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Thomson is a big small town of 6,821 people in McDuffie County, Georgia. It's about 30 miles from Augusta, GA and 113 miles from Atlanta, GA, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 91°F and winter highs 57°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $161k and rent runs about $848 a month.
6,821people
$161kTypical home
$848/moRent
91° / 57°Summer / winter
0"Snow
256Sunny days
99Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 6,821
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 1,422 people per sq mi
- 113 mi to Atlanta, GA
- 30 mi to Augusta, GA
- 17 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $161k (≈$1,016/mo)
- Median rent $848/mo
- Median household income $42k
- Property tax about 1.0% of value
- 1.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 91°F
- Winter highs around 57°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 68°F)
- 256 sunny days a year (112 totally clear)
- 109 cloudy days a year
- 35 of 90 winter days are gray
- 99 days a year with rain or snow
- Basically no snow
- Snow days are rare
- Rarely hits 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (101 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (442 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 38
- 26% of households have kids
- 16% are 65 or older
- 14% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 6% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 19 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 31 mi to AGS airport
- 112 mi to ATL (major hub)
- 79 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 73% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1979
- 76% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 502 ft
- 115 mi to the ocean
- 11 mi to a big lake
- 16 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 92 mi to the nearest ski area
- 6 mi to the nearest campground
- 10 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 184 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 10 bars within 25 mi
- 55 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 5 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 21 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 18% of Georgia districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 3 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 50 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- Vet in town
- 17 mi to the nearest dog park
- 11 congregations per 10k people
- 24 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- McDuffie County: R+25 in 2024
- Georgia: Purple — split almost evenly
Natural hazards
- Low hurricane risk
- Moderate tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Low earthquake risk
- Very low flood risk
- Moderate drought risk
- Very low winter storm risk
- Low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk