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Pine Lake is a tiny town of 882 people in DeKalb County, Georgia. It's about 13 miles from Atlanta, GA. Summer highs average 90°F and winter highs 53°F, with about 1 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $296k and rent runs about $1k a month.
882people
$296kTypical home
$1,429/moRent
90° / 53°Summer / winter
1"Snow
251Sunny days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 882
- Part of a metro area
- About 3,722 people per sq mi
- 13 mi to Atlanta, GA
- 13 mi to Atlanta, GA
- 3 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $296k (≈$1,868/mo)
- Median rent $1,429/mo
- Median household income $80k
- Property tax about 1.3% of value
- 5.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 90°F
- Winter highs around 53°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 67°F)
- 251 sunny days a year (110 totally clear)
- 114 cloudy days a year
- 36 of 90 winter days are gray
- 1" of snow a year
- Snow days are rare
- Rarely hits 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Above-average violent crime (559 per 100k), county-wide
- Above-average property crime (2,922 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 41
- 21% of households have kids
- 15% are 65 or older
- 54% have a college degree
- Very diverse community
- 9% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 34 min
- 5% walk or take transit to work
- 8 mi to PDK airport
- 17 mi to ATL (major hub)
- 100 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 76% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1953
- 96% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 1,007 ft
- 212 mi to the ocean
- 27 mi to a big lake
- 4 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 113 mi to the nearest ski area
- 3 mi to the nearest campground
- 93 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 3,339 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 172 bars within 25 mi
- 891 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 22 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 75 museums within 25 mi
- 38 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 2 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 40% of Georgia districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 5 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 7 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 2 mi to the nearest vet
- 2 mi to the nearest dog park
- 4 congregations per 10k people
- 2 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- DeKalb County: D+65 in 2024
- Georgia: Purple — split almost evenly
Natural hazards
- Low hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Low earthquake risk
- High flood risk
- Moderate drought risk
- Low winter storm risk
- Low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk