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Peachtree City is a small city of 39,576 people in Fayette County, Georgia. It's about 27 miles from Atlanta, GA. Summer highs average 91°F and winter highs 56°F, with about 2 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $483k and rent runs about $2k a month.
39,576people
$483kTypical home
$2,086/moRent
91° / 56°Summer / winter
2"Snow
251Sunny days
133Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small city of 39,576
- Part of a metro area
- About 1,575 people per sq mi
- 27 mi to Atlanta, GA
- 27 mi to Atlanta, GA
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $483k (≈$3,043/mo)
- Median rent $2,086/mo
- Median household income $114k
- Property tax about 0.9% of value
- 4.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 91°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
- 133 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 (28 per 100k)
- Very low property crime (542 per 100k)
People
- Median age 45
- 35% of households have kids
- 21% are 65 or older
- 61% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 5% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 31 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 19 mi to ATL airport
- 19 mi to ATL (major hub)
- 129 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 80% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1993
- 96% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 863 ft
- 220 mi to the ocean
- 61 mi to a big lake
- 2 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 148 mi to the nearest ski area
- 15 mi to the nearest campground
- 48 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 688 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 16 bars within 25 mi
- 166 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 2 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 16 museums within 25 mi
- 4 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 6 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 5% of Georgia districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 8 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 8 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 2 mi to the nearest vet
- Dog park in town
- 9 congregations per 10k people
- College in town
Politics
- Fayette County: R+3 in 2024
- Georgia: Purple — split almost evenly
Natural hazards
- Low hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Low earthquake risk
- Moderate flood risk
- Moderate drought risk
- Very low winter storm risk
- Low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk