Living in Milner, GA
Milner is a tiny town of 979 people in Lamar County, Georgia. It's about 33 miles from Macon, GA and 47 miles from Atlanta, GA, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 90°F and winter highs 56°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $241k and rent runs about $1k a month.
979people
$241kTypical home
$1,064/moRent
90° / 56°Summer / winter
0"Snow
251Sunny days
111Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 979
- Part of a metro area
- About 464 people per sq mi
- 47 mi to Atlanta, GA
- 33 mi to Macon, GA
- 10 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $241k (≈$1,519/mo)
- Median rent $1,064/mo
- Median household income $67k
- Property tax about 0.9% of value
- 3.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 90°F
- Winter highs around 56°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
- 111 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
- Very low violent crime (33 per 100k)
- Very low property crime (280 per 100k)
People
- Median age 30
- 37% of households have kids
- 15% are 65 or older
- 19% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 9% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 33 min
- 0% walk or take transit to work
- 39 mi to ATL airport
- 39 mi to ATL (major hub)
- 134 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 84% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 2010
- 94% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 791 ft
- 194 mi to the ocean
- 73 mi to a big lake
- 25 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 153 mi to the nearest ski area
- 11 mi to the nearest campground
- 17 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 182 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 3 bars within 25 mi
- 37 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 6 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 23 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 35% of Georgia districts (reading)
- 5 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 13 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 30 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 13 mi to the nearest vet
- 13 mi to the nearest dog park
- 6 congregations per 10k people
- 5 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Lamar County: R+46 in 2024
- Georgia: Purple — split almost evenly
Natural hazards
- Low hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- 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
Some of this place's Census numbers are blended with county figures because its survey sample is small.