Macon-Bibb County
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About Macon-Bibb County
City in Georgia, United StatesMacon ( MAY-kən), officially Macon–Bibb County, is a consolidated city-county in Georgia, United States. Situated near the fall line of the Ocmulgee River in Central Georgia, it is 85 miles (137 km) southeast of Atlanta and 165 miles (266 km) northwest of Savannah. Macon's population was 157,346 in the 2020 census. It is the principal city of the Macon metropolitan area, which had 234,802 people in 2020. Macon was settled in the early 19th century. Voters approved the consolidation of the city of Macon and Bibb County governments in a 2012 referendum. Macon became the state's fourth-largest city (after Atlanta, Columbus, and Augusta) when the merger became official on January 1, 2014. Macon…
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Housing in Macon-Bibb County
The typical Macon-Bibb County home is worth about $174,000, up 2.8% in a year, 47% below the Georgia typical home.
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Schools in Macon-Bibb County
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The public schools Macon-Bibb County’s kids attend, from kindergarten through graduation, trail 92% of Georgia’s districts on state tests and graduation. Among towns with similar incomes, they rank near the bottom.
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