Living in Norwood, GA
Norwood is a tiny town of 314 people in Warren County, Georgia. It's about 42 miles from Augusta, GA and 101 miles from Atlanta, GA, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 91°F and winter highs 56°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $76k and rent runs about $681 a month.
314people
$76kTypical home
$681/moRent
91° / 56°Summer / winter
0"Snow
256Sunny days
104Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 314
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 386 people per sq mi
- 101 mi to Atlanta, GA
- 42 mi to Augusta, GA
- 29 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $76k (≈$479/mo)
- Median rent $681/mo
- Median household income $31k
- Property tax about 0.9% of value
- 16.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 91°F
- Winter highs around 56°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 68°F)
- 256 sunny days a year (112 totally clear)
- 109 cloudy days a year
- 35 of 90 winter days are gray
- 104 days a year with rain or snow
- Basically no snow
- Snow days are rare
- 2 days a year over 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Usually calm
People
- Median age 48
- 23% of households have kids
- 25% are 65 or older
- 12% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 1% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 30 min
- 3% walk or take transit to work
- 43 mi to AGS airport
- 100 mi to ATL (major hub)
- 85 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 66% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1968
- 66% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 640 ft
- 125 mi to the ocean
- 14 mi to a big lake
- 28 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 103 mi to the nearest ski area
- 12 mi to the nearest campground
- 4 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 21 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- Few or no bars within 25 mi
- Few or no coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 6 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 33 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 6% of Georgia districts (reading)
- 11 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 12 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 53 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 12 mi to the nearest vet
- 29 mi to the nearest dog park
- 14 congregations per 10k people
- 36 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Warren County: D+5 in 2024
- Georgia: Purple — split almost evenly
Natural hazards
- Low hurricane risk
- Moderate tornado risk
- 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