IntelliMoveTake the quiz →Living in Milstead, GA
Milstead is a tiny town of 689 people in Rockdale County, Georgia. It's about 25 miles from Atlanta, GA. Summer highs average 90°F and winter highs 53°F, with about 1 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $175k and rent runs about $2k a month.
689people
$175kTypical home
$1,525/moRent
90° / 53°Summer / winter
1"Snow
256Sunny days
96Rain/snow days
Is Milstead right for you?
Take the 5-minute quiz and see your match — and how it stacks up against 34,000 other places.
Size & setting
- Tiny town of 689
- Part of a metro area
- About 1,577 people per sq mi
- 25 mi to Atlanta, GA
- 25 mi to Atlanta, GA
- 2 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $175k (≈$1,100/mo)
- Median rent $1,525/mo
- Median household income $54k
- Property tax about 0.8% of value
- 11.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 90°F
- Winter highs around 53°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 68°F)
- 256 sunny days a year (110 totally clear)
- 109 cloudy days a year
- 34 of 90 winter days are gray
- 96 days a year with rain or snow
- 1" of snow a year
- Snow days are rare
- 2 days a year over 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Low violent crime (262 per 100k), county-wide
- About average property crime (1,508 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 35
- 35% of households have kids
- 19% are 65 or older
- 17% have a college degree
- Very diverse community
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 27 min
- 9% walk or take transit to work
- 22 mi to PDK airport
- 25 mi to ATL (major hub)
- 96 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 91% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1950
- 88% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 732 ft
- 198 mi to the ocean
- 33 mi to a big lake
- 2 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 112 mi to the nearest ski area
- 10 mi to the nearest campground
- 52 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 2,001 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 105 bars within 25 mi
- 524 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 16 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 62 museums within 25 mi
- 22 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 6 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 46% of Georgia districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 8 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 18 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 3 mi to the nearest vet
- 2 mi to the nearest dog park
- 6 congregations per 10k people
- 11 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Rockdale County: D+47 in 2024
- Georgia: Purple — split almost evenly
Natural hazards
- Low hurricane risk
- High 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
Limited data: this place is small enough that most of its Census numbers (rent, home value, income, age) are blended with county figures. Treat its match as a rough guide.