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Jefferson is a big small town of 14,990 people in Jackson County, Georgia. It's about 17 miles from Gainesville, GA and 54 miles from Atlanta, GA, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 89°F and winter highs 53°F, with about 1 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $377k and rent runs about $1k a month.
14,990people
$377kTypical home
$1,074/moRent
89° / 53°Summer / winter
1"Snow
243Sunny days
108Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 14,990
- Part of a metro area
- About 652 people per sq mi
- 54 mi to Atlanta, GA
- 17 mi to Gainesville, GA
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $377k (≈$2,379/mo)
- Median rent $1,074/mo
- Median household income $110k
- Property tax about 0.9% of value
- 3.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 89°F
- Winter highs around 53°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 67°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
- 1" of snow a year
- Snow days are rare
- Rarely hits 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (28 per 100k)
- Very low property crime (396 per 100k)
People
- Median age 36
- 46% of households have kids
- 12% are 65 or older
- 35% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 6% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 36 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 44 mi to PDK airport
- 59 mi to ATL (major hub)
- 58 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 87% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 2005
- 93% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 876 ft
- 193 mi to the ocean
- 19 mi to a big lake
- 13 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 75 mi to the nearest ski area
- 12 mi to the nearest campground
- 30 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 563 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 46 bars within 25 mi
- 180 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 7 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 16 museums within 25 mi
- 8 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 3 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 3% of Georgia districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 11 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 11 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 9 mi to the nearest vet
- 9 mi to the nearest dog park
- 6 congregations per 10k people
- 16 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Jackson County: R+55 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