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Hannahs Mill, Georgia

Hannahs Mill is an unincorporated community of about 3,200 people in Upson County, Georgia. It has no city government of its own: local services come from the county, or in some states from the town or township. A typical home costs about 2.2 years of the typical household's income, compared with 4.1 across the U.S. The nearest metro area of about a million people or more, Atlanta, is about 57 miles away as the crow flies.

Population
3,230
Census survey, 2020-24
Typical home, 2020-24
$154,600
Upson County prices up 24% since 2022
Household income
$69,850
U.S.: $80,734
Prices, rural Georgia
87
U.S. average = 100
Emergency room
4 miles
Thomaston, GA
To Atlanta
57 mi
straight line

The book's checklist

  • Lower cost of livingEveryday prices run 13% below the U.S. average in the parts of Georgia outside metro areas.
  • More house for the moneyA typical home costs 2.2 years of the typical household's income here. Across the U.S. it's 4.1.
  • A safer neighborhoodThe FBI doesn't publish crime figures for unincorporated communities. Call the county sheriff's office (or the town or township police, where there is one) and ask what calls they get most.
  • Schools in townNo public schools inside the town. The nearest high school is Upson-Lee High School, about 4 miles away.
  • A hospital close byUpson Regional Medical Center in Thomaston, about 4 miles away, has the nearest emergency room.
  • Within reach of a big cityAtlanta is about 57 miles away as the crow flies. The book suggests staying within about 60 miles if you'll miss big-city sports, concerts and theater.

A check means Hannahs Mill meets the rule of thumb from Frank and Dave's book. An empty box isn't a deal breaker: it's something to weigh for your family. A question mark means there isn't enough data.

For a lifetime

Homes and money

Typical home value, as owners valued them in 2020-2024
$154,600U.S.: $332,700
Home prices since then
Up 24%Upson County, 2022 to 2025
Typical rent, with utilities
$851 a monthU.S.: $1,413
Typical household income
$69,850U.S.: $80,734
Homes owned by the people living in them
67%U.S.: 65%
Typical property tax bill
$1,451 a yearGeorgia: $2,341
Homes built before 1940
10%U.S.: 12%
Homes built since 2010
7%U.S.: 11%
Vacation and seasonal homes
0%U.S.: 3%
Everyday prices
87U.S. average = 100 (the parts of Georgia outside metro areas)

Home values and rents are what households told the Census Bureau across 2020 to 2024, so they trail today's market: county prices have moved up 24% since 2022. Everyday prices are the government's average for the parts of Georgia outside metro areas, not Hannahs Mill alone. Check current listings before you budget.

Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates; Federal Housing Finance Agency, House Price Index for counties (all transactions); U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis, Regional Price Parities, 2024.

The people

Population, 2020-2024 Census survey
3,230The Census Bureau makes yearly estimates only for incorporated towns
Median age
42.4 yearsU.S.: 38.9
Age 65 and older
20%U.S.: 17%
Under 18
21%U.S.: 22%
Adults with a bachelor's degree or more
14%U.S.: 36%
Moved here from another county or state in the past year
11%U.S.: 6%

Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, Population Estimates (Vintage 2025); U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates.

Work

Biggest lines of work
Schools, health care and social services (30%); retail (15%); transportation, warehousing and utilities (12%)
Unemployment rate
3%U.S.: 5%
Average commute
26 minutesU.S.: 26 minutes
Work from home
2%U.S.: 15%
Below the poverty line
12%U.S.: 12%

Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates.

Health care

Nearest emergency room: Upson Regional Medical Center, Thomaston, GA, about 4 miles away. It's a general hospital. Medicare gives it 1 of 5 stars.

Look up doctors, clinics and the hospitals themselves on Medicare's Care Compare. Ask where the most serious cases are sent.

Sources: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, Hospital General Information.

Schools

There are no public schools inside Hannahs Mill itself. The nearest public high school is Upson-Lee High School, about 4 miles away.

See each school on the federal school search, then check test scores and graduation rates on Georgia's school report card.

Sources: National Center for Education Statistics, Common Core of Data, 2023-24 (via the Urban Institute Education Data Portal); National Center for Education Statistics, IPEDS institution directory, 2024.

Weather

January average low
34°F
July average high
90°F
Days 90°F or hotter
65 a year
Nights at or below freezing
36 a year
Rain and melted snow
50.5 inches a year
Snow
0 inches a year
Elevation
768 feet

Weather stations: The Rock Rch (7 miles away) and Thomaston 4SE (7 miles away, rain and snow). Averages for 1991 to 2020.

Sources: NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, U.S. Climate Normals 1991-2020; U.S. Geological Survey, 3D Elevation Program.

Getting around

Straight-line miles. The road is always longer, and as the book says, an interstate at 70 is a different trip from a farm road at 45. Check the real drive: Upson Regional Medical Center, Macon-Bibb County, Atlanta.

Upson County is outside any metro area, with 5,000 to 20,000 people in its towns, next to a metro area (USDA rural-urban code 6, on a scale where 1 is the biggest metro areas and 9 the most rural counties).

For a day

National Park Service sites within about an hour:

  • Ocmulgee Mounds National Historical Park43 miles
  • Andersonville National Historic Site52 miles
  • Martin Luther King, Jr., National Historical Park56 miles

Read about Hannahs Mill's history on Wikipedia.

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Nearby

Straight-line miles.

Small towns

Smaller places

  • Lincoln Park, GA (unincorporated)688 people, 5 miles
  • Sunset Village, GA (unincorporated)825 people, 5 miles
  • The Rock, GA (unincorporated)109 people, 6 miles
  • Meansville, GA288 people, 8 miles
  • Molena, GA432 people, 11 miles
  • Yatesville, GA630 people, 12 miles
  • Concord, GA420 people, 12 miles
  • Aldora, GA192 people, 12 miles

Sources

  1. U.S. Census Bureau, Population Estimates (Vintage 2025)
  2. U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates
  3. Federal Housing Finance Agency, House Price Index for counties (all transactions)
  4. U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis, Regional Price Parities, 2024
  5. FBI, Crime in the United States, Table 8 (offenses known to law enforcement by city)
  6. Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, Hospital General Information
  7. National Center for Education Statistics, Common Core of Data, 2023-24 (via the Urban Institute Education Data Portal)
  8. National Center for Education Statistics, IPEDS institution directory, 2024
  9. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, U.S. Climate Normals 1991-2020
  10. U.S. Geological Survey, 3D Elevation Program
  11. National Park Service, National Register of Historic Places listings
  12. National Park Service, park unit boundaries
  13. USDA Economic Research Service, Rural-Urban Continuum Codes, 2023
  14. U.S. Census Bureau, 2025 Gazetteer files and 2020 urban areas

Census survey figures are estimates with a margin of error; we leave out any figure whose margin is too wide to be useful. Data last gathered October 5, 2026. See something wrong? Write to mainstreet@smalltownguide.com.