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Plains vs Dasher

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

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Plains, GAHomes around $126KGeorgia · 750 people
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Dasher, GAKnown for its schoolsGeorgia · 944 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.

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

Plains$730/mo
Typical home $126K (Zillow) · tax rate 0.66% · or rent about $750/mo · Housing →
Dasher$1,440/mo
Typical home $250K (Zillow) · tax rate 0.62% · or rent about $1,008/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
–PlainsNot graded ADasherBetter than 93% of districts in the state
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
PlainsDasher
Snow a year0″0″
January low36°F40°F
July high90°F91°F
Growing season (days)249d273d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)29th33rd
Outdoors & history
PlainsDasher
Trails1 mi—
Conserved land4.6%—
Settled18961889
National Register places2—
Archive photos126
Famous people born here7—
Community
PlainsDasher
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.

PlainsGADasherGA
Plains ↔ Dasher113 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.

PlainsDasher
People
Population 750Lowest 944Highest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census -26.2%Lowest GA: +10.6% -2.4%Highest GA: +10.6%
Median age 42.6±8.1Lowest 13% above GA 44.5±6.2Highest 18% 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 36%±25.5Highest GA: 23.2% 17.6%±1.2Lowest 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+ 20%±13.9Highest GA: 15% 17.9%±8.3Lowest 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+ 15.6%Lowest GA: 34.9% 16.9%Highest GA: 34.9%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 0.8%±1.3Lowest GA: 6.4% 3.5%±1.9Highest 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 $38,294±$8kLowest 50% below GA $65,703±$12kHighest 15% below GA
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $254,900±$141kHighest 16% below GA $207,500±$80kLowest 32% 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 $750±$620Lowest 46% below GA $1,008±$289Highest 28% 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 $1,686Highest 28% below GA $1,286Lowest 45% below GA
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 88.5%±34.1Highest GA: 52.4% 63.6%±100Lowest 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 16.1%Highest GA: 13.4% 6.2%Lowest GA: 13.4%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 78.4%Lowest GA: 65.7% 83.9%Highest GA: 65.7%
Typical home builtmedian year 1948Lowest 44 yrs older than GA 1990Highest 2 yrs older than GA
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 23 minHighest 18% below GA 21 minLowest 26% below GA
Work from home 0%±6.4Lowest GA: 15.9% 4.9%±4.1Highest 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 3.1%Highest 1.1%Lowest
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 17.3 miHighest 8.8 miLowest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.58Highest 0.32Lowest
Top workplaceoutside town Americus (22%)Valdosta (46%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in DasherFew work in Plains
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 4.6%Highest 0%Lowest
Trailsmapped miles 1.1 miHighest 0.3 miLowest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 1.4 miHighest 0.1 miLowest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 2Highest 0Lowest
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 44.5Highest 16.3Lowest
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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