Living in Douglasville, GA
Douglasville is a small city of 37,536 people in Douglas County, Georgia. It's about 16 miles from Atlanta, GA. Summer highs average 87°F and winter highs 53°F, with about 1 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $359k and rent runs about $2k a month.
37,536people
$359kTypical home
$1,582/moRent
87° / 53°Summer / winter
1"Snow
251Sunny days
123Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small city of 37,536
- Part of a metro area
- About 1,638 people per sq mi
- 16 mi to Atlanta, GA
- 16 mi to Atlanta, GA
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $359k (≈$2,265/mo)
- Median rent $1,582/mo
- Median household income $79k
- Property tax about 0.9% of value
- 6.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 87°F
- Winter highs around 53°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 67°F)
- 251 sunny days a year (110 totally clear)
- 114 cloudy days a year
- 36 of 90 winter days are gray
- 123 days a year with rain or snow
- 1" of snow a year
- Snow days are rare
- Rarely hits 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Above-average violent crime (481 per 100k)
- Above-average property crime (3,490 per 100k)
People
- Median age 36
- 41% of households have kids
- 11% are 65 or older
- 35% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 8% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 35 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 17 mi to ATL airport
- 17 mi to ATL (major hub)
- 122 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 63% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 2001
- 96% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 1,089 ft
- 237 mi to the ocean
- 47 mi to a big lake
- 14 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 134 mi to the nearest ski area
- 5 mi to the nearest campground
- 61 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 2,168 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 138 bars within 25 mi
- 578 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 22 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 69 museums within 25 mi
- 32 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 2 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 39% of Georgia districts (reading)
- 2 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 5 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 9 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 3 mi to the nearest vet
- 10 mi to the nearest dog park
- 5 congregations per 10k people
- 14 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Douglas County: D+31 in 2024
- Georgia: Purple — split almost evenly
Natural hazards
- Low hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- Low wildfire risk
- Low earthquake risk
- Moderate flood risk
- Moderate drought risk
- Low winter storm risk
- Low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk