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Temple is a big small town of 5,901 people in Carroll County, Georgia. It's about 35 miles from Atlanta, GA. Summer highs average 89°F and winter highs 53°F, with about 1 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $233k and rent runs about $1k a month.
5,901people
$233kTypical home
$1,384/moRent
89° / 53°Summer / winter
1"Snow
247Sunny days
117Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 5,901
- Part of a metro area
- About 867 people per sq mi
- 35 mi to Atlanta, GA
- 35 mi to Atlanta, GA
- 6 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $233k (≈$1,468/mo)
- Median rent $1,384/mo
- Median household income $91k
- Property tax about 0.7% of value
- 1.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 89°F
- Winter highs around 53°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 67°F)
- 247 sunny days a year (108 totally clear)
- 118 cloudy days a year
- 39 of 90 winter days are gray
- 117 days a year with rain or snow
- 1" of snow a year
- Snow days are rare
- Rarely hits 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (136 per 100k)
- Low property crime (886 per 100k)
People
- Median age 31
- 47% of households have kids
- 11% are 65 or older
- 18% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 36 min
- 0% walk or take transit to work
- 35 mi to ATL airport
- 35 mi to ATL (major hub)
- 104 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 87% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 2000
- 85% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 1,158 ft
- 233 mi to the ocean
- 62 mi to a big lake
- 11 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 148 mi to the nearest ski area
- 11 mi to the nearest campground
- 15 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 310 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 3 bars within 25 mi
- 71 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 1 music venue or club within 25 mi
- 14 museums within 25 mi
- 2 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 8 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 24% of Georgia districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 6 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 17 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 5 mi to the nearest vet
- 8 mi to the nearest dog park
- 9 congregations per 10k people
- 12 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Carroll County: R+41 in 2024
- Georgia: Purple — split almost evenly
Natural hazards
- Low hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- Moderate wildfire risk
- Low earthquake risk
- Low flood risk
- Moderate drought risk
- Low winter storm risk
- Low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk