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Union Point is a small town of 1,704 people in Greene County, Georgia. It's about 24 miles from Athens, GA and 78 miles from Atlanta, GA, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 91°F and winter highs 55°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $89k and rent runs about $911 a month.
1,704people
$89kTypical home
$911/moRent
91° / 55°Summer / winter
1"Snow
256Sunny days
96Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 1,704
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 864 people per sq mi
- 78 mi to Atlanta, GA
- 24 mi to Athens, GA
- 28 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $89k (≈$559/mo)
- Median rent $911/mo
- Median household income $62k
- Property tax about 0.9% of value
- 1.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 91°F
- Winter highs around 55°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
- Basically no snow
- Snow days are rare
- 3 days a year over 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (134 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (383 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 34
- 38% of households have kids
- 20% are 65 or older
- 17% have a college degree
- Very diverse community
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 29 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 66 mi to AGS airport
- 78 mi to ATL (major hub)
- 75 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 85% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1966
- 82% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 686 ft
- 149 mi to the ocean
- 28 mi to a big lake
- 19 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 104 mi to the nearest ski area
- 11 mi to the nearest campground
- 10 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 83 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- Few or no bars within 25 mi
- 16 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 6 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 23 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 42% of Georgia districts (reading)
- 6 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 8 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 30 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 18 mi to the nearest vet
- 25 mi to the nearest dog park
- 9 congregations per 10k people
- 27 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Greene County: R+29 in 2024
- Georgia: Purple — split almost evenly
Natural hazards
- Low hurricane risk
- Moderate tornado risk
- Low wildfire risk
- Low earthquake risk
- Very low flood risk
- High drought risk
- Very low winter storm risk
- Moderate heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk