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Lithonia is a small town of 2,622 people in DeKalb County, Georgia. It's about 19 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 $223k and rent runs about $1k a month.
2,622people
$223kTypical home
$1,336/moRent
90° / 53°Summer / winter
1"Snow
251Sunny days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 2,622
- Part of a metro area
- About 2,825 people per sq mi
- 19 mi to Atlanta, GA
- 19 mi to Atlanta, GA
- 3 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $223k (≈$1,406/mo)
- Median rent $1,336/mo
- Median household income $62k
- Property tax about 1.2% 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
- 1" of snow a year
- Snow days are rare
- 2 days a year over 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Above-average violent crime (559 per 100k), county-wide
- Above-average property crime (2,922 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 36
- 26% of households have kids
- 8% are 65 or older
- 26% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 2% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 41 min
- 12% walk or take transit to work
- 16 mi to PDK airport
- 19 mi to ATL (major hub)
- 99 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 51% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1977
- 89% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 955 ft
- 205 mi to the ocean
- 31 mi to a big lake
- 7 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 114 mi to the nearest ski area
- 6 mi to the nearest campground
- 73 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 2,887 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 153 bars within 25 mi
- 779 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 18 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 65 museums within 25 mi
- 29 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 2 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 38% of Georgia districts (reading)
- 2 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 2 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 14 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 5 mi to the nearest vet
- 6 mi to the nearest dog park
- 4 congregations per 10k people
- 4 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- DeKalb County: D+65 in 2024
- Georgia: Purple — split almost evenly
Natural hazards
- Low hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Low earthquake risk
- High flood risk
- Moderate drought risk
- Low winter storm risk
- Low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk