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Edison is a small town of 1,340 people in Calhoun County, Georgia. It's about 33 miles from Albany, GA and 153 miles from Atlanta, GA, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 91°F and winter highs 60°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $65k and rent runs about $418 a month.
1,340people
$65kTypical home
$418/moRent
91° / 60°Summer / winter
0"Snow
265Sunny days
85Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 1,340
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 573 people per sq mi
- 153 mi to Atlanta, GA
- 33 mi to Albany, GA
- 33 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $65k (≈$407/mo)
- Median rent $418/mo
- Median household income $29k
- Property tax about 1.5% of value
- 12.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 91°F
- Winter highs around 60°F
- Steamy summers (dew point 71°F)
- 265 sunny days a year (118 totally clear)
- 100 cloudy days a year
- 31 of 90 winter days are gray
- 85 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
People
- Median age 40
- 36% of households have kids
- 20% are 65 or older
- 10% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 23 min
- 3% walk or take transit to work
- 32 mi to ABY airport
- 145 mi to ATL (major hub)
- 166 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 57% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1963
- 76% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 308 ft
- 99 mi to the ocean
- 20 mi to a big lake
- 53 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 265 mi to the nearest ski area
- 12 mi to the nearest campground
- 3 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 11 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
- 2 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 45 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 11% of Georgia districts (reading)
- 15 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 20 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 49 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 16 mi to the nearest vet
- 20 mi to the nearest dog park
- 13 congregations per 10k people
- 31 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Calhoun County: D+12 in 2024
- Georgia: Purple — split almost evenly
Natural hazards
- High hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- Very low flood risk
- Moderate drought risk
- Very low winter storm risk
- Low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk