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Fayetteville is a small city of 19,719 people in Fayette County, Georgia. It's about 22 miles from Atlanta, GA. Summer highs average 90°F and winter highs 54°F, with about 1 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $368k and rent runs about $2k a month.
19,719people
$368kTypical home
$1,720/moRent
90° / 54°Summer / winter
1"Snow
251Sunny days
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Size & setting
- Small city of 19,719
- Part of a metro area
- About 1,521 people per sq mi
- 22 mi to Atlanta, GA
- 22 mi to Atlanta, GA
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $368k (≈$2,322/mo)
- Median rent $1,720/mo
- Median household income $82k
- Property tax about 0.8% of value
- 7.0% 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
- 1" of snow a year
- Snow days are rare
- Rarely hits 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (159 per 100k)
- About average property crime (1,770 per 100k)
People
- Median age 43
- 32% of households have kids
- 22% are 65 or older
- 42% have a college degree
- Very diverse community
- 7% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 36 min
- 0% walk or take transit to work
- 13 mi to ATL airport
- 13 mi to ATL (major hub)
- 127 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 75% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1999
- 92% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 889 ft
- 219 mi to the ocean
- 54 mi to a big lake
- 9 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 141 mi to the nearest ski area
- 10 mi to the nearest campground
- 57 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 1,369 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 90 bars within 25 mi
- 343 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 15 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 54 museums within 25 mi
- 16 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- Farmers market in town
Everyday
- Schools in the top 4% of Georgia districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 3 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 14 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 8 mi to the nearest vet
- Dog park in town
- 9 congregations per 10k people
- 7 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Fayette County: R+3 in 2024
- Georgia: Purple — split almost evenly
Natural hazards
- Low hurricane risk
- High 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