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Jackson is a big small town of 5,741 people in Butts County, Georgia. It's about 34 miles from Macon, GA and 42 miles from Atlanta, GA, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 92°F and winter highs 56°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $168k and rent runs about $817 a month.
5,741people
$168kTypical home
$817/moRent
92° / 56°Summer / winter
1"Snow
256Sunny days
93Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 5,741
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 945 people per sq mi
- 42 mi to Atlanta, GA
- 34 mi to Macon, GA
- 9 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $168k (≈$1,062/mo)
- Median rent $817/mo
- Median household income $46k
- Property tax about 1.0% of value
- 6.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 92°F
- Winter highs around 56°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 68°F)
- 256 sunny days a year (110 totally clear)
- 109 cloudy days a year
- 34 of 90 winter days are gray
- 93 days a year with rain or snow
- Basically no snow
- Snow days are rare
- 2 days a year over 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (132 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (438 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 34
- 44% of households have kids
- 16% are 65 or older
- 15% have a college degree
- Very diverse community
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 25 min
- 0% walk or take transit to work
- 36 mi to ATL airport
- 36 mi to ATL (major hub)
- 117 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 70% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1987
- 90% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 722 ft
- 188 mi to the ocean
- 60 mi to a big lake
- 26 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 137 mi to the nearest ski area
- 4 mi to the nearest campground
- 26 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 319 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 7 bars within 25 mi
- 66 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 6 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 15 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 37% of Georgia districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 1 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 30 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- Vet in town
- 10 mi to the nearest dog park
- 7 congregations per 10k people
- 15 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Butts County: R+45 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
- High drought risk
- Very low winter storm risk
- Low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk