Living in Milledgeville, GA
Milledgeville is a small city of 16,748 people in Baldwin County, Georgia. It's about 32 miles from Macon, GA and 83 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 $193k and rent runs about $913 a month.
16,748people
$193kTypical home
$913/moRent
93° / 58°Summer / winter
1"Snow
256Sunny days
108Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small city of 16,748
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 827 people per sq mi
- 83 mi to Atlanta, GA
- 32 mi to Macon, GA
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $193k (≈$1,218/mo)
- Median rent $913/mo
- Median household income $42k
- Property tax about 0.8% of value
- 7.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 93°F
- Winter highs around 58°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 69°F)
- 256 sunny days a year (110 totally clear)
- 109 cloudy days a year
- 34 of 90 winter days are gray
- 108 days a year with rain or snow
- Basically no snow
- Snow days are rare
- 7 days a year over 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Above-average violent crime (716 per 100k)
- Above-average property crime (2,928 per 100k)
People
- Median age 29
- 20% of households have kids
- 12% are 65 or older
- 21% have a college degree
- Very diverse community
- 27% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 24 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 36 mi to MCN airport
- 78 mi to ATL (major hub)
- 113 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 45% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1980
- 91% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 345 ft
- 144 mi to the ocean
- 54 mi to a big lake
- 19 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 141 mi to the nearest ski area
- 4 mi to the nearest campground
- 12 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 75 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 4 bars within 25 mi
- 16 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 1 music venue or club within 25 mi
- 8 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 11 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 11% of Georgia districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 2 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 31 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 2 mi to the nearest vet
- 36 mi to the nearest dog park
- 7 congregations per 10k people
- College in town
Politics
- Baldwin County: Purple — split almost evenly
- Georgia: Purple — split almost evenly
Natural hazards
- Low hurricane risk
- Moderate tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Low earthquake risk
- Low flood risk
- Moderate drought risk
- Very low winter storm risk
- Moderate heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk