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Pine Mountain vs Collins

166 miles apart. The biggest differences: jobs per worker (12.2× in Pine Mountain) and property tax bill (3.1× in Pine Mountain).

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Pine Mountain, GAAn outdoors townGeorgia · 1,314 people
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Collins, GAHomes around $169KGeorgia · 533 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.

Pine MountainAn outdoors town
Outdoors45.6% conserved land0.9 miles of trails across 2 parks and preserves Health64% of U.S. towns are healthieron CDC estimates All about Pine Mountain →
CollinsHomes around $169K
Housing$169K typical home49% below the GA typical home All about Collins →
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.

Jobs per worker12.2×
Pine Mountain is more of a job hub
Pine Mountain 1.34Collins 0.11
Property tax bill3.1×
Tax bills are bigger in Pine Mountain
Pine Mountain $4,156Collins $1,342
Rent2.1×
Rent runs higher in Pine Mountain
Pine Mountain $954Collins $447
Conserved land+45.6 pts
Pine Mountain has more conserved land
Pine Mountain 45.6%Collins 0%
Typical home built18 yrs
Collins’s homes are older
Pine Mountain 1988Collins 1970
Size2.5×
Pine Mountain is the bigger place
Pine Mountain 1,314Collins 533
★ What stands out · Monthly cost

A typical home costs $740 more a month in Pine Mountain

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.

Pine Mountain$1,880/mo
Typical home $304K (Zillow) · tax rate 1.14% · or rent about $954/mo · Housing →
Collins$1,140/mo
Typical home $169K (Zillow) · tax rate est. 1.8% · or rent about $447/mo · Housing →

The difference: $740 a month, about $8,900 a year, between Pine Mountain and Collins.

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.

Safety
B−Pine MountainSafer than 48% of U.S. towns –CollinsNot graded
Health
C+Pine MountainHealthier than 36% of U.S. towns –CollinsNot 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
Pine MountainCollins
Snow a year0″0″
January low32°F38°F
July high90°F92°F
Growing season (days)229d258d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)35th84th
Outdoors & history
Pine MountainCollins
Trails1 mi—
Conserved land45.6%—
National Register places1—
Archive photos32
Famous people born here3—
Community
Pine MountainCollins
Posts this month00
Neighbors joined10

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

166 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

Pine MountainGACollinsGA
Pine Mountain ↔ Collins166 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.

Pine MountainCollins
People
Population 1,314Highest 533Lowest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census -6.7%Highest GA: +10.6% -7.5%Lowest GA: +10.6%
Median age 45.7±7Lowest 22% above GA 46±5.9Highest 22% above GA
Collins and Pine Mountain are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18 26.6%±6.6Highest GA: 23.2% 14.8%±11.7Lowest GA: 23.2%
Pine Mountain and Collins are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 25.3%±9.7Lowest GA: 15% 26.3%±4.5Highest GA: 15%
Collins and Pine Mountain are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 45%Highest GA: 34.9% 43.3%Lowest GA: 34.9%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 4.6%±2.7Lowest GA: 6.4% 8.3%±8Highest GA: 6.4%
Collins and Pine Mountain are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian $91,250±$44kHighest 18% above GA $64,085±$17kLowest 17% below GA
Pine Mountain and Collins are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $363,500±$36k 20% above GA —
Rentmedian gross, monthly $954±$279Highest 32% below GA $447±$205Lowest 68% below GA
Property taxmedian, yearly $4,156Highest 78% above GA $1,342Lowest 43% below GA
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 46.4%±26.7Lowest GA: 52.4% 49.1%±29.6Highest GA: 52.4%
Collins and Pine Mountain are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line 18.5%Highest GA: 13.4% 13.3%Lowest GA: 13.4%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 61.4%Lowest GA: 65.7% 72.5%Highest GA: 65.7%
Typical home builtmedian year 1988Highest 4 yrs older than GA 1970Lowest 22 yrs older than GA
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 25 minHighest 12% below GA 23 minLowest 17% below GA
Work from home 14.7%±8.3Highest GA: 15.9% 5.4%±6.8Lowest GA: 15.9%
Pine Mountain and Collins are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Work in townworking residents 4.8%Highest 1.5%Lowest
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 24.3 miHighest 22.8 miLowest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 1.34Highest 0.11Lowest
Top workplaceoutside town Columbus (15%)Vidalia (7%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in CollinsFew work in Pine Mountain
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 45.6%Highest 0%Lowest
Trailsmapped miles 0.9 miHighest 0.0 miLowest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.3 miHighest 0.0 miLowest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 2Highest 0Lowest
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 53.4Lowest 66.9Highest
Georgia average“±” Census margin of errorACS 2020–2024
Deciding?

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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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