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Fairfield Plantation is a big small town of 6,172 people in Carroll County, Georgia. It's about 30 miles from Atlanta, GA. Summer highs average 88°F and winter highs 53°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $333k and rent runs about $2k a month.
6,172people
$333kTypical home
$1,783/moRent
88° / 53°Summer / winter
1"Snow
251Sunny days
117Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 6,172
- Part of a metro area
- About 1,509 people per sq mi
- 30 mi to Atlanta, GA
- 30 mi to Atlanta, GA
- 6 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $333k (≈$2,097/mo)
- Median rent $1,783/mo
- Median household income $103k
- Property tax about 0.7% of value
- 2.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 88°F
- Winter highs around 53°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 67°F)
- 251 sunny days a year (110 totally clear)
- 114 cloudy days a year
- 36 of 90 winter days are gray
- 117 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
Safety
- Low violent crime (196 per 100k), county-wide
- Low property crime (1,044 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 42
- 35% of households have kids
- 19% are 65 or older
- 45% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 6% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 35 min
- 0% walk or take transit to work
- 29 mi to ATL airport
- 29 mi to ATL (major hub)
- 109 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 93% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1996
- 99% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 1,142 ft
- 229 mi to the ocean
- 61 mi to a big lake
- 11 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 148 mi to the nearest ski area
- 13 mi to the nearest campground
- 28 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 471 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 6 bars within 25 mi
- 104 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 1 music venue or club within 25 mi
- 15 museums within 25 mi
- 3 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 7 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 27% of Georgia districts (reading)
- 5 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 5 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 17 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 8 mi to the nearest vet
- 11 mi to the nearest dog park
- 9 congregations per 10k people
- 12 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Carroll County: R+41 in 2024
- Georgia: Purple — split almost evenly
Natural hazards
- Low hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- Moderate wildfire risk
- Low earthquake risk
- Low flood risk
- Moderate drought risk
- Low winter storm risk
- Low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk