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McDonough is a small city of 30,947 people in Henry County, Georgia. It's about 27 miles from Atlanta, GA. Summer highs average 91°F and winter highs 55°F, with about 1 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $315k and rent runs about $2k a month.
30,947people
$315kTypical home
$1,792/moRent
91° / 55°Summer / winter
1"Snow
251Sunny days
103Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small city of 30,947
- Part of a metro area
- About 2,313 people per sq mi
- 27 mi to Atlanta, GA
- 27 mi to Atlanta, GA
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $315k (≈$1,984/mo)
- Median rent $1,792/mo
- Median household income $75k
- Property tax about 0.9% of value
- 6.0% 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
- 103 days a year with rain or snow
- 1" of snow a year
- Snow days are rare
- 3 days a year over 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Low violent crime (279 per 100k), county-wide
- Low property crime (1,180 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 33
- 38% of households have kids
- 9% are 65 or older
- 29% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 6% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 36 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 21 mi to ATL airport
- 21 mi to ATL (major hub)
- 115 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 71% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 2006
- 96% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 850 ft
- 201 mi to the ocean
- 50 mi to a big lake
- 13 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 132 mi to the nearest ski area
- 10 mi to the nearest campground
- 49 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 907 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 27 bars within 25 mi
- 208 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 3 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 18 museums within 25 mi
- 9 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- Farmers market in town
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 45% of Georgia districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 13 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 26 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 10 mi to the nearest vet
- Dog park in town
- 5 congregations per 10k people
- College in town
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