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Fairburn is a small city of 16,831 people in Fulton County, Georgia. It's about 18 miles from Atlanta, GA. Summer highs average 90°F and winter highs 54°F, with about 2 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $272k and rent runs about $1k a month.
16,831people
$272kTypical home
$1,479/moRent
90° / 54°Summer / winter
2"Snow
251Sunny days
125Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small city of 16,831
- Part of a metro area
- About 998 people per sq mi
- 18 mi to Atlanta, GA
- 18 mi to Atlanta, GA
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $272k (≈$1,714/mo)
- Median rent $1,479/mo
- Median household income $92k
- Property tax about 0.9% of value
- 3.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 90°F
- Winter highs around 54°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
- 125 days a year with rain or snow
- 2" of snow a year
- Snow days are rare
- Rarely hits 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Low violent crime (230 per 100k)
- Low property crime (1,159 per 100k)
People
- Median age 36
- 31% of households have kids
- 9% are 65 or older
- 39% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 7% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 36 min
- 3% walk or take transit to work
- 11 mi to ATL airport
- 11 mi to ATL (major hub)
- 128 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 71% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 2004
- 96% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 988 ft
- 227 mi to the ocean
- 52 mi to a big lake
- 11 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 139 mi to the nearest ski area
- 8 mi to the nearest campground
- 57 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 1,767 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 126 bars within 25 mi
- 433 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 18 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 60 museums within 25 mi
- 22 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 10 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 8% of Georgia districts (reading)
- 2 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 7 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 11 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 2 mi to the nearest vet
- 5 mi to the nearest dog park
- 5 congregations per 10k people
- 2 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Fulton County: D+45 in 2024
- Georgia: Purple — split almost evenly
Natural hazards
- Low hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Low earthquake risk
- High flood risk
- Moderate drought risk
- Low winter storm risk
- Low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk