Living in Lakeview Estates, GA
Lakeview Estates is a small town of 3,596 people in Rockdale County, Georgia. It's about 22 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 $75k and rent runs about $751 a month.
3,596people
$75kTypical home
$751/moRent
90° / 53°Summer / winter
1"Snow
251Sunny days
96Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 3,596
- Part of a metro area
- About 7,079 people per sq mi
- 22 mi to Atlanta, GA
- 22 mi to Atlanta, GA
- 5 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $75k (≈$471/mo)
- Median rent $751/mo
- Median household income $47k
- Property tax about 0.3% of value
- 1.0% 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
- 96 days a year with rain or snow
- 1" of snow a year
- Snow days are rare
- 2 days a year over 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Low violent crime (262 per 100k), county-wide
- About average property crime (1,508 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 28
- 70% of households have kids
- 3% are 65 or older
- 10% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 1% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 38 min
- 4% walk or take transit to work
- 19 mi to PDK airport
- 23 mi to ATL (major hub)
- 97 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 18% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1988
- 87% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 853 ft
- 201 mi to the ocean
- 32 mi to a big lake
- 4 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 113 mi to the nearest ski area
- 8 mi to the nearest campground
- 63 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 2,584 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 147 bars within 25 mi
- 696 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 17 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 64 museums within 25 mi
- 27 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 3 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 47% of Georgia districts (reading)
- 3 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 5 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 18 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 3 mi to the nearest vet
- 3 mi to the nearest dog park
- 6 congregations per 10k people
- 8 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Rockdale County: D+47 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