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Lovejoy is a big small town of 11,508 people in Clayton County, Georgia. It's about 23 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 $265k and rent runs about $1k a month.
11,508people
$265kTypical home
$1,481/moRent
90° / 53°Summer / winter
1"Snow
251Sunny days
113Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 11,508
- Part of a metro area
- About 3,959 people per sq mi
- 23 mi to Atlanta, GA
- 23 mi to Atlanta, GA
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $265k (≈$1,672/mo)
- Median rent $1,481/mo
- Median household income $72k
- Property tax about 0.9% of value
- 5.0% 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
- 113 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 30
- 43% of households have kids
- 5% are 65 or older
- 28% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 6% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 38 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 15 mi to ATL airport
- 15 mi to ATL (major hub)
- 121 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 66% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 2008
- 94% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 981 ft
- 210 mi to the ocean
- 52 mi to a big lake
- 15 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 137 mi to the nearest ski area
- 4 mi to the nearest campground
- 62 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 1,281 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 79 bars within 25 mi
- 319 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 16 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 55 museums within 25 mi
- 14 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 8 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 23% of Georgia districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 9 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 23 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- Vet in town
- 9 mi to the nearest dog park
- 3 congregations per 10k people
- 9 mi to the nearest college
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