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Lake City is a small town of 2,909 people in Clayton County, Georgia. It's about 12 miles from Atlanta, GA. Summer highs average 90°F and winter highs 53°F, with about 1 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $193k and rent runs about $1k a month.
2,909people
$193kTypical home
$1,133/moRent
90° / 53°Summer / winter
1"Snow
251Sunny days
115Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 2,909
- Part of a metro area
- About 1,569 people per sq mi
- 12 mi to Atlanta, GA
- 12 mi to Atlanta, GA
- 1 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $193k (≈$1,214/mo)
- Median rent $1,133/mo
- Median household income $54k
- Property tax about 1.0% of value
- 3.0% 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
- 115 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
- Above-average violent crime (544 per 100k), county-wide
- Above-average property crime (2,814 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 46
- 24% of households have kids
- 15% are 65 or older
- 12% have a college degree
- Very diverse community
- 8% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 27 min
- 3% walk or take transit to work
- 5 mi to ATL airport
- 5 mi to ATL (major hub)
- 114 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 76% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1971
- 79% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 984 ft
- 215 mi to the ocean
- 41 mi to a big lake
- 10 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 128 mi to the nearest ski area
- 11 mi to the nearest campground
- 80 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 2,495 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 141 bars within 25 mi
- 612 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 21 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 64 museums within 25 mi
- 27 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 2 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 15% of Georgia districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 5 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 13 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 8 mi to the nearest vet
- 2 mi to the nearest dog park
- 3 congregations per 10k people
- College in town
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