Living in Hardwick, GA
Hardwick is a small town of 3,402 people in Baldwin County, Georgia. It's about 30 miles from Macon, GA and 84 miles from Atlanta, GA, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 93°F and winter highs 58°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $92k and rent runs about $930 a month.
3,402people
$92kTypical home
$930/moRent
93° / 58°Summer / winter
1"Snow
256Sunny days
108Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 3,402
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 700 people per sq mi
- 84 mi to Atlanta, GA
- 30 mi to Macon, GA
- 3 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $92k (≈$580/mo)
- Median rent $930/mo
- Median household income $40k
- Property tax about 1.0% of value
- 5.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 93°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
- 108 days a year with rain or snow
- Basically no snow
- Snow days are rare
- 7 days a year over 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Above-average violent crime (552 per 100k), county-wide
- About average property crime (2,048 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 43
- 33% of households have kids
- 20% are 65 or older
- 13% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 30 min
- 0% walk or take transit to work
- 34 mi to MCN airport
- 79 mi to ATL (major hub)
- 116 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 53% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1980
- 84% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 410 ft
- 143 mi to the ocean
- 56 mi to a big lake
- 21 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 144 mi to the nearest ski area
- Campground in town
- 9 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 75 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 4 bars within 25 mi
- 16 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 1 music venue or club within 25 mi
- 7 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 14 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 11% of Georgia districts (reading)
- 2 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 2 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 30 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 5 mi to the nearest vet
- 36 mi to the nearest dog park
- 7 congregations per 10k people
- 3 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Baldwin County: Purple — split almost evenly
- 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