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Jonesboro is a big small town of 6,143 people in Clayton County, Georgia. It's about 17 miles from Atlanta, GA. Summer highs average 90°F and winter highs 53°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $188k and rent runs about $1k a month.
6,143people
$188kTypical home
$1,068/moRent
90° / 53°Summer / winter
1"Snow
251Sunny days
113Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 6,143
- Part of a metro area
- About 2,052 people per sq mi
- 17 mi to Atlanta, GA
- 17 mi to Atlanta, GA
- 4 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $188k (≈$1,187/mo)
- Median rent $1,068/mo
- Median household income $51k
- Property tax about 0.7% of value
- 11.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 90°F
- Winter highs around 53°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
- 113 days a year with rain or snow
- Basically no snow
- Snow days are rare
- 1 day a year over 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Above-average violent crime (544 per 100k), county-wide
- Above-average property crime (2,814 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 32
- 38% of households have kids
- 9% are 65 or older
- 13% have a college degree
- Very diverse community
- 2% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 35 min
- 3% walk or take transit to work
- 9 mi to ATL airport
- 9 mi to ATL (major hub)
- 119 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 69% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1972
- 74% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 915 ft
- 214 mi to the ocean
- 47 mi to a big lake
- 13 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 133 mi to the nearest ski area
- 9 mi to the nearest campground
- 71 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 1,894 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 134 bars within 25 mi
- 481 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 18 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 63 museums within 25 mi
- 19 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 4 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 12% of Georgia districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 4 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 19 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 6 mi to the nearest vet
- 7 mi to the nearest dog park
- 3 congregations per 10k people
- 5 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Clayton County: D+69 in 2024
- Georgia: Purple — split almost evenly
Natural hazards
- Low hurricane risk
- High 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