Humid subtropical
Fair Oaks, Georgia
Cobb County, Georgia · Population 10k · 1,125 ft elevation
Living in Fair Oaks
Fair Oaks has a humid subtropical climate: hot summers (July highs around 83°F) and chilly winters (January lows around 31°F).
Precipitation is very wet at about 56″ a year, and it sees only a dusting of snow (1″ a season).
Skies are sunny (64% of possible sunshine). Summers get sticky, with about 69 muggy days a year.
Air quality is good: a median AQI of 35 and virtually no unhealthy-air days.
Fair Oaks at a glance
- Population
- 10k
- Elevation
- 1,125 ft
- Average daily high
- 70°F63th percentile
- Average daily low
- 50°F69th percentile
- Annual precipitation
- 56″90th percentile
- Annual snowfall
- 1″25th percentile
- Sunshine hours per year
- 2,851 hrs54th percentile
- Median AQI
- 3513th percentile
- Median home value
- $198k33th percentile
- Median rent
- $1,209/mo51th percentile
- Median household income
- $62k32th percentile
- Property tax rate
- 0.55%12th percentile
- Top state income-tax rate
- 5.2%
- Sales tax (state + local)
- 7.4%
- Unemployment rate
- 7.5%
- Homes with broadband
- 92%55th percentile
- Walkability index
- 11.576th percentile
- Average commute
- 23 min
- Math proficiency (8th grade)
- 56%66th percentile
- Reading proficiency (8th grade)
- 59%
- Violent crime rate
- 190 per 100k53th percentile
- Property crime rate
- 722 per 100k
- Overall natural-hazard risk
- 9461th percentile
- Outdoor access
- 4746th percentile
- Public land within 10 miles
- 2%
- Public land within 30 miles
- 4%
- Mountain relief within 30 miles
- 427 ft
Climate by month
| Month | High | Low | Precipitation | Snow | Sunshine |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 53°F | 31°F | 4.9″ | 0.7″ | 181 hrs |
| Feb | 57°F | 34°F | 4.9″ | 0.2″ | 156 hrs |
| Mar | 65°F | 40°F | 4.9″ | 0.1″ | 210 hrs |
| Apr | 71°F | 48°F | 4.0″ | — | 254 hrs |
| May | 76°F | 57°F | 4.2″ | — | 291 hrs |
| Jun | 82°F | 65°F | 4.1″ | — | 302 hrs |
| Jul | 83°F | 68°F | 7.0″ | — | 304 hrs |
| Aug | 83°F | 67°F | 4.8″ | — | 294 hrs |
| Sep | 79°F | 61°F | 3.7″ | — | 257 hrs |
| Oct | 70°F | 50°F | 4.2″ | — | 237 hrs |
| Nov | 62°F | 39°F | 4.5″ | — | 204 hrs |
| Dec | 55°F | 34°F | 4.9″ | 0.2″ | 162 hrs |
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Sources: NOAA climate normals, NASA POWER, EPA air quality, U.S. Census Bureau, FEMA, FBI, EPA walkability and EDFacts. Methodology