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Social Circle is a big small town of 5,217 people in Walton County, Georgia. It's about 35 miles from Athens, GA and 42 miles from Atlanta, GA, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 90°F and winter highs 53°F, with about 1 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $307k and rent runs about $1k a month.
5,217people
$307kTypical home
$1,129/moRent
90° / 53°Summer / winter
1"Snow
256Sunny days
96Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 5,217
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 356 people per sq mi
- 42 mi to Atlanta, GA
- 35 mi to Athens, GA
- 8 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $307k (≈$1,938/mo)
- Median rent $1,129/mo
- Median household income $89k
- Property tax about 0.8% of value
- 7.0% 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
- 96 days a year with rain or snow
- 1" of snow a year
- Snow days are rare
- 2 days a year over 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (105 per 100k)
- Very low property crime (420 per 100k)
People
- Median age 38
- 37% of households have kids
- 15% are 65 or older
- 25% have a college degree
- Very diverse community
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 42 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 37 mi to PDK airport
- 41 mi to ATL (major hub)
- 88 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 93% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 2000
- 89% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 830 ft
- 182 mi to the ocean
- 40 mi to a big lake
- 16 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 109 mi to the nearest ski area
- 7 mi to the nearest campground
- 22 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 418 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 3 bars within 25 mi
- 101 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 11 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)
- 2 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 7 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 9 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 7 mi to the nearest vet
- 14 mi to the nearest dog park
- 6 congregations per 10k people
- 4 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Walton County: R+46 in 2024
- Georgia: Purple — split almost evenly
Natural hazards
- Low hurricane risk
- Moderate tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Low earthquake risk
- Low flood risk
- Moderate drought risk
- Very 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.