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Rutledge is a small town of 1,271 people in Morgan County, Georgia. It's about 32 miles from Athens, GA and 48 miles from Atlanta, GA, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 90°F and winter highs 53°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $284k and rent runs about $1k a month.
1,271people
$284kTypical home
$1,393/moRent
90° / 53°Summer / winter
1"Snow
256Sunny days
103Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 1,271
- Part of a metro area
- About 387 people per sq mi
- 48 mi to Atlanta, GA
- 32 mi to Athens, GA
- 13 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $284k (≈$1,790/mo)
- Median rent $1,393/mo
- Median household income $57k
- Property tax about 0.8% of value
- 1.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 90°F
- Winter highs around 53°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 68°F)
- 256 sunny days a year (110 totally clear)
- 109 cloudy days a year
- 34 of 90 winter days are gray
- 103 days a year with rain or snow
- Basically no snow
- Snow days are rare
- 1 day a year over 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Low violent crime (188 per 100k), county-wide
- About average property crime (1,785 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 29
- 37% of households have kids
- 20% are 65 or older
- 18% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 5% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 28 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 43 mi to PDK airport
- 47 mi to ATL (major hub)
- 86 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 91% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1978
- 86% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 728 ft
- 176 mi to the ocean
- 44 mi to a big lake
- 23 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 108 mi to the nearest ski area
- 2 mi to the nearest campground
- 22 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 262 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 7 bars within 25 mi
- 70 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 13 museums within 25 mi
- 2 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 10 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 25% of Georgia districts (reading)
- 7 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 9 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 12 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 13 mi to the nearest vet
- 8 mi to the nearest dog park
- 11 congregations per 10k people
- 9 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Morgan County: R+46 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
- High drought risk
- Very low winter storm risk
- Low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk