IntelliMoveTake the quiz →Living in Wadley, GA
Wadley is a small town of 1,706 people in Jefferson County, Georgia. It's about 48 miles from Augusta, GA and 132 miles from Atlanta, GA, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 92°F and winter highs 57°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $65k and rent runs about $606 a month.
1,706people
$65kTypical home
$606/moRent
92° / 57°Summer / winter
0"Snow
264Sunny days
98Rain/snow days
Is Wadley right for you?
Take the 5-minute quiz and see your match — and how it stacks up against 34,000 other places.
Size & setting
- Small town of 1,706
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 374 people per sq mi
- 132 mi to Atlanta, GA
- 48 mi to Augusta, GA
- 38 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $65k (≈$407/mo)
- Median rent $606/mo
- Median household income $38k
- Property tax about 1.2% of value
- 8.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 92°F
- Winter highs around 57°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
- 98 days a year with rain or snow
- Basically no snow
- Snow days are rare
- 4 days a year over 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Low violent crime (222 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (469 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 41
- 27% of households have kids
- 18% are 65 or older
- 9% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 5% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 32 min
- 3% walk or take transit to work
- 43 mi to AGS airport
- 87 mi to SAV (major hub)
- 80 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 58% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1984
- 75% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 243 ft
- 93 mi to the ocean
- 53 mi to a big lake
- 45 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 111 mi to the nearest ski area
- 20 mi to the nearest campground
- 2 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 16 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
- No museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 45 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 8% of Georgia districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 11 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 18 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 24 mi to the nearest vet
- 40 mi to the nearest dog park
- 14 congregations per 10k people
- 41 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Jefferson 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