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Washington is a small town of 3,680 people in Wilkes County, Georgia. It's about 31 miles from Athens, GA and 97 miles from Atlanta, GA, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 90°F and winter highs 54°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $145k and rent runs about $842 a month.
3,680people
$145kTypical home
$842/moRent
90° / 54°Summer / winter
1"Snow
256Sunny days
109Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 3,680
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 478 people per sq mi
- 97 mi to Atlanta, GA
- 31 mi to Athens, GA
- 36 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $145k (≈$911/mo)
- Median rent $842/mo
- Median household income $54k
- Property tax about 1.1% of value
- 1.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 90°F
- Winter highs around 54°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
- 109 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
People
- Median age 43
- 20% of households have kids
- 23% are 65 or older
- 22% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 37 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 51 mi to AGS airport
- 97 mi to ATL (major hub)
- 66 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 69% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1972
- 67% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 617 ft
- 137 mi to the ocean
- 11 mi to a big lake
- 33 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 98 mi to the nearest ski area
- 13 mi to the nearest campground
- 7 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 23 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
- 4 museums within 25 mi
- 1 brewery or distillery within 25 mi
- 37 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 33% of Georgia districts (reading)
- 2 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 2 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 42 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 22 mi to the nearest vet
- 32 mi to the nearest dog park
- 12 congregations per 10k people
- 38 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Wilkes County: R+17 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