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Monticello is a small town of 2,747 people in Jasper County, Georgia. It's about 30 miles from Macon, GA and 53 miles from Atlanta, GA, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 92°F and winter highs 57°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $168k and rent runs about $1k a month.
2,747people
$168kTypical home
$1,056/moRent
92° / 57°Summer / winter
1"Snow
256Sunny days
82Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 2,747
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 660 people per sq mi
- 53 mi to Atlanta, GA
- 30 mi to Macon, GA
- 23 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $168k (≈$1,062/mo)
- Median rent $1,056/mo
- Median household income $49k
- Property tax about 0.9% of value
- 13.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 92°F
- Winter highs around 57°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
- 82 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 (119 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (421 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 40
- 30% of households have kids
- 22% are 65 or older
- 18% have a college degree
- Very diverse community
- 6% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 34 min
- 0% walk or take transit to work
- 42 mi to MCN airport
- 49 mi to ATL (major hub)
- 108 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 83% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1978
- 74% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 673 ft
- 172 mi to the ocean
- 63 mi to a big lake
- 30 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 131 mi to the nearest ski area
- 6 mi to the nearest campground
- 11 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 143 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- Few or no bars within 25 mi
- 28 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 8 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 21 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 32% of Georgia districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 1 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 27 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 16 mi to the nearest vet
- 21 mi to the nearest dog park
- 6 congregations per 10k people
- 22 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Jasper County: R+58 in 2024
- Georgia: Purple — split almost evenly
Natural hazards
- Low hurricane risk
- Moderate tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Low earthquake risk
- Very low flood risk
- High drought risk
- Very low winter storm risk
- Moderate heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk