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Homer is a small town of 1,892 people in Banks County, Georgia. It's about 19 miles from Gainesville, GA and 66 miles from Atlanta, GA, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 88°F and winter highs 52°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $311k and rent runs about $1k a month.
1,892people
$311kTypical home
$1,008/moRent
88° / 52°Summer / winter
1"Snow
243Sunny days
108Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 1,892
- Part of a metro area
- About 193 people per sq mi
- 66 mi to Atlanta, GA
- 19 mi to Gainesville, GA
- 15 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $311k (≈$1,964/mo)
- Median rent $1,008/mo
- Median household income $89k
- Property tax about 0.7% of value
- 3.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 88°F
- Winter highs around 52°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 66°F)
- 243 sunny days a year (103 totally clear)
- 122 cloudy days a year
- 37 of 90 winter days are gray
- 108 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
People
- Median age 34
- 37% of households have kids
- 14% are 65 or older
- 22% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 5% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 37 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 56 mi to PDK airport
- 72 mi to ATL (major hub)
- 45 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 70% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 2003
- 88% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 797 ft
- 196 mi to the ocean
- 17 mi to a big lake
- 25 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 60 mi to the nearest ski area
- 13 mi to the nearest campground
- 12 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 264 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 36 bars within 25 mi
- 59 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 1 music venue or club within 25 mi
- 9 museums within 25 mi
- 2 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 16 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 36% of Georgia districts (reading)
- 7 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 17 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 26 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 21 mi to the nearest vet
- 8 mi to the nearest dog park
- 8 congregations per 10k people
- 16 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Banks County: R+78 in 2024
- 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
- Low winter storm risk
- Low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk