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Dearing is a tiny town of 760 people in McDuffie County, Georgia. It's about 23 miles from Augusta, GA and 120 miles from Atlanta, GA, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 91°F and winter highs 57°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $114k and rent runs about $1k a month.
760people
$114kTypical home
$1,105/moRent
91° / 57°Summer / winter
0"Snow
256Sunny days
99Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 760
- Part of a metro area
- About 933 people per sq mi
- 120 mi to Atlanta, GA
- 23 mi to Augusta, GA
- 11 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $114k (≈$720/mo)
- Median rent $1,105/mo
- Median household income $66k
- Property tax about 0.9% of value
- 2.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 91°F
- Winter highs around 57°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
- 99 days a year with rain or snow
- Basically no snow
- Snow days are rare
- Rarely hits 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (101 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (442 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 31
- 35% of households have kids
- 17% are 65 or older
- 20% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 26 min
- 0% walk or take transit to work
- 25 mi to AGS airport
- 113 mi to SAV (major hub)
- 72 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 70% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1977
- 78% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 492 ft
- 107 mi to the ocean
- 16 mi to a big lake
- 11 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 88 mi to the nearest ski area
- 6 mi to the nearest campground
- 17 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 230 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 29 bars within 25 mi
- 62 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 4 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 6 museums within 25 mi
- 2 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 15 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 45% of Georgia districts (reading)
- 4 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 10 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 52 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 7 mi to the nearest vet
- 11 mi to the nearest dog park
- 11 congregations per 10k people
- 18 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- McDuffie County: R+25 in 2024
- Georgia: Purple — split almost evenly
Natural hazards
- Low hurricane risk
- Moderate tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Low earthquake risk
- Very low flood risk
- Moderate drought risk
- Very low winter storm risk
- Low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk