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BrooksGA

A town of 603. A typical home worth about $602K.

Population
603
+8.4% since 2010
Typical home
$602K
+2.4% in a year
Household income
$106K
median
Median age
50.9
years
Jobs based here
168
A commuter town

What makes Brooks stand out

The 2 things Brooks does most differently from other towns.

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603 people, and everyone knows the way

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Housing

A typical Brooks home is worth about $602K

The typical Brooks home is worth about $602,000, up 2.4% in a year, 82% above the Georgia typical home.

$602KZillow home value

Typical home value

Brooks$602K
Georgia$331K
+2.4%
value change, 1 year
2
homes sold in May
Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data CenterHousing market →
Schools

Brooks’s public schools outperform 92% of Georgia districts

The public schools Brooks’s kids attend, from kindergarten through graduation, outperform 92% of Georgia’s districts on state tests and graduation. Among towns with similar incomes, they rank near the top.

ASchool Grade
SchoolGradesStudentsGrade
Liberty Tech Charter AcademyK–8428A−
NCES · EDFacts · graded within GA on state tests and graduationAll 1 schools →
Work & commute

Most working residents commute out of Brooks

Most working residents leave Brooks for work: only 4% work in town. The top destinations are Fayetteville (11%), Peachtree City (7%) and Atlanta (6%). Half commute less than 20 miles.

4%work in town

Where working residents work

In Brooks4%
Fayetteville11%
Peachtree City7%
Atlanta6%
Griffin3%
20 mi
median commute distance
168
jobs based in Brooks
A commuter town
jobs vs. working residents
Census LEHD 2023 · ACSCommute map →
Climate

Mild winters, hot summers

Brooks has mild winters and warm summers, with plenty of rain. A typical July afternoon reaches 90°, a January night drops to 34°, and snow is almost unheard of.

90°summer high

Typical low → high °F

Winter35–57°
Spring50–74°
Summer68–89°
Fall52–74°
Nov 6
typical first frost
Mar 26
typical last frost
+0.7°
vs. the 20th-century average
90°
typical summer high
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020Full climate →
Health

How healthy Brooks is

Brooks beats the Georgia average on 16 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 1.

32 measures vs. Georgia
16 better15 too close to call1 worse
What stands outBrooksGA
Fewer adults facing food insecurity7.3%17.7%
Fewer adults facing a utility shut-off4.4%9.6%
More adults who have had cancer9.9%7%
Wellstar Spalding Medical Center
11.3 mi away · emergency room
1 of 3
care shortages: mental health
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSAFull health report →
Natural hazards

Moderate risk, with inland flooding at the top

Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 42% of U.S. communities.

42risk score of 100
FEMA risk score
42Moderate riskLowerHigher
Inland floodingTornadoes
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMANatural hazards →
Outdoors

0.8% of Brooks is conserved land

0.1 miles of trails across 1 parks and preserves.

0.8%conserved
0.8%
conserved · 21 of 2,806 acres
0.1 mi
of trails · 0 per sq mi
Biggest places to walkTrailsAcres
1. Brooks Park0.1 mi19
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-USParks & trails →
A commuter town

96% of working residents leave Brooks for work

Where Brooks’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.

11% → Fayetteville Fayetteville 11% 7% → Peachtree City Peachtree City 7% 6% → Atlanta Atlanta 6% 3% → Griffin Griffin 3% 3% → College Park College Park 3% 3% → Newnan Newnan 3% Brooks · 4% stay
168jobs based in Brooks
4%of working residents work in town
20 mimedian commute distance

Census LEHD 2023

About Brooks

Town in Georgia, United States

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Brooks is a town in Fayette County, Georgia, United States. As of the 2020 United States census, it had a population of 568.

From Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 · facts via Wikidata (CC0)

Population
568
Area
4.3 sq mi
Elevation
837 ft
ZIP code
30205
Area code
770

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