Living in Tennille, GA
Tennille is a small town of 1,650 people in Washington County, Georgia. It's about 53 miles from Macon, GA and 109 miles from Atlanta, GA, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 92°F and winter highs 58°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $91k and rent runs about $818 a month.
1,650people
$91kTypical home
$818/moRent
92° / 58°Summer / winter
1"Snow
264Sunny days
103Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 1,650
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 949 people per sq mi
- 109 mi to Atlanta, GA
- 53 mi to Macon, GA
- 27 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $91k (≈$574/mo)
- Median rent $818/mo
- Median household income $29k
- Property tax about 1.2% of value
- 4.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 92°F
- Winter highs around 58°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 69°F)
- 264 sunny days a year (113 totally clear)
- 101 cloudy days a year
- 32 of 90 winter days are gray
- 103 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
- Low violent crime (203 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (792 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 34
- 32% of households have kids
- 19% are 65 or older
- 12% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 5% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 23 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 51 mi to MCN airport
- 105 mi to ATL (major hub)
- 100 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 76% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1968
- 82% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 472 ft
- 117 mi to the ocean
- 51 mi to a big lake
- 35 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 126 mi to the nearest ski area
- 19 mi to the nearest campground
- 3 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 11 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- Few or no bars within 25 mi
- Few or no coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 3 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 36 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 19% of Georgia districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 25 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 32 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 2 mi to the nearest vet
- 49 mi to the nearest dog park
- 9 congregations per 10k people
- 26 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Washington County: Purple — split almost evenly
- Georgia: Purple — split almost evenly
Natural hazards
- Moderate hurricane risk
- Moderate tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Low earthquake risk
- Very low flood risk
- Moderate drought risk
- Very low winter storm risk
- Moderate heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk