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Villa Rica is a small city of 18,551 people in Carroll County, Georgia. It's about 28 miles from Atlanta, GA. Summer highs average 88°F and winter highs 53°F, with about 1 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $274k and rent runs about $2k a month.
18,551people
$274kTypical home
$1,547/moRent
88° / 53°Summer / winter
1"Snow
251Sunny days
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Size & setting
- Small city of 18,551
- Part of a metro area
- About 1,267 people per sq mi
- 28 mi to Atlanta, GA
- 28 mi to Atlanta, GA
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $274k (≈$1,729/mo)
- Median rent $1,547/mo
- Median household income $88k
- Property tax about 0.8% of value
- 4.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 88°F
- Winter highs around 53°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 67°F)
- 251 sunny days a year (110 totally clear)
- 114 cloudy days a year
- 36 of 90 winter days are gray
- 1" of snow a year
- Snow days are rare
- Rarely hits 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Low violent crime (231 per 100k)
- Low property crime (1,197 per 100k)
People
- Median age 31
- 42% of households have kids
- 11% are 65 or older
- 28% have a college degree
- Very diverse community
- 8% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 36 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 29 mi to ATL airport
- 29 mi to ATL (major hub)
- 110 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 80% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 2003
- 94% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 1,211 ft
- 235 mi to the ocean
- 57 mi to a big lake
- 13 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 143 mi to the nearest ski area
- 12 mi to the nearest campground
- 31 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 586 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 6 bars within 25 mi
- 133 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 1 music venue or club within 25 mi
- 15 museums within 25 mi
- 3 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 11 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 27% of Georgia districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 1 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 12 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 3 mi to the nearest vet
- 14 mi to the nearest dog park
- 9 congregations per 10k people
- 14 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