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Grayson is a small town of 4,858 people in Gwinnett County, Georgia. It's about 28 miles from Atlanta, GA. Summer highs average 89°F and winter highs 52°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $478k and rent runs about $2k a month.
4,858people
$478kTypical home
$2,237/moRent
89° / 52°Summer / winter
1"Snow
256Sunny days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 4,858
- Part of a metro area
- About 1,990 people per sq mi
- 28 mi to Atlanta, GA
- 28 mi to Atlanta, GA
- 3 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $478k (≈$3,011/mo)
- Median rent $2,237/mo
- Median household income $131k
- Property tax about 0.9% of value
- 2.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 89°F
- Winter highs around 52°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 67°F)
- 256 sunny days a year (110 totally clear)
- 109 cloudy days a year
- 34 of 90 winter days are gray
- Basically no snow
- Snow days are rare
- Rarely hits 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Low violent crime (203 per 100k), county-wide
- Low property crime (1,041 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 31
- 52% of households have kids
- 8% are 65 or older
- 34% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 34 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 20 mi to PDK airport
- 32 mi to ATL (major hub)
- 85 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 94% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 2012
- 98% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 1,093 ft
- 202 mi to the ocean
- 20 mi to a big lake
- 12 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 99 mi to the nearest ski area
- 11 mi to the nearest campground
- 87 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 2,380 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 80 bars within 25 mi
- 692 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 9 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 37 museums within 25 mi
- 28 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 10 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 15% of Georgia districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 4 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 12 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- Vet in town
- 3 mi to the nearest dog park
- 5 congregations per 10k people
- 17 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Gwinnett County: D+16 in 2024
- Georgia: Purple — split almost evenly
Natural hazards
- Low hurricane risk
- Moderate tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Low earthquake risk
- Moderate flood risk
- Moderate drought risk
- Low winter storm risk
- Low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk