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Gray is a small town of 3,512 people in Jones County, Georgia. It's about 14 miles from Macon, GA and 73 miles from Atlanta, GA, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 92°F and winter highs 58°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $226k and rent runs about $921 a month.
3,512people
$226kTypical home
$921/moRent
92° / 58°Summer / winter
0"Snow
256Sunny days
93Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 3,512
- Part of a metro area
- About 885 people per sq mi
- 73 mi to Atlanta, GA
- 14 mi to Macon, GA
- 16 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $226k (≈$1,428/mo)
- Median rent $921/mo
- Median household income $73k
- Property tax about 1.4% of value
- 7.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 92°F
- Winter highs around 58°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 69°F)
- 256 sunny days a year (110 totally clear)
- 109 cloudy days a year
- 34 of 90 winter days are gray
- 93 days a year with rain or snow
- Basically no snow
- Snow days are rare
- 6 days a year over 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Low violent crime (194 per 100k)
- Very low property crime (382 per 100k)
People
- Median age 40
- 38% of households have kids
- 17% are 65 or older
- 28% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 5% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 32 min
- 3% walk or take transit to work
- 22 mi to MCN airport
- 67 mi to ATL (major hub)
- 124 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 82% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1997
- 93% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 574 ft
- 157 mi to the ocean
- 71 mi to a big lake
- 32 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 149 mi to the nearest ski area
- 12 mi to the nearest campground
- 11 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 201 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 14 bars within 25 mi
- 31 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 1 music venue or club within 25 mi
- 17 museums within 25 mi
- 2 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 15 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 41% of Georgia districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 11 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 13 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 18 mi to the nearest vet
- 23 mi to the nearest dog park
- 5 congregations per 10k people
- 12 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Jones County: R+38 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
- Very low winter storm risk
- Moderate heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk