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SmarrGA

Home to 58 people, the town was settled in 1895.

Is Smarr a good place to live?

100% of households are owner-occupiers in Smarr, against 58% in Georgia’s towns and 73% across U.S. towns. Smarr has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.

Small town

58 people, and everyone knows the way

In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.

Nearby towns

The data

Ordered by what stands out in Smarr.

Work & commute

With only 0.0 jobs per working resident, most people in Smarr work out of town

1%work in town

Half of commuters travel less than 21 miles. The top destinations are Macon-Bibb County (36%), Forsyth (7%) and Atlanta (4%). Just 1% of Smarr’s working residents have a job in town.

Where working residents work

In Smarr1%
Macon-Bibb County36%
Forsyth7%
Atlanta4%
Barnesville3%
21 mi
median commute distance
3
jobs based in Smarr
A commuter town
jobs vs. working residents

Census LEHD 2023 · ACS

Climate

Mild winters and hot summers: that is Smarr’s year

91°summer high

July afternoons reach 91°, January nights drop to 33° and snow is almost unheard of.

Typical low → high °F

Winter35–59°
Spring49–76°
Summer68–90°
Fall51–76°
Nov 14
typical first frost
Mar 18
typical last frost
+0.8°
vs. the 20th-century average
91°
typical summer high

NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020

Natural hazards

Smarr faces a low natural-hazard risk, led by inland flooding

35risk score of 100

On expected storm and flood damage, Smarr sits below nearly two thirds of U.S. communities. FEMA puts 62% of the town’s expected hazard losses down to inland flooding, and 12% to tornadoes.

FEMA risk score
35Low riskLowerHigher
Inland floodingTornadoesHeat waves

FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA

Health

How healthy Smarr is

The share of adults 18 to 64 in Smarr who have no health insurance: 8%. This Georgia town beats the Georgia average on 13 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 4. Two figures for adults locally: 14% report frequent mental distress, 8.2% worry about having enough food. Among 262 Georgia towns, just 5 have a lower share of adults who feel lonely than Smarr.

SmarrGeorgia townsU.S. towns
Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES)30%40%36%
Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES)14%19%17%
Food insecurity (CDC PLACES)8.2%22%14%
Feel lonely (CDC PLACES)32%39%33%
32 measures vs. Georgia
13 better15 too close to call4 worse
What stands outSmarrGA
Fewer adults facing a utility shut-off4%9.6%
Fewer adults facing housing insecurity6.6%15%
More adults who have had cancer11.4%7%
Monroe County Hospital
4.8 mi away · emergency room
1 of 3
care shortages: mental health

CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA

Keep exploring

Everything we know about Smarr

15pages on Smarr
Nearby attractions

Ocmulgee Mounds National Historical Park and 10 more within 40 miles

Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Smarr. Close and well known come first.

All 26 attractions →
Sources: National Park Service · ski areas © OpenSkiMap / OpenStreetMap contributors · Wikidata · Wikipedia readership · photos via Wikimedia Commons
Photo credits

Ocmulgee Mounds National Historical Park: Bubba73 (talk), Jud McCranie, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Museum of Aviation: United States Geographical Survey, Public domain · Andalusia: Stephen Matthew Milligan, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Old Governor's Mansion: Gaogmsocial, CC BY-SA 4.0

Getting set up

Moving to Smarr: who provides what

Smarr is unincorporated, so Monroe County and regional agencies provide most services.

PowerGeorgia Power16.3¢/kWh · EIA 2025HIFLD · EIA
Internet3 providers99% of addresses get 100/20 MbpsFCC
Trash & county servicesMonroe CountyMonroe County provides services here
SchoolsMonroe County School DistrictWhich school depends on your addressNCES
Register to voteOnlineIn Georgia you can register online until 29 days before Election Day, in person until 29 days before Election Day, or by mail (postmarked 29 days before).vote.gov
Who runs elections hereMonroe County Board of Elections and RegistrationMonroe County; contacts on the Handbook page.FVAP, Nov 2025
ZIP code3102931029 100%Census 2020

EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.

A commuter town

99% of working residents leave Smarr for work

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

36% → Macon-Bibb County Macon-Bibb County 36% 7% → Forsyth Forsyth 7% 4% → Atlanta Atlanta 4% 3% → Barnesville Barnesville 3% 3% → Thomaston Thomaston 3% 3% → Tucker Tucker 3% Smarr · 1% stay
3jobs based in Smarr
1%of working residents work in town
21 mimedian commute distance

Census LEHD 2023

After high school

Colleges nearby

1 within 15 miles of the center of Smarr

Questions about Smarr

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