Living in Reed Creek, GA
Reed Creek is a small town of 3,151 people in Hart County, Georgia. It's about 38 miles from Athens, GA and 98 miles from Atlanta, GA, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 90°F and winter highs 53°F, with about 1 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $343k and rent runs about $1k a month.
3,151people
$343kTypical home
$1,220/moRent
90° / 53°Summer / winter
1"Snow
255Sunny days
111Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 3,151
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 132 people per sq mi
- 98 mi to Atlanta, GA
- 38 mi to Athens, GA
- 16 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $343k (≈$2,162/mo)
- Median rent $1,220/mo
- Median household income $77k
- Property tax about 0.5% of value
- 1.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 90°F
- Winter highs around 53°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 66°F)
- 255 sunny days a year (114 totally clear)
- 110 cloudy days a year
- 34 of 90 winter days are gray
- 111 days a year with rain or snow
- 1" of snow a year
- Snow days are rare
- Rarely hits 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Low violent crime (197 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (817 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 60
- 14% of households have kids
- 33% are 65 or older
- 38% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 39 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 50 mi to GSP airport
- 103 mi to ATL (major hub)
- 18 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 86% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1995
- 88% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 810 ft
- 177 mi to the ocean
- 2 mi to a big lake
- 32 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 48 mi to the nearest ski area
- 5 mi to the nearest campground
- 14 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 269 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 15 bars within 25 mi
- 32 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 17 museums within 25 mi
- 1 brewery or distillery within 25 mi
- 9 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 42% of Georgia districts (reading)
- 2 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 10 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 18 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 16 mi to the nearest vet
- 5 mi to the nearest dog park
- 11 congregations per 10k people
- 16 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Hart County: R+55 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
- 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.