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Watkinsville is a small town of 3,350 people in Oconee County, Georgia. It's about 12 miles from Athens, GA and 59 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 $368k and rent runs about $2k a month.
3,350people
$368kTypical home
$1,541/moRent
90° / 54°Summer / winter
0"Snow
256Sunny days
126Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 3,350
- Part of a metro area
- About 1,014 people per sq mi
- 59 mi to Atlanta, GA
- 12 mi to Athens, GA
- 7 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $368k (≈$2,319/mo)
- Median rent $1,541/mo
- Median household income $92k
- Property tax about 0.8% of value
- 4.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 90°F
- Winter highs around 54°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
- 126 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 (67 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (760 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 34
- 45% of households have kids
- 13% are 65 or older
- 54% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 9% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 25 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 51 mi to PDK airport
- 61 mi to ATL (major hub)
- 66 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 95% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1989
- 87% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 761 ft
- 173 mi to the ocean
- 39 mi to a big lake
- 5 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 89 mi to the nearest ski area
- 18 mi to the nearest campground
- 14 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 241 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 40 bars within 25 mi
- 77 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 7 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 13 museums within 25 mi
- 5 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- Farmers market in town
Everyday
- Schools in the top 13% of Georgia districts (reading)
- 2 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 6 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 6 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 5 mi to the nearest vet
- Dog park in town
- 8 congregations per 10k people
- 5 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Oconee County: R+36 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