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Powder Springs is a small city of 18,009 people in Cobb County, Georgia. It's about 16 miles from Atlanta, GA. Summer highs average 86°F and winter highs 53°F, with about 2 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $333k and rent runs about $2k a month.
18,009people
$333kTypical home
$1,583/moRent
86° / 53°Summer / winter
2"Snow
251Sunny days
109Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small city of 18,009
- Part of a metro area
- About 2,264 people per sq mi
- 16 mi to Atlanta, GA
- 16 mi to Atlanta, GA
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $333k (≈$2,099/mo)
- Median rent $1,583/mo
- Median household income $105k
- Property tax about 0.7% of value
- 4.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 86°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
- 109 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
- Low violent crime (194 per 100k), county-wide
- Low property crime (1,009 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 41
- 39% of households have kids
- 14% are 65 or older
- 41% have a college degree
- Very diverse community
- 8% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 37 min
- 0% walk or take transit to work
- 21 mi to ATL airport
- 21 mi to ATL (major hub)
- 120 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 94% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1996
- 98% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 978 ft
- 239 mi to the ocean
- 41 mi to a big lake
- 9 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 127 mi to the nearest ski area
- 10 mi to the nearest campground
- 65 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 2,467 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 150 bars within 25 mi
- 645 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 22 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 76 museums within 25 mi
- 34 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 5 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 17% of Georgia districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 8 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 5 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 5 mi to the nearest vet
- 6 mi to the nearest dog park
- 5 congregations per 10k people
- 9 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Cobb County: D+15 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
- Low winter storm risk
- Low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk