Living in Experiment, GA
Experiment is a small town of 3,387 people in Spalding County, Georgia. It's about 34 miles from Atlanta, GA. Summer highs average 90°F and winter highs 56°F, with about 1 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $138k and rent runs about $935 a month.
3,387people
$138kTypical home
$935/moRent
90° / 56°Summer / winter
1"Snow
251Sunny days
121Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 3,387
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 1,139 people per sq mi
- 34 mi to Atlanta, GA
- 34 mi to Atlanta, GA
- 3 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $138k (≈$867/mo)
- Median rent $935/mo
- Median household income $33k
- Property tax about 1.0% of value
- 12.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 90°F
- Winter highs around 56°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 68°F)
- 251 sunny days a year (110 totally clear)
- 114 cloudy days a year
- 36 of 90 winter days are gray
- 121 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 (446 per 100k), county-wide
- Low property crime (1,463 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 31
- 40% of households have kids
- 15% are 65 or older
- 7% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 23 min
- 0% walk or take transit to work
- 26 mi to ATL airport
- 26 mi to ATL (major hub)
- 128 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 72% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1968
- 83% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 896 ft
- 204 mi to the ocean
- 62 mi to a big lake
- 16 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 145 mi to the nearest ski area
- 7 mi to the nearest campground
- 29 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 467 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 7 bars within 25 mi
- 106 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 10 museums within 25 mi
- 2 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 13 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 15% of Georgia districts (reading)
- 2 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 1 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 27 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- Vet in town
- 3 mi to the nearest dog park
- 8 congregations per 10k people
- 2 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Spalding County: R+17 in 2024
- Georgia: Purple — split almost evenly
Natural hazards
- Low hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Low earthquake risk
- Low flood risk
- Moderate drought risk
- Very low winter storm risk
- Low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk