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Walnut Grove is a small town of 1,685 people in Walton County, Georgia. It's about 33 miles from Atlanta, GA. Summer highs average 90°F and winter highs 53°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $264k and rent runs about $1k a month.
1,685people
$264kTypical home
$1,225/moRent
90° / 53°Summer / winter
1"Snow
256Sunny days
96Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 1,685
- Part of a metro area
- About 590 people per sq mi
- 33 mi to Atlanta, GA
- 33 mi to Atlanta, GA
- 7 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $264k (≈$1,667/mo)
- Median rent $1,225/mo
- Median household income $83k
- Property tax about 1.1% of value
- 4.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 90°F
- Winter highs around 53°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
- 1 day a year over 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (96 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (430 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 44
- 28% of households have kids
- 14% are 65 or older
- 13% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 5% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 36 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 27 mi to PDK airport
- 34 mi to ATL (major hub)
- 87 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 88% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1993
- 94% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 886 ft
- 192 mi to the ocean
- 31 mi to a big lake
- 10 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 105 mi to the nearest ski area
- 16 mi to the nearest campground
- 42 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 1,054 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 26 bars within 25 mi
- 279 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 2 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 20 museums within 25 mi
- 10 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 9 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 25% of Georgia districts (reading)
- 6 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 9 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 9 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 6 mi to the nearest vet
- 11 mi to the nearest dog park
- 6 congregations per 10k people
- 11 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Walton County: R+46 in 2024
- Georgia: Purple — split almost evenly
Natural hazards
- Low hurricane risk
- Moderate tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Low earthquake risk
- Low flood risk
- Moderate drought risk
- Very low winter storm risk
- Low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk