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Heron Bay is a small town of 4,595 people in Henry County, Georgia. It's about 32 miles from Atlanta, GA. Summer highs average 90°F and winter highs 55°F, with about 1 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $393k and rent runs about $2k a month.
4,595people
$393kTypical home
$2,181/moRent
90° / 55°Summer / winter
1"Snow
251Sunny days
116Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 4,595
- Part of a metro area
- About 1,019 people per sq mi
- 32 mi to Atlanta, GA
- 32 mi to Atlanta, GA
- 5 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $393k (≈$2,478/mo)
- Median rent $2,181/mo
- Median household income $106k
- Property tax about 0.9% of value
- 8.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 90°F
- Winter highs around 55°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
- 116 days a year with rain or snow
- 1" of snow a year
- Snow days are rare
- 1 day a year over 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Low violent crime (279 per 100k), county-wide
- Low property crime (1,180 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 40
- 41% of households have kids
- 12% are 65 or older
- 41% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 9% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 46 min
- 9% walk or take transit to work
- 25 mi to ATL airport
- 25 mi to ATL (major hub)
- 122 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 96% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 2008
- 99% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 807 ft
- 201 mi to the ocean
- 57 mi to a big lake
- 20 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 139 mi to the nearest ski area
- 8 mi to the nearest campground
- 35 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 567 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 7 bars within 25 mi
- 129 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 11 museums within 25 mi
- 2 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 8 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 45% of Georgia districts (reading)
- 2 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 6 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 31 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 7 mi to the nearest vet
- 3 mi to the nearest dog park
- 5 congregations per 10k people
- 6 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Henry County: D+30 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