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Madison is a small town of 4,864 people in Morgan County, Georgia. It's about 29 miles from Athens, GA and 56 miles from Atlanta, GA, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 90°F and winter highs 53°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $347k and rent runs about $1k a month.
4,864people
$347kTypical home
$1,165/moRent
90° / 53°Summer / winter
1"Snow
256Sunny days
118Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 4,864
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 549 people per sq mi
- 56 mi to Atlanta, GA
- 29 mi to Athens, GA
- 21 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $347k (≈$2,189/mo)
- Median rent $1,165/mo
- Median household income $62k
- Property tax about 0.8% of value
- 2.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 90°F
- Winter highs around 53°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 68°F)
- 256 sunny days a year (110 totally clear)
- 109 cloudy days a year
- 34 of 90 winter days are gray
- 118 days a year with rain or snow
- Basically no snow
- Snow days are rare
- 1 day a year over 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Low violent crime (188 per 100k)
- About average property crime (1,785 per 100k)
People
- Median age 46
- 26% of households have kids
- 24% are 65 or older
- 44% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 5% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 20 min
- 3% walk or take transit to work
- 52 mi to PDK airport
- 55 mi to ATL (major hub)
- 85 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 73% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1985
- 89% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 709 ft
- 168 mi to the ocean
- 51 mi to a big lake
- 23 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 109 mi to the nearest ski area
- 8 mi to the nearest campground
- 19 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 166 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- Few or no bars within 25 mi
- 31 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 10 museums within 25 mi
- 2 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 3 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 22% of Georgia districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 1 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 19 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 17 mi to the nearest vet
- 2 mi to the nearest dog park
- 11 congregations per 10k people
- 16 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Morgan County: R+46 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
- High drought risk
- Very low winter storm risk
- Low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk