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Manchester is a small town of 3,631 people in Meriwether County, Georgia. It's about 28 miles from Columbus, GA and 64 miles from Atlanta, GA, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 89°F and winter highs 56°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $136k and rent runs about $1k a month.
3,631people
$136kTypical home
$1,038/moRent
89° / 56°Summer / winter
0"Snow
257Sunny days
102Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 3,631
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 453 people per sq mi
- 64 mi to Atlanta, GA
- 28 mi to Columbus, GA
- 26 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $136k (≈$854/mo)
- Median rent $1,038/mo
- Median household income $51k
- Property tax about 0.9% of value
- 6.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 89°F
- Winter highs around 56°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 68°F)
- 257 sunny days a year (113 totally clear)
- 108 cloudy days a year
- 34 of 90 winter days are gray
- 102 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 (213 per 100k)
- Low property crime (972 per 100k)
People
- Median age 35
- 38% of households have kids
- 18% are 65 or older
- 17% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 34 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 30 mi to CSG airport
- 55 mi to ATL (major hub)
- 134 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 72% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1970
- 92% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 856 ft
- 184 mi to the ocean
- 61 mi to a big lake
- 34 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 181 mi to the nearest ski area
- 4 mi to the nearest campground
- 5 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 55 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- Few or no bars within 25 mi
- 3 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 1 music venue or club within 25 mi
- 3 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 26 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 8% of Georgia districts (reading)
- 13 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 18 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 27 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 27 mi to the nearest vet
- 27 mi to the nearest dog park
- 7 congregations per 10k people
- 26 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Meriwether County: R+26 in 2024
- Georgia: Purple — split almost evenly
Natural hazards
- Low hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- Low wildfire risk
- Low earthquake risk
- Very low flood risk
- Moderate drought risk
- Very low winter storm risk
- Low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk