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West Point is a small town of 3,403 people in Troup County, Georgia. It's about 29 miles from Auburn, AL and 73 miles from Atlanta, GA, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 90°F and winter highs 56°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $200k and rent runs about $789 a month.
3,403people
$200kTypical home
$789/moRent
90° / 56°Summer / winter
0"Snow
251Sunny days
94Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 3,403
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 263 people per sq mi
- 73 mi to Atlanta, GA
- 29 mi to Auburn, AL
- 8 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $200k (≈$1,258/mo)
- Median rent $789/mo
- Median household income $57k
- Property tax about 0.8% of value
- 1.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 90°F
- Winter highs around 56°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 68°F)
- 251 sunny days a year (111 totally clear)
- 114 cloudy days a year
- 37 of 90 winter days are gray
- 94 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
- Above-average violent crime (486 per 100k), county-wide
- Above-average property crime (2,262 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 31
- 45% of households have kids
- 11% are 65 or older
- 28% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 7% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 19 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 29 mi to CSG airport
- 66 mi to ATL (major hub)
- 105 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 81% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1975
- 91% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 637 ft
- 177 mi to the ocean
- 59 mi to a big lake
- 46 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 195 mi to the nearest ski area
- 8 mi to the nearest campground
- 8 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 157 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 6 bars within 25 mi
- 29 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 1 music venue or club within 25 mi
- 3 museums within 25 mi
- 1 brewery or distillery within 25 mi
- 12 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 22% of Georgia districts (reading)
- 4 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 10 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 10 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 22 mi to the nearest vet
- 22 mi to the nearest dog park
- 10 congregations per 10k people
- 3 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Troup County: R+24 in 2024
- Georgia: Purple — split almost evenly
Natural hazards
- Moderate hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- 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