Living in LaGrange, GA
LaGrange is a small city of 32,078 people in Troup County, Georgia. It's about 37 miles from Columbus, GA and 62 miles from Atlanta, GA, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 91°F and winter highs 56°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $216k and rent runs about $1k a month.
32,078people
$216kTypical home
$1,073/moRent
91° / 56°Summer / winter
0"Snow
247Sunny days
94Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small city of 32,078
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 759 people per sq mi
- 62 mi to Atlanta, GA
- 37 mi to Columbus, GA
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $216k (≈$1,364/mo)
- Median rent $1,073/mo
- Median household income $44k
- Property tax about 0.9% of value
- 9.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 91°F
- Winter highs around 56°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 68°F)
- 247 sunny days a year (108 totally clear)
- 118 cloudy days a year
- 39 of 90 winter days are gray
- 94 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
Safety
- Above-average violent crime (708 per 100k)
- High property crime (3,608 per 100k)
People
- Median age 35
- 35% of households have kids
- 15% are 65 or older
- 28% have a college degree
- Very diverse community
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 24 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 36 mi to CSG airport
- 55 mi to ATL (major hub)
- 108 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 63% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1982
- 86% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 771 ft
- 187 mi to the ocean
- 67 mi to a big lake
- 36 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 184 mi to the nearest ski area
- 8 mi to the nearest campground
- 7 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 77 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- Few or no bars within 25 mi
- 8 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 1 music venue or club within 25 mi
- 6 museums within 25 mi
- 1 brewery or distillery within 25 mi
- 2 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 36% of Georgia districts (reading)
- 2 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 5 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 5 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 28 mi to the nearest vet
- 29 mi to the nearest dog park
- 10 congregations per 10k people
- College in town
Politics
- Troup County: R+24 in 2024
- Georgia: Purple — split almost evenly
Natural hazards
- Moderate hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- 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