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Dasher vs Plains

113 miles apart. The biggest differences: household income (+72% in Dasher) and growth since 2010 (+23.8 pts in Dasher).

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Dasher, GAKnown for its schoolsGeorgia · 944 people
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Plains, GAHomes around $126KGeorgia · 750 people
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Where each one shines

Two towns, two different strengths

What each town does better than most of its state (not better than each other). Tap one to see the page behind it.

DasherKnown for its schools
SchoolsBetter than 93%of GA districts Housing$250K typical home24% below the GA typical home All about Dasher →
PlainsHomes around $126K
Housing$126K typical home62% below the GA typical home HistorySettled in 18962 places on the National Register All about Plains →
The biggest differences

Where they part ways

The rows below where the towns are furthest apart, beyond the Census margin of error. The full table is further down.

Household income+72%
Households in Dasher earn more
Dasher $65,703Plains $38,294
Growth since 2010+23.8 pts
Dasher has grown faster since 2010
Dasher -2.4%Plains -26.2%
Trails3.7×
Plains has more miles of trail
Plains 1.1 miDasher 0.3 mi
Street grid2.7×
Plains has the more walkable street grid
Plains 44.5Dasher 16.3
Typical home built42 yrs
Plains’s homes are older
Dasher 1990Plains 1948
Property tax bill+31%
Tax bills are bigger in Plains
Plains $1,686Dasher $1,286
★ What stands out · Monthly cost

A typical home costs $710 more a month in Dasher

A typical home in each town, bought with 20% down at 6.3% for 30 years, plus property tax at the town’s own rate and insurance. Change the numbers to fit you.

Dasher$1,440/mo
Typical home $250K (Zillow) · tax rate 0.62% · or rent about $1,008/mo · Housing →
Plains$730/mo
Typical home $126K (Zillow) · tax rate 0.66% · or rent about $750/mo · Housing →

The difference: $710 a month, about $8,500 a year, between Dasher and Plains.

Estimates, not a quote: your price, rate, tax bill and insurance will differ. Tax rate = the Census median tax bill over the median home value.

Report cards

Grades and rankings, side by side

Our letter grades for safety, schools and health, then every Georgia ranking list both towns are on. A grade is one measure; read the page behind it.

Schools
ADasherBetter than 93% of districts in the state –PlainsNot graded
Life in each

What daily life feels like in each

The weather, the land, the history and the people, row by row. None of it is a grade: more snow is a plus to a skier.

Seasons
DasherPlains
Snow a year0″0″
January low40°F36°F
July high91°F90°F
Growing season (days)273d249d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)33rd29th
Outdoors & history
DasherPlains
Trails—1 mi
Conserved land—4.6%
Settled18891896
National Register places—2
Archive photos612
Famous people born here—7
Community
DasherPlains
Posts this month00
Neighbors joined00

A dot marks the most on each row. Climate: NOAA 1991–2020 normals at the nearest station. Hazard risk: FEMA National Risk Index, expected yearly damage vs U.S. towns.

Where they are

113 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

DasherGAPlainsGA
Dasher ↔ Plains113 miles apart
Everything, side by side

What matters to you?

Pick a few. Those rows jump to the top and the best fit on each is marked. There’s no overall score: what matters is up to you.

DasherPlains
People
Population 944Highest 750Lowest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census -2.4%Highest GA: +10.6% -26.2%Lowest GA: +10.6%
Median age 44.5±6.2Highest 18% above GA 42.6±8.1Lowest 13% above GA
Dasher and Plains are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18 17.6%±1.2Lowest GA: 23.2% 36%±25.5Highest GA: 23.2%
Plains and Dasher are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 17.9%±8.3Lowest GA: 15% 20%±13.9Highest GA: 15%
Plains and Dasher are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 16.9%Highest GA: 34.9% 15.6%Lowest GA: 34.9%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 3.5%±1.9Highest GA: 6.4% 0.8%±1.3Lowest GA: 6.4%
Dasher and Plains are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian $65,703±$12kHighest 15% below GA $38,294±$8kLowest 50% below GA
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $207,500±$80kLowest 32% below GA $254,900±$141kHighest 16% below GA
Plains and Dasher are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Rentmedian gross, monthly $1,008±$289Highest 28% below GA $750±$620Lowest 46% below GA
Dasher and Plains are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly $1,286Lowest 45% below GA $1,686Highest 28% below GA
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 63.6%±100Lowest GA: 52.4% 88.5%±34.1Highest GA: 52.4%
Plains and Dasher are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line 6.2%Lowest GA: 13.4% 16.1%Highest GA: 13.4%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 83.9%Highest GA: 65.7% 78.4%Lowest GA: 65.7%
Typical home builtmedian year 1990Highest 2 yrs older than GA 1948Lowest 44 yrs older than GA
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 21 minLowest 26% below GA 23 minHighest 18% below GA
Work from home 4.9%±4.1Highest GA: 15.9% 0%±6.4Lowest GA: 15.9%
Dasher and Plains are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Work in townworking residents 1.1%Lowest 3.1%Highest
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 8.8 miLowest 17.3 miHighest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.32Lowest 0.58Highest
Top workplaceoutside town Valdosta (46%)Americus (22%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in PlainsFew work in Dasher
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 0%Lowest 4.6%Highest
Trailsmapped miles 0.3 miLowest 1.1 miHighest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.1 miLowest 1.4 miHighest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 0Lowest 2Highest
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 16.3Lowest 44.5Highest
Georgia average“±” Census margin of errorACS 2020–2024
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Sources: U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2010 & 2020 censuses, LEHD commute flows; Zillow Home Value Index; NCES Common Core of Data; FBI crime reporting; CDC PLACES; FEMA National Risk Index; NOAA U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020; USGS PAD-US and OpenStreetMap. “±” is the Census margin of error; differences inside it are never called. Property tax is top-coded by the Census at $10,000+. There is no overall score: which town is better depends on what matters to you.

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