DearingGA
A town of 534, settled in 1893.
Is Dearing a good place to live?
Dearing has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.
534 people, and everyone knows the way
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
Moving to Dearing: who provides what
Who provides power, water and the rest in Dearing, and how to reach them.
EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.
The data
Ordered by what stands out in Dearing.
The schools Dearing’s kids attend
Its one school is below. Dearing’s only public school teaches 414 students.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dearing Elementary SchoolLargest public elementary schoolGrades PK–5 | Grades PK–5 | 414 | B− |
NCES · EDFacts
Homes in Dearing are worth about $205K, by Zillow’s estimate
The share of households in Dearing who own their home: 79%. In the year to September 2026, typical home values climbed 6.7%. Its typical rent stands at $1,105 a month, near the Georgia town median ($1,154 a month) and below the median of U.S. towns ($1,185 a month).
| Dearing | Georgia towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Households that own their home | 79% | 58% | 73% |
| Median rent | $1,105 a month | $1,154 a month | $1,185 a month |
Typical home value
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
The biggest natural risk in Dearing is inland flooding, at a low overall level
Federal disaster aid has reached households in Dearing after 2 declared disasters, most recently in 2024. Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 75% of U.S. communities. FEMA puts two fifths of the town’s expected hazard losses down to inland flooding, and 20% to tornadoes.
FEMA disaster declarations and aid · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
A smaller share of working residents work locally in Dearing than in most of Georgia or the rest of the country
Half the trips to work are shorter than 18 miles. Employers in Dearing added 34 jobs between 2013 and 2023, to 186. The top destinations are Augusta (26%), Thomson (7%) and Martinez (5%). Dearing: just over one in ten residents live below the poverty line, below Georgia’s towns (15%) but above U.S. towns (9.6%).
| Dearing | Georgia towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Working residents who work in town | 0.5% | 9.1% | 8% |
| Below the poverty line | 11% | 15% | 9.6% |
| Average trip to work | 25 minutes | 26 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Median household income | $66,000 | $63,000 | $80,000 |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
24% of adults in Dearing have been diagnosed with depression, against 20% in Georgia’s towns and 23% across U.S. towns
44% of adults have high blood pressure in Dearing. CDC measures, 32 in all: Dearing beats Georgia on 1 and trails on 16. In Dearing, just over a fifth of adults smoke cigarettes, and 17% have diabetes.
| Dearing | Georgia towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 19% | 14% | 14% |
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 21% | 15% | 14% |
| Diabetes (CDC PLACES) | 17% | 14% | 12% |
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 44% | 38% | 35% |
| What stands out | Dearing | GA |
|---|---|---|
| More adults treating high blood pressure | 80.3% | 77.4% |
| More adults with COPD | 11.9% | 6.5% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Dearing has set aside 1.9% of its land for conservation
0.4 miles of trail wind through 2 parks and preserves. In Dearing, the concentration of trails is 0.5 miles per square mile. Parks and preserves here: 2, covering 12 acres.
| Dearing | Georgia towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Miles of trail per square mile | 0.5 miles per square mile | 0.3 | 0.4 |
| Conserved land | 1.9% | 2.3% | 4.3% |
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Dearing Park | 0.3 mi | 4 |
| 2. Eubank Park | — | 8 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Everything we know about Dearing
Colleges nearby
None within 15 miles of Dearing; the nearest are
About 4 of every 100 Dearing residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Georgia.
About Dearing
Town in Georgia, United States
Dearing is a town in McDuffie County, Georgia, United States. The population was 529 at the 2020 census. It is part of the Augusta metropolitan area.
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- Area
- 0.8 sq mi
- Elevation
- 469 ft
- ZIP code
- 30808
- Area code
- 706
Questions about Dearing
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Is Dearing, GA a good place to live?
Dearing has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.