City in Georgia, United States

Washington

$163kMedian Home
303Sunny Days/yr
73°FAvg High Temp
View on Map· Pop. 4k· Elev. 607 ftWikipedia

Washington is the county seat of Wilkes County, Georgia, United States. Under its original name, Heard's Fort, it was for a brief time during the American Revolutionary War the Georgia state capital. It is noteworthy as the place where the Confederacy voted to dissolve itself, effectively ending the American Civil War.Wikipedia

State Context

GeorgiaU.S. state

Georgia is a state in the Southeastern, South Atlantic, and Deep South regions of the United States. It borders Tennessee to the northwest, North Carolina and South Carolina to the northeast, the Atlantic Ocean to the east, Florida to the south, and Alabama to the west. Of the 50 U.S. states, Georgia is the 24th-largest by area and eighth-most populous.Wikipedia

Income tax: Flat 5.39%Avg sales tax: 7.38%Property tax: 0.77%Official school data available

About the Region

Southeast

The Southeast has become the most active real estate market in the United States. Charlotte, Raleigh, Atlanta, and Nashville's broader metro have all absorbed sustained in-migration driven by warmer weather, relatively lower housing costs than comparable Sun Belt metros, and — in Florida and Tennessee — no state income tax. The Research Triangle between Raleigh, Durham, and Chapel Hill has emerged as a genuine rival to established tech corridors, anchored by Duke, UNC, and NC State.

The region's rapid growth has created real affordability pressure in cities that were bargains a decade ago. Asheville, Savannah, and coastal Florida markets have seen sharp appreciation, narrowing the cost advantage that drew transplants in the first place. Coastal areas across the Southeast also carry increasing flood and hurricane insurance costs as storm frequency and severity trends upward. Long, hot, and humid summers are a material lifestyle consideration — June through September in much of the region is genuinely intense.

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Current Conditions

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Cost of Living

Housing
$163k
Median Home Price
Household Income
$64k
Median annual
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Livability

Walk Score
51
Transit Score
33
School Rating
7.2/10
Internet
Fiber
100%
Cable
0%
address availability
05

Climate

Sunshine
303
sunny days per year
83% of the year
Avg High Temp
73°F
annual average
Comfort Score
83/100
Great
Temp Swing
36°F
seasonal high-temp spread
Rainfall
54"
inches per year
Snowfall
0"
inches per year
Air Quality
46
Good AQI
07

Demographics

Population4k
Altitude607 ftabove sea level
Median Age37 yrs
College Educated28%bachelor's or higher
Work From Home7%of workforce
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