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Sunset Village is a tiny town of 825 people in Upson County, Georgia. It's about 38 miles from Columbus, GA and 60 miles from Atlanta, GA, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 90°F and winter highs 57°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $170k and rent runs about $849 a month.
825people
$170kTypical home
$849/moRent
90° / 57°Summer / winter
0"Snow
257Sunny days
95Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 825
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 172 people per sq mi
- 60 mi to Atlanta, GA
- 38 mi to Columbus, GA
- 26 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $170k (≈$1,074/mo)
- Median rent $849/mo
- Median household income $72k
- Property tax about 1.1% of value
- 2.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 90°F
- Winter highs around 57°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 68°F)
- 257 sunny days a year (113 totally clear)
- 108 cloudy days a year
- 34 of 90 winter days are gray
- 95 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
- Very low violent crime (132 per 100k), county-wide
- Low property crime (949 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 40
- 25% of households have kids
- 21% are 65 or older
- 16% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 30 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 40 mi to CSG airport
- 51 mi to ATL (major hub)
- 145 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 86% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1983
- 94% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 755 ft
- 190 mi to the ocean
- 70 mi to a big lake
- 32 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 172 mi to the nearest ski area
- 5 mi to the nearest campground
- 1 golf course within 25 mi
Things to do
- 43 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- Few or no bars within 25 mi
- 3 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 3 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 30 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 26% of Georgia districts (reading)
- 5 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 5 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 38 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 28 mi to the nearest vet
- 30 mi to the nearest dog park
- 11 congregations per 10k people
- 18 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Upson County: R+40 in 2024
- Georgia: Purple — split almost evenly
Natural hazards
- Low hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- Low wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- Moderate 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.