Living in Grovetown, GA
Grovetown is a small city of 17,014 people in Columbia County, Georgia. It's about 13 miles from Augusta, GA and 129 miles from Atlanta, GA, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 93°F and winter highs 57°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $254k and rent runs about $1k a month.
17,014people
$254kTypical home
$1,407/moRent
93° / 57°Summer / winter
1"Snow
256Sunny days
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Size & setting
- Small city of 17,014
- Part of a metro area
- About 3,227 people per sq mi
- 129 mi to Atlanta, GA
- 13 mi to Augusta, GA
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $254k (≈$1,604/mo)
- Median rent $1,407/mo
- Median household income $86k
- Property tax about 1.0% of value
- 4.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 93°F
- Winter highs around 57°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 68°F)
- 256 sunny days a year (112 totally clear)
- 109 cloudy days a year
- 35 of 90 winter days are gray
- Basically no snow
- Snow days are rare
- 4 days a year over 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (26 per 100k)
- Very low property crime (93 per 100k)
People
- Median age 34
- 39% of households have kids
- 9% are 65 or older
- 30% have a college degree
- Very diverse community
- 7% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 28 min
- 0% walk or take transit to work
- 15 mi to AGS airport
- 109 mi to SAV (major hub)
- 62 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 72% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 2008
- 90% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 456 ft
- 101 mi to the ocean
- 15 mi to a big lake
- 3 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 77 mi to the nearest ski area
- 10 mi to the nearest campground
- 20 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 265 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 29 bars within 25 mi
- 66 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 4 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 5 museums within 25 mi
- 2 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 5 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 16% of Georgia districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 4 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 48 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 6 mi to the nearest vet
- Dog park in town
- 5 congregations per 10k people
- 7 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Columbia County: R+26 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
- Very low winter storm risk
- Low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk