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Locust Grove is a big small town of 10,532 people in Henry County, Georgia. It's about 34 miles from Atlanta, GA. Summer highs average 91°F and winter highs 55°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $307k and rent runs about $2k a month.
10,532people
$307kTypical home
$1,573/moRent
91° / 55°Summer / winter
1"Snow
251Sunny days
108Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 10,532
- Part of a metro area
- About 853 people per sq mi
- 34 mi to Atlanta, GA
- 34 mi to Atlanta, GA
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $307k (≈$1,938/mo)
- Median rent $1,573/mo
- Median household income $75k
- Property tax about 1.0% of value
- 10.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 91°F
- Winter highs around 55°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
- 108 days a year with rain or snow
- Basically no snow
- Snow days are rare
- 2 days a year over 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Low violent crime (252 per 100k)
- Above-average property crime (2,177 per 100k)
People
- Median age 33
- 46% of households have kids
- 7% are 65 or older
- 30% have a college degree
- Very diverse community
- 6% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 37 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 27 mi to ATL airport
- 27 mi to ATL (major hub)
- 118 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 92% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 2005
- 90% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 830 ft
- 196 mi to the ocean
- 56 mi to a big lake
- 20 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 136 mi to the nearest ski area
- 12 mi to the nearest campground
- 34 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 506 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 7 bars within 25 mi
- 102 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 10 museums within 25 mi
- 1 brewery or distillery within 25 mi
- 7 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 45% of Georgia districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 8 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 33 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 9 mi to the nearest vet
- Dog park in town
- 5 congregations per 10k people
- 6 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Henry County: D+30 in 2024
- Georgia: Purple — split almost evenly
Natural hazards
- Low hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- Very 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