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Hephzibah is a small town of 3,747 people in Richmond County, Georgia. It's about 13 miles from Augusta, GA and 138 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 $186k and rent runs about $1k a month.
3,747people
$186kTypical home
$1,127/moRent
93° / 58°Summer / winter
1"Snow
256Sunny days
104Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 3,747
- Part of a metro area
- About 192 people per sq mi
- 138 mi to Atlanta, GA
- 13 mi to Augusta, GA
- 5 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $186k (≈$1,171/mo)
- Median rent $1,127/mo
- Median household income $65k
- Property tax about 0.5% of value
- 7.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 93°F
- Winter highs around 58°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 69°F)
- 256 sunny days a year (112 totally clear)
- 109 cloudy days a year
- 35 of 90 winter days are gray
- 104 days a year with rain or snow
- Basically no snow
- Snow days are rare
- 5 days a year over 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (157 per 100k)
- Low property crime (1,228 per 100k)
People
- Median age 36
- 35% of households have kids
- 19% are 65 or older
- 21% have a college degree
- Very diverse community
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 35 min
- 0% walk or take transit to work
- 9 mi to AGS airport
- 96 mi to SAV (major hub)
- 55 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 68% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1985
- 85% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 430 ft
- 89 mi to the ocean
- 26 mi to a big lake
- 15 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 78 mi to the nearest ski area
- 18 mi to the nearest campground
- 19 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
- 11 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 21% of Georgia districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 9 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 50 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 13 mi to the nearest vet
- 8 mi to the nearest dog park
- 7 congregations per 10k people
- 9 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Richmond County: D+36 in 2024
- Georgia: Purple — split almost evenly
Natural hazards
- Moderate 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