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Nicholson is a small town of 2,335 people in Jackson County, Georgia. It's about 17 miles from Athens, GA and 62 miles from Atlanta, GA, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 89°F and winter highs 53°F, with about 2 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $198k and rent runs about $1k a month.
2,335people
$198kTypical home
$1,008/moRent
89° / 53°Summer / winter
2"Snow
243Sunny days
114Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 2,335
- Part of a metro area
- About 590 people per sq mi
- 62 mi to Atlanta, GA
- 17 mi to Athens, GA
- 10 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $198k (≈$1,247/mo)
- Median rent $1,008/mo
- Median household income $52k
- Property tax about 0.9% of value
- 10.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 89°F
- Winter highs around 53°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 68°F)
- 243 sunny days a year (103 totally clear)
- 122 cloudy days a year
- 37 of 90 winter days are gray
- 114 days a year with rain or snow
- 2" of snow a year
- Snow days are rare
- Rarely hits 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (72 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (525 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 34
- 45% of households have kids
- 10% are 65 or older
- 15% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 32 min
- 0% walk or take transit to work
- 53 mi to PDK airport
- 66 mi to ATL (major hub)
- 52 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 57% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1998
- 93% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 814 ft
- 184 mi to the ocean
- 28 mi to a big lake
- 9 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 73 mi to the nearest ski area
- 9 mi to the nearest campground
- 16 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 268 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 43 bars within 25 mi
- 76 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 7 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 13 museums within 25 mi
- 5 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 6 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 34% of Georgia districts (reading)
- 5 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 12 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 12 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 10 mi to the nearest vet
- 7 mi to the nearest dog park
- 6 congregations per 10k people
- 11 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Jackson County: R+55 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
- Low winter storm risk
- Low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk