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Why Move to Locust Grove

COMMUNITY DATA FOR LOCUST GROVE, GEORGIA
 

LOCUST GROVE POPULATION: 5,657
metro population: 5,457,831
state population: 9,919,945
national population: 313,914,040

LOCUST GROVE HOUSEHOLD INCOME: $54,478
average national household income: $50,935

LOCUST GROVE COST OF LIVING INDEX: 95  
average national cost of living: 100                

LOCUST GROVE MEDIAN HOME PRICE: $134,500
median national home price: $153,800          

LOCUST GROVE PROPERTY TAX RATE: $10.60
per $1,000 of Locust Grove assessed home value
average national property tax rate: $11.20

LOCUST GROVE CRIME RATE: 3
average national Crime Rate: 4 ranked 1-10, best to worst

 

Locust Grove and her neighboring communities share several common benefits. The first great reason to live in the Greater Metro Atlanta area is the wonderful climate. Spring and summer are filled with a bouquet of blossoms that flood the visual and olfactory senses. Parks and beautiful homes treat citizens and visitors alike with colors as if from the palette of a great landscape painter. The fall blazes with glorious colors so awesome that it almost takes your breath away. The winters are mild, and every now and then, the students get a day off for a light snow. It rarely gets below freezing. How could anyone not like the weather and climate in Locust Grove, Georgia?

The second reason to live in Locust Grove is that it is a great place to buy a home. Locust Grove real estate is affordable. Newcomers can choose between well-established homes for sale or new homes in outstanding new home communities. You can choose a lot and build a custom home. Simply select a homebuilder from the many in Greater Metro Atlanta. A qualified REALTORĂ’, real estate agent, mortgage broker or loan officer can assist in the home purchase process and can guide you through the process of finding and buying real estate in Locust Grove.

 

CONNECT UTILITIES IN LOCUST GROVE BY CONTACTING:

POWER:                      

Central Georgia Electric Membership Corporation             

770-775-7857
www.cgemc.com


WATER & SEWER:       

City of Locust Grove             

770-957-5043

www.locustgrove-ga.gov

GAS:

Gas South          

877-472-4932

www.gas-south.com


TRASH & RECYCLING

City of Locust Grove             

770-957-5043

www.locustgrove-ga.gov

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