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Orchard Hill is a tiny town of 152 people in Spalding County, Georgia. It's about 37 miles from Macon, GA and 42 miles from Atlanta, GA, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 90°F and winter highs 56°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $73k and rent runs about $1k a month.
152people
$73kTypical home
$1,044/moRent
90° / 56°Summer / winter
0"Snow
251Sunny days
121Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 152
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 428 people per sq mi
- 42 mi to Atlanta, GA
- 37 mi to Macon, GA
- 5 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $73k (≈$460/mo)
- Median rent $1,044/mo
- Median household income $33k
- Property tax about 2.9% of value
- 7.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 90°F
- Winter highs around 56°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 68°F)
- 251 sunny days a year (110 totally clear)
- 114 cloudy days a year
- 36 of 90 winter days are gray
- 121 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
- Above-average violent crime (446 per 100k), county-wide
- Low property crime (1,463 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 37
- 32% of households have kids
- 19% are 65 or older
- 14% have a college degree
- Very diverse community
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 24 min
- 7% walk or take transit to work
- 34 mi to ATL airport
- 34 mi to ATL (major hub)
- 131 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 72% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1985
- 86% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 860 ft
- 197 mi to the ocean
- 68 mi to a big lake
- 22 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 149 mi to the nearest ski area
- 12 mi to the nearest campground
- 27 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 241 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 3 bars within 25 mi
- 50 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 9 museums within 25 mi
- 1 brewery or distillery within 25 mi
- 18 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 15% of Georgia districts (reading)
- 4 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 8 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 33 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 8 mi to the nearest vet
- 8 mi to the nearest dog park
- 8 congregations per 10k people
- 7 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Spalding County: R+17 in 2024
- Georgia: Purple — split almost evenly
Natural hazards
- Low hurricane risk
- High 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
Some of this place's Census numbers are blended with county figures because its survey sample is small.