Living in Woodbury, GA
Woodbury is a tiny town of 820 people in Meriwether County, Georgia. It's about 37 miles from Columbus, GA and 55 miles from Atlanta, GA, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 90°F and winter highs 57°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $109k and rent runs about $920 a month.
820people
$109kTypical home
$920/moRent
90° / 57°Summer / winter
0"Snow
257Sunny days
108Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 820
- Part of a metro area
- About 396 people per sq mi
- 55 mi to Atlanta, GA
- 37 mi to Columbus, GA
- 25 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $109k (≈$688/mo)
- Median rent $920/mo
- Median household income $54k
- Property tax about 1.3% of value
- 3.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 90°F
- Winter highs around 57°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 68°F)
- 257 sunny days a year (113 totally clear)
- 108 cloudy days a year
- 34 of 90 winter days are gray
- 108 days a year with rain or snow
- Basically no snow
- Snow days are rare
- 2 days a year over 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Low violent crime (201 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (688 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 38
- 33% of households have kids
- 21% are 65 or older
- 14% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 1% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 40 min
- 0% walk or take transit to work
- 38 mi to CSG airport
- 46 mi to ATL (major hub)
- 134 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 78% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1954
- 75% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 807 ft
- 193 mi to the ocean
- 70 mi to a big lake
- 25 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 172 mi to the nearest ski area
- 5 mi to the nearest campground
- 7 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 78 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- Few or no bars within 25 mi
- 8 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 1 music venue or club within 25 mi
- 6 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 22 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 8% of Georgia districts (reading)
- 15 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 16 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 31 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 27 mi to the nearest vet
- 28 mi to the nearest dog park
- 7 congregations per 10k people
- 25 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Meriwether County: R+26 in 2024
- Georgia: Purple — split almost evenly
Natural hazards
- Low hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- Low wildfire risk
- Low earthquake risk
- Very low flood risk
- Moderate drought risk
- Very low winter storm risk
- Low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk
Some of this place's Census numbers are blended with county figures because its survey sample is small.