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Monroe is a small city of 15,648 people in Walton County, Georgia. It's about 31 miles from Athens, GA and 40 miles from Atlanta, GA, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 90°F and winter highs 53°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $259k and rent runs about $1k a month.
15,648people
$259kTypical home
$1,105/moRent
90° / 53°Summer / winter
1"Snow
256Sunny days
99Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small city of 15,648
- Part of a metro area
- About 999 people per sq mi
- 40 mi to Atlanta, GA
- 31 mi to Athens, GA
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $259k (≈$1,635/mo)
- Median rent $1,105/mo
- Median household income $45k
- Property tax about 0.9% of value
- 11.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 90°F
- Winter highs around 53°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 67°F)
- 256 sunny days a year (110 totally clear)
- 109 cloudy days a year
- 34 of 90 winter days are gray
- 99 days a year with rain or snow
- Basically no snow
- Snow days are rare
- Rarely hits 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Low violent crime (258 per 100k)
- About average property crime (1,600 per 100k)
People
- Median age 31
- 37% of households have kids
- 13% are 65 or older
- 16% have a college degree
- Very diverse community
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 34 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 34 mi to PDK airport
- 42 mi to ATL (major hub)
- 80 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 64% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1979
- 85% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 919 ft
- 187 mi to the ocean
- 30 mi to a big lake
- 13 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 99 mi to the nearest ski area
- 13 mi to the nearest campground
- 38 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 711 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 16 bars within 25 mi
- 209 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 7 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 22 museums within 25 mi
- 8 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- Farmers market in town
Everyday
- Schools in the top 25% of Georgia districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 2 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 2 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- Vet in town
- 15 mi to the nearest dog park
- 6 congregations per 10k people
- 13 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Walton County: R+46 in 2024
- 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
- Low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk