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Russell is a small town of 1,089 people in Barrow County, Georgia. It's about 23 miles from Gainesville, GA and 44 miles from Atlanta, GA, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 90°F and winter highs 54°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $89k and rent runs about $1k a month.
1,089people
$89kTypical home
$1,202/moRent
90° / 54°Summer / winter
1"Snow
256Sunny days
89Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 1,089
- Part of a metro area
- About 937 people per sq mi
- 44 mi to Atlanta, GA
- 23 mi to Gainesville, GA
- 2 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $89k (≈$560/mo)
- Median rent $1,202/mo
- Median household income $71k
- Property tax about 0.6% of value
- 2.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 90°F
- Winter highs around 54°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 67°F)
- 256 sunny days a year (110 totally clear)
- 109 cloudy days a year
- 34 of 90 winter days are gray
- 89 days a year with rain or snow
- Basically no snow
- Snow days are rare
- Rarely hits 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (136 per 100k), county-wide
- Low property crime (1,124 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 41
- 33% of households have kids
- 10% are 65 or older
- 10% have a college degree
- Very diverse community
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 33 min
- 0% walk or take transit to work
- 36 mi to PDK airport
- 48 mi to ATL (major hub)
- 70 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 45% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1986
- 86% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 909 ft
- 192 mi to the ocean
- 21 mi to a big lake
- 2 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 87 mi to the nearest ski area
- 21 mi to the nearest campground
- 38 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 860 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 49 bars within 25 mi
- 284 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 7 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 19 museums within 25 mi
- 11 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 12 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 36% of Georgia districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 1 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 1 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 4 mi to the nearest vet
- 13 mi to the nearest dog park
- 5 congregations per 10k people
- 16 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Barrow County: R+41 in 2024
- Georgia: Purple — split almost evenly
Natural hazards
- Low hurricane risk
- Moderate 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
Some of this place's Census numbers are blended with county figures because its survey sample is small.