Living in Cusseta-Chattahoochee County, GA
Cusseta-Chattahoochee County is a big small town of 8,887 people in Chattahoochee County, Georgia. It's about 12 miles from Columbus, GA and 100 miles from Atlanta, GA, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 93°F and winter highs 59°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $103k and rent runs about $1k a month.
8,887people
$103kTypical home
$1,348/moRent
93° / 59°Summer / winter
0"Snow
257Sunny days
105Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 8,887
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 36 people per sq mi
- 100 mi to Atlanta, GA
- 12 mi to Columbus, GA
- 12 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $103k (≈$648/mo)
- Median rent $1,348/mo
- Median household income $61k
- Property tax about 0.8% of value
- 9.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 93°F
- Winter highs around 59°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 69°F)
- 257 sunny days a year (113 totally clear)
- 108 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
- 3 days a year over 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Usually calm
People
- Median age 24
- 50% of households have kids
- 5% are 65 or older
- 30% have a college degree
- Very diverse community
- 11% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 12 min
- 22% walk or take transit to work
- 15 mi to CSG airport
- 91 mi to ATL (major hub)
- 142 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 52% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1981
- 90% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 328 ft
- 147 mi to the ocean
- 26 mi to a big lake
- 69 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 216 mi to the nearest ski area
- 16 mi to the nearest campground
- 8 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 196 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 14 bars within 25 mi
- 34 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 10 museums within 25 mi
- 1 brewery or distillery within 25 mi
- 9 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 49% of Georgia districts (reading)
- 8 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 4 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 16 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 12 mi to the nearest vet
- 10 mi to the nearest dog park
- 14 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Chattahoochee County: R+17 in 2024
- Georgia: Purple — split almost evenly
Natural hazards
- Moderate hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- Low flood risk
- Moderate drought risk
- Very low winter storm risk
- Moderate heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk