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Shady Dale is a tiny town of 345 people in Jasper County, Georgia. It's about 38 miles from Macon, GA and 54 miles from Atlanta, GA, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 92°F and winter highs 57°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $181k and rent runs about $933 a month.
345people
$181kTypical home
$933/moRent
92° / 57°Summer / winter
1"Snow
256Sunny days
83Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 345
- Part of a metro area
- About 272 people per sq mi
- 54 mi to Atlanta, GA
- 38 mi to Macon, GA
- 21 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $181k (≈$1,143/mo)
- Median rent $933/mo
- Median household income $64k
- Property tax about 0.7% of value
- 5.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 92°F
- Winter highs around 57°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
- 83 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
- Very low violent crime (119 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (421 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 38
- 34% of households have kids
- 18% are 65 or older
- 14% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 2% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 40 min
- 0% walk or take transit to work
- 49 mi to MCN airport
- 51 mi to ATL (major hub)
- 99 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 72% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1987
- 84% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 623 ft
- 169 mi to the ocean
- 58 mi to a big lake
- 24 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 123 mi to the nearest ski area
- 9 mi to the nearest campground
- 16 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 95 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- Few or no bars within 25 mi
- 12 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 7 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 12 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 32% of Georgia districts (reading)
- 9 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 10 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 27 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 19 mi to the nearest vet
- 13 mi to the nearest dog park
- 6 congregations per 10k people
- 18 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Jasper County: R+58 in 2024
- Georgia: Purple — split almost evenly
Natural hazards
- Low hurricane risk
- Moderate tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Low earthquake risk
- Very low flood risk
- High drought risk
- Very low winter storm risk
- Moderate heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk
Limited data: this place is small enough that most of its Census numbers (rent, home value, income, age) are blended with county figures. Treat its match as a rough guide.