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Lavonia is a small town of 2,279 people in Franklin County, Georgia. It's about 34 miles from Athens, GA and 88 miles from Atlanta, GA, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 90°F and winter highs 53°F, with about 1 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $198k and rent runs about $904 a month.
2,279people
$198kTypical home
$904/moRent
90° / 53°Summer / winter
1"Snow
243Sunny days
97Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 2,279
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 506 people per sq mi
- 88 mi to Atlanta, GA
- 34 mi to Athens, GA
- 24 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $198k (≈$1,249/mo)
- Median rent $904/mo
- Median household income $37k
- Property tax about 0.8% of value
- 11.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 90°F
- Winter highs around 53°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 66°F)
- 243 sunny days a year (103 totally clear)
- 122 cloudy days a year
- 37 of 90 winter days are gray
- 97 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
- About average violent crime (428 per 100k)
- About average property crime (1,960 per 100k)
People
- Median age 34
- 32% of households have kids
- 16% are 65 or older
- 25% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 5% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 22 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 60 mi to GSP airport
- 94 mi to ATL (major hub)
- 24 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 64% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1980
- 89% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 863 ft
- 184 mi to the ocean
- 4 mi to a big lake
- 26 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 48 mi to the nearest ski area
- 7 mi to the nearest campground
- 12 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 164 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 10 bars within 25 mi
- 17 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 13 museums within 25 mi
- 2 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 12 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 48% of Georgia districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 2 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 24 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 16 mi to the nearest vet
- 10 mi to the nearest dog park
- 12 congregations per 10k people
- 11 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Franklin County: R+73 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