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Franklin Springs is a small town of 1,108 people in Franklin County, Georgia. It's about 24 miles from Athens, GA and 81 miles from Atlanta, GA, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 90°F and winter highs 53°F, with about 1 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $208k and rent runs about $939 a month.
1,108people
$208kTypical home
$939/moRent
90° / 53°Summer / winter
1"Snow
243Sunny days
90Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 1,108
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 508 people per sq mi
- 81 mi to Atlanta, GA
- 24 mi to Athens, GA
- 26 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $208k (≈$1,308/mo)
- Median rent $939/mo
- Median household income $76k
- Property tax about 1.0% of value
- 7.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 90°F
- Winter highs around 53°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 66°F)
- 243 sunny days a year (103 totally clear)
- 122 cloudy days a year
- 37 of 90 winter days are gray
- 90 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
- Low violent crime (182 per 100k)
- Low property crime (897 per 100k)
People
- Median age 23
- 24% of households have kids
- 15% are 65 or older
- 26% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 28% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 25 min
- 10% walk or take transit to work
- 68 mi to GSP airport
- 86 mi to ATL (major hub)
- 33 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 68% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1979
- 87% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 787 ft
- 179 mi to the ocean
- 13 mi to a big lake
- 25 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 58 mi to the nearest ski area
- 4 mi to the nearest campground
- 8 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 125 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 33 bars within 25 mi
- 18 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 1 music venue or club within 25 mi
- 8 museums within 25 mi
- 1 brewery or distillery within 25 mi
- 22 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 48% of Georgia districts (reading)
- 8 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 12 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 29 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 12 mi to the nearest vet
- 19 mi to the nearest dog park
- 12 congregations per 10k people
- College in town
Politics
- Franklin County: R+73 in 2024
- Georgia: Purple — split almost evenly
Natural hazards
- Low hurricane risk
- Moderate tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Low earthquake risk
- Low flood risk
- Moderate drought risk
- Low winter storm risk
- Low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk