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Richland is a small town of 1,595 people in Stewart County, Georgia. It's about 32 miles from Columbus, GA and 117 miles from Atlanta, GA, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 92°F and winter highs 60°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $48k and rent runs about $611 a month.
1,595people
$48kTypical home
$611/moRent
92° / 60°Summer / winter
0"Snow
257Sunny days
85Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 1,595
- Part of a metro area
- About 498 people per sq mi
- 117 mi to Atlanta, GA
- 32 mi to Columbus, GA
- 26 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $48k (≈$300/mo)
- Median rent $611/mo
- Median household income $29k
- Property tax about 1.7% of value
- 8.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 92°F
- Winter highs around 60°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 70°F)
- 257 sunny days a year (113 totally clear)
- 108 cloudy days a year
- 34 of 90 winter days are gray
- 85 days a year with rain or snow
- Basically no snow
- Snow days are rare
- 2 days a year over 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Usually calm
People
- Median age 44
- 21% of households have kids
- 18% are 65 or older
- 12% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 32 min
- 3% walk or take transit to work
- 34 mi to CSG airport
- 108 mi to ATL (major hub)
- 159 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 47% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1984
- 68% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 591 ft
- 133 mi to the ocean
- 23 mi to a big lake
- 83 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 229 mi to the nearest ski area
- 5 mi to the nearest campground
- No golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 13 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- Few or no bars within 25 mi
- Few or no coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 5 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 14 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 15% of Georgia districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 21 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 35 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 16 mi to the nearest vet
- 25 mi to the nearest dog park
- 6 congregations per 10k people
- 26 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Stewart County: D+16 in 2024
- Georgia: Purple — split almost evenly
Natural hazards
- Moderate hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- Low wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- Very low flood risk
- High drought risk
- Very low winter storm risk
- Moderate 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.