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Fairplay is a small town of 1,881 people in Douglas County, Georgia. It's about 27 miles from Atlanta, GA. Summer highs average 89°F and winter highs 53°F, with about 1 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $355k and rent runs about $987 a month.
1,881people
$355kTypical home
$987/moRent
89° / 53°Summer / winter
1"Snow
251Sunny days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 1,881
- Part of a metro area
- About 689 people per sq mi
- 27 mi to Atlanta, GA
- 27 mi to Atlanta, GA
- 8 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $355k (≈$2,240/mo)
- Median rent $987/mo
- Median household income $120k
- Property tax about 0.7% of value
- 2.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 89°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
- 1" of snow a year
- Snow days are rare
- Rarely hits 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Low violent crime (267 per 100k), county-wide
- About average property crime (1,525 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 41
- 34% of households have kids
- 8% are 65 or older
- 24% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 37 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 25 mi to ATL airport
- 25 mi to ATL (major hub)
- 112 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 94% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1992
- 98% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 1,125 ft
- 229 mi to the ocean
- 59 mi to a big lake
- 14 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 146 mi to the nearest ski area
- 9 mi to the nearest campground
- 32 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 636 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 9 bars within 25 mi
- 153 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 2 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 15 museums within 25 mi
- 5 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 9 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 38% of Georgia districts (reading)
- 8 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 8 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 16 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 9 mi to the nearest vet
- 13 mi to the nearest dog park
- 5 congregations per 10k people
- 15 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Douglas County: D+31 in 2024
- Georgia: Purple — split almost evenly
Natural hazards
- Low hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- Low wildfire risk
- Low earthquake risk
- Moderate flood risk
- Moderate drought risk
- Low winter storm risk
- Low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk