tiny town of 798 people in Putnam County, Georgia. It's about 38 miles from Macon, GA and 74 miles from Atlanta, GA, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 93°F and winter highs 57°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $244k and rent runs about $838 a month.
798people
$244kTypical home
$838/moRent
93° / 57°Summer / winter
1"Snow
256Sunny days
105Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 798
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 247 people per sq mi
- 74 mi to Atlanta, GA
- 38 mi to Macon, GA
- 12 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $244k (≈$1,537/mo)
- Median rent $838/mo
- Median household income $51k
- Property tax about 0.7% of value
- 2.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 93°F
- Winter highs around 57°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
- 105 days a year with rain or snow
- Basically no snow
- Snow days are rare
- 6 days a year over 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Low violent crime (197 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (766 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 54
- 20% of households have kids
- 34% are 65 or older
- 24% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 5% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 26 min
- 0% walk or take transit to work
- 45 mi to MCN airport
- 71 mi to ATL (major hub)
- 102 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 48% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1985
- 84% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 410 ft
- 149 mi to the ocean
- 48 mi to a big lake
- 8 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 129 mi to the nearest ski area
- Campground in town
- 15 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 84 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 4 bars within 25 mi
- 16 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 1 music venue or club within 25 mi
- 8 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 3 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 39% of Georgia districts (reading)
- 7 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 7 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 36 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 9 mi to the nearest vet
- 24 mi to the nearest dog park
- 7 congregations per 10k people
- 13 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Putnam County: R+42 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
- High drought risk
- Very low winter storm risk
- Moderate heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk
Limited data: this place is small enough that most of its Census numbers (rent, home value, income, age) are blended with county figures. Treat its match as a rough guide.