Area data
Athens, GA — ZIP 30602
Population: 1,467 (Census ACS)
Home values & appreciation
- House Price Index
- 421.8 (-0.1% YoY)
Affordability
- Cost of living index (Average)
- 96.3 (100 = US avg)
- Electricity rate (state-level)
- 14.7¢/kWh
- Natural gas rate (state-level)
- $20.40/MCF
- 30-year mortgage rate (national)
- 6.66%
- 15-year mortgage rate (national)
- 6.00%
Natural hazards & flood risk
- Overall hazard risk
- Relatively Low
- Top hazards
- iceStorm, coldWave, hail, lightning, strongWind
Climate (30-year normals)
- Annual precipitation
- 50.3 in
Air quality
- Air quality rating
- Good
- Median AQI (annual)
- 46
- Days with Good air quality
- 222
Amenities
- National parks within ~60 mi
- 2
- Nearest national park
- Chattahoochee River National Recreation Area (53 mi)
- Nearest airport
- Athens Ben Epps Airport (AHN) (3 mi)
- Nearest major airport
- Athens Ben Epps Airport (AHN) (3 mi)
- Hospitals nearby (~15 mi)
- 17
- Avg hospital rating
- 2.5 / 5
- EV charging stations (within 10 mi)
- 104
- Solar radiation rating
- Good (4.5 kWh/m²/day)
Employment & development
- Total county employment
- 52,629
- Average weekly wage
- $1,014
- Top industries (by employment)
- Health Care, Accommodation & Food, Wholesale Trade
- Annual residential building permits (county)
- 212
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