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Ellaville is a small town of 1,668 people in Schley County, Georgia. It's about 38 miles from Columbus, GA and 106 miles from Atlanta, GA, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 91°F and winter highs 59°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $161k and rent runs about $747 a month.
1,668people
$161kTypical home
$747/moRent
91° / 59°Summer / winter
0"Snow
257Sunny days
99Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 1,668
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 528 people per sq mi
- 106 mi to Atlanta, GA
- 38 mi to Columbus, GA
- 12 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $161k (≈$1,012/mo)
- Median rent $747/mo
- Median household income $52k
- Property tax about 0.7% of value
- 8.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 91°F
- Winter highs around 59°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 70°F)
- 257 sunny days a year (113 totally clear)
- 108 cloudy days a year
- 34 of 90 winter days are gray
- 99 days a year with rain or snow
- Basically no snow
- Snow days are rare
- 2 days a year over 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (54 per 100k)
- Very low property crime (571 per 100k)
People
- Median age 37
- 39% of households have kids
- 16% are 65 or older
- 23% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 7% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 30 min
- 4% walk or take transit to work
- 42 mi to CSG airport
- 97 mi to ATL (major hub)
- 149 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 61% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1978
- 86% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 584 ft
- 147 mi to the ocean
- 46 mi to a big lake
- 77 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 212 mi to the nearest ski area
- 27 mi to the nearest campground
- 3 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 18 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- Few or no bars within 25 mi
- 3 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 6 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 13 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 13% of Georgia districts (reading)
- 14 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 10 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 42 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 13 mi to the nearest vet
- 33 mi to the nearest dog park
- 22 congregations per 10k people
- 14 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Schley County: R+63 in 2024
- Georgia: Purple — split almost evenly
Natural hazards
- Moderate 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
- Moderate heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk
Some of this place's Census numbers are blended with county figures because its survey sample is small.