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Martinez is a small city of 33,750 people in Columbia County, Georgia. It's about 8 miles from Augusta, GA and 135 miles from Atlanta, GA, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 93°F and winter highs 58°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $246k and rent runs about $1k a month.
33,750people
$246kTypical home
$1,284/moRent
93° / 58°Summer / winter
1"Snow
256Sunny days
109Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small city of 33,750
- Part of a metro area
- About 2,327 people per sq mi
- 135 mi to Atlanta, GA
- 8 mi to Augusta, GA
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $246k (≈$1,552/mo)
- Median rent $1,284/mo
- Median household income $82k
- Property tax about 0.8% of value
- 6.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 93°F
- Winter highs around 58°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 69°F)
- 256 sunny days a year (112 totally clear)
- 109 cloudy days a year
- 35 of 90 winter days are gray
- 109 days a year with rain or snow
- Basically no snow
- Snow days are rare
- 5 days a year over 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (67 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (496 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 39
- 30% of households have kids
- 18% are 65 or older
- 37% have a college degree
- Very diverse community
- 6% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 23 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 13 mi to AGS airport
- 110 mi to SAV (major hub)
- 57 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 83% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1985
- 91% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 417 ft
- 99 mi to the ocean
- 11 mi to a big lake
- 4 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 70 mi to the nearest ski area
- 3 mi to the nearest campground
- 27 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 338 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 29 bars within 25 mi
- 66 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 4 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 10 museums within 25 mi
- 2 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 2 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 38% of Georgia districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 4 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 43 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 2 mi to the nearest vet
- 2 mi to the nearest dog park
- 5 congregations per 10k people
- 4 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Columbia County: R+26 in 2024
- Georgia: Purple — split almost evenly
Natural hazards
- Low hurricane risk
- Moderate 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