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Griffin is a small city of 23,761 people in Spalding County, Georgia. It's about 37 miles from Atlanta, GA. Summer highs average 90°F and winter highs 56°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $221k and rent runs about $1k a month.
23,761people
$221kTypical home
$1,110/moRent
90° / 56°Summer / winter
1"Snow
251Sunny days
121Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small city of 23,761
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 1,692 people per sq mi
- 37 mi to Atlanta, GA
- 37 mi to Atlanta, GA
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $221k (≈$1,393/mo)
- Median rent $1,110/mo
- Median household income $44k
- Property tax about 1.0% of value
- 6.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 90°F
- Winter highs around 56°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 68°F)
- 251 sunny days a year (110 totally clear)
- 114 cloudy days a year
- 36 of 90 winter days are gray
- 121 days a year with rain or snow
- Basically no snow
- Snow days are rare
- Rarely hits 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- High violent crime (830 per 100k)
- Above-average property crime (2,707 per 100k)
People
- Median age 34
- 33% of households have kids
- 12% are 65 or older
- 16% have a college degree
- Very diverse community
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 24 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 29 mi to ATL airport
- 29 mi to ATL (major hub)
- 130 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 64% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1976
- 87% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 981 ft
- 202 mi to the ocean
- 65 mi to a big lake
- 17 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 147 mi to the nearest ski area
- 10 mi to the nearest campground
- 27 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 449 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 7 bars within 25 mi
- 106 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 11 museums within 25 mi
- 2 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 16 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 15% of Georgia districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 3 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 28 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 3 mi to the nearest vet
- 5 mi to the nearest dog park
- 8 congregations per 10k people
- 2 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Spalding County: R+17 in 2024
- Georgia: Purple — split almost evenly
Natural hazards
- Low hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Low earthquake risk
- Low flood risk
- Moderate drought risk
- Very low winter storm risk
- Low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk