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Evans is a small city of 36,998 people in Columbia County, Georgia. It's about 12 miles from Augusta, GA and 132 miles from Atlanta, GA, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 93°F and winter highs 57°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $366k and rent runs about $2k a month.
36,998people
$366kTypical home
$1,617/moRent
93° / 57°Summer / winter
1"Snow
256Sunny days
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Size & setting
- Small city of 36,998
- Part of a metro area
- About 1,464 people per sq mi
- 132 mi to Atlanta, GA
- 12 mi to Augusta, GA
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $366k (≈$2,309/mo)
- Median rent $1,617/mo
- Median household income $125k
- Property tax about 0.8% of value
- 4.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 93°F
- Winter highs around 57°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 69°F)
- 256 sunny days a year (112 totally clear)
- 109 cloudy days a year
- 35 of 90 winter days are gray
- Basically no snow
- Snow days are rare
- 4 days a year over 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (67 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (496 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 42
- 39% of households have kids
- 19% are 65 or older
- 52% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 7% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 26 min
- 0% walk or take transit to work
- 17 mi to AGS airport
- 114 mi to SAV (major hub)
- 60 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 94% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 2000
- 93% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 308 ft
- 103 mi to the ocean
- 7 mi to a big lake
- 4 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 70 mi to the nearest ski area
- 3 mi to the nearest campground
- 26 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 276 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 29 bars within 25 mi
- 66 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 4 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 10 museums within 25 mi
- 3 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 2 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 7% of Georgia districts (reading)
- 2 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 7 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 39 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 2 mi to the nearest vet
- Dog park in town
- 5 congregations per 10k people
- 8 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Columbia County: R+26 in 2024
- Georgia: Purple — split almost evenly
Natural hazards
- Low hurricane risk
- Moderate tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Low earthquake risk
- Moderate flood risk
- Moderate drought risk
- Very low winter storm risk
- Low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk