Living in White, GA
White is a tiny town of 953 people in Bartow County, Georgia. It's about 25 miles from Rome, GA and 40 miles from Atlanta, GA, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 90°F and winter highs 53°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $173k and rent runs about $891 a month.
953people
$173kTypical home
$891/moRent
90° / 53°Summer / winter
1"Snow
238Sunny days
112Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 953
- Part of a metro area
- About 910 people per sq mi
- 40 mi to Atlanta, GA
- 25 mi to Rome, GA
- 9 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $173k (≈$1,092/mo)
- Median rent $891/mo
- Median household income $79k
- Property tax about 0.8% of value
- 4.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 90°F
- Winter highs around 53°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 67°F)
- 238 sunny days a year (100 totally clear)
- 127 cloudy days a year
- 42 of 90 winter days are gray
- 112 days a year with rain or snow
- Basically no snow
- Snow days are rare
- Rarely hits 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (111 per 100k), county-wide
- Low property crime (896 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 32
- 50% of households have kids
- 10% are 65 or older
- 13% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 2% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 28 min
- 0% walk or take transit to work
- 38 mi to PDK airport
- 48 mi to ATL (major hub)
- 113 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 76% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1992
- 87% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 853 ft
- 255 mi to the ocean
- 37 mi to a big lake
- 9 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 111 mi to the nearest ski area
- 7 mi to the nearest campground
- 35 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 628 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 13 bars within 25 mi
- 180 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 1 music venue or club within 25 mi
- 21 museums within 25 mi
- 9 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 17 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 49% of Georgia districts (reading)
- 6 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 10 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 20 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 7 mi to the nearest vet
- 12 mi to the nearest dog park
- 5 congregations per 10k people
- 6 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Bartow County: R+51 in 2024
- Georgia: Purple — split almost evenly
Natural hazards
- Low hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- Low wildfire risk
- Low earthquake risk
- Low flood risk
- Moderate drought risk
- Low winter storm risk
- Low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk