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Greensboro is a small town of 3,609 people in Greene County, Georgia. It's about 26 miles from Athens, GA and 72 miles from Atlanta, GA, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 91°F and winter highs 55°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $194k and rent runs about $758 a month.
3,609people
$194kTypical home
$758/moRent
91° / 55°Summer / winter
0"Snow
256Sunny days
100Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 3,609
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 523 people per sq mi
- 72 mi to Atlanta, GA
- 26 mi to Athens, GA
- 29 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $194k (≈$1,225/mo)
- Median rent $758/mo
- Median household income $40k
- Property tax about 0.6% of value
- 0.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 91°F
- Winter highs around 55°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 68°F)
- 256 sunny days a year (110 totally clear)
- 109 cloudy days a year
- 34 of 90 winter days are gray
- 100 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
- Low violent crime (192 per 100k)
- Very low property crime (659 per 100k)
People
- Median age 44
- 26% of households have kids
- 25% are 65 or older
- 28% have a college degree
- Very diverse community
- 7% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 25 min
- 9% walk or take transit to work
- 66 mi to MCN airport
- 71 mi to ATL (major hub)
- 81 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 70% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1973
- 88% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 568 ft
- 153 mi to the ocean
- 35 mi to a big lake
- 14 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 108 mi to the nearest ski area
- 15 mi to the nearest campground
- 10 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 98 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- Few or no bars within 25 mi
- 19 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 7 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 16 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 42% of Georgia districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 1 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 30 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 11 mi to the nearest vet
- 18 mi to the nearest dog park
- 9 congregations per 10k people
- 27 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Greene County: R+29 in 2024
- Georgia: Purple — split almost evenly
Natural hazards
- Low hurricane risk
- Moderate tornado risk
- Low wildfire risk
- Low earthquake risk
- Very low flood risk
- High drought risk
- Very low winter storm risk
- Moderate heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk