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Shannon is a small town of 2,012 people in Floyd County, Georgia. It's about 8 miles from Rome, GA and 55 miles from Atlanta, GA, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 91°F and winter highs 53°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $221k and rent runs about $1k a month.
2,012people
$221kTypical home
$1,090/moRent
91° / 53°Summer / winter
1"Snow
235Sunny days
119Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 2,012
- Part of a metro area
- About 404 people per sq mi
- 55 mi to Atlanta, GA
- 8 mi to Rome, GA
- 8 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $221k (≈$1,394/mo)
- Median rent $1,090/mo
- Median household income $81k
- Property tax about 0.8% of value
- 1.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 91°F
- Winter highs around 53°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 67°F)
- 235 sunny days a year (99 totally clear)
- 130 cloudy days a year
- 43 of 90 winter days are gray
- 119 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
Safety
- About average violent crime (382 per 100k), county-wide
- Low property crime (1,322 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 30
- 41% of households have kids
- 11% are 65 or older
- 22% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 6% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 28 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 48 mi to CHA airport
- 61 mi to ATL (major hub)
- 114 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 86% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1955
- 92% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 692 ft
- 273 mi to the ocean
- 57 mi to a big lake
- 25 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 108 mi to the nearest ski area
- 9 mi to the nearest campground
- 10 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 169 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- Few or no bars within 25 mi
- 37 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 16 museums within 25 mi
- 1 brewery or distillery within 25 mi
- 28 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 27% of Georgia districts (reading)
- 5 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 17 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 12 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 9 mi to the nearest vet
- 7 mi to the nearest dog park
- 8 congregations per 10k people
- 8 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Floyd County: R+42 in 2024
- Georgia: Purple — split almost evenly
Natural hazards
- Low hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- Low wildfire risk
- Low earthquake risk
- Moderate flood risk
- Moderate drought risk
- Low winter storm risk
- Low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk