Living in Winterville, GA
Winterville is a small town of 2,223 people in Clarke County, Georgia. It's about 4 miles from Athens, GA and 67 miles from Atlanta, GA, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 89°F and winter highs 54°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $297k and rent runs about $1k a month.
2,223people
$297kTypical home
$1,033/moRent
89° / 54°Summer / winter
1"Snow
256Sunny days
112Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 2,223
- Part of a metro area
- About 842 people per sq mi
- 67 mi to Atlanta, GA
- 4 mi to Athens, GA
- 5 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $297k (≈$1,873/mo)
- Median rent $1,033/mo
- Median household income $111k
- Property tax about 1.1% of value
- 2.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 89°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
- 112 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
- About average violent crime (349 per 100k), county-wide
- About average property crime (1,984 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 46
- 30% of households have kids
- 18% are 65 or older
- 51% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 9% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 26 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 59 mi to PDK airport
- 70 mi to ATL (major hub)
- 56 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 88% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1987
- 95% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 824 ft
- 171 mi to the ocean
- 34 mi to a big lake
- 5 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 81 mi to the nearest ski area
- 13 mi to the nearest campground
- 10 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 210 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 40 bars within 25 mi
- 66 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 7 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 9 museums within 25 mi
- 3 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 4 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 27% of Georgia districts (reading)
- 3 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 9 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 9 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- Vet in town
- 3 mi to the nearest dog park
- 7 congregations per 10k people
- 5 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Clarke County: D+38 in 2024
- Georgia: Purple — split almost evenly
Natural hazards
- Low hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Low earthquake risk
- Moderate flood risk
- Moderate drought risk
- Very low winter storm risk
- Low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk