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Gough is a tiny town of 139 people in Burke County, Georgia. It's about 30 miles from Augusta, GA and 135 miles from Atlanta, GA, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 92°F and winter highs 57°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $10k and rent runs about $823 a month.
139people
$9,999Typical home
$823/moRent
92° / 57°Summer / winter
0"Snow
256Sunny days
95Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 139
- Part of a metro area
- About 165 people per sq mi
- 135 mi to Atlanta, GA
- 30 mi to Augusta, GA
- 21 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $9,999 (≈$63/mo)
- Median rent $823/mo
- Median household income $14k
- Property tax about 2.0% of value
- 4.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 92°F
- Winter highs around 57°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 69°F)
- 256 sunny days a year (112 totally clear)
- 109 cloudy days a year
- 35 of 90 winter days are gray
- 95 days a year with rain or snow
- Basically no snow
- Snow days are rare
- 3 days a year over 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (78 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (613 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 77
- 26% of households have kids
- 28% are 65 or older
- 12% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 35 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 25 mi to AGS airport
- 89 mi to SAV (major hub)
- 65 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 64% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1987
- 67% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 384 ft
- 88 mi to the ocean
- 40 mi to a big lake
- 28 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 93 mi to the nearest ski area
- 10 mi to the nearest campground
- 6 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 49 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- Few or no bars within 25 mi
- 4 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 1 museum within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 27 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 8% of Georgia districts (reading)
- 11 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 9 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 34 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 29 mi to the nearest vet
- 23 mi to the nearest dog park
- 9 congregations per 10k people
- 25 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Burke County: R+9 in 2024
- Georgia: Purple — split almost evenly
Natural hazards
- Moderate hurricane risk
- Moderate tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Low earthquake risk
- Very low flood risk
- Moderate drought risk
- Very low winter storm risk
- Low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk