33% of residents live below the poverty line in Sunny Side, above both the Georgia town median (15%) and the median of U.S. towns (9.6%). Of the 264 Georgia towns we compare, none has a lower share of working residents who work in town than Sunny Side. Sunny Side has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.

Small town

994 people, and everyone knows the way

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

Nearby towns

Hampton · 3 mi Woolsey · 7 mi Griffin · 7 mi Lovejoy · 7 mi Brooks · 10 mi McDonough · 11 mi

The data

Ordered by what stands out in Sunny Side.

Natural hazards

Sunny Side has a very low natural-hazard risk, chiefly from inland flooding

12risk score of 100

Expected damage from storms and floods is lower here than in 88% of U.S. communities. Households in Sunny Side have drawn federal disaster aid once, in 2011. Of the losses FEMA expects in the town, 52% come from inland flooding and 16% from tornadoes.

FEMA risk score

Inland floodingTornadoesStrong wind

federal disasters paid out here

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What it facesVery low risk Flood claims0 paid flood claims · No paid flood claims on record Past disasters1 federal disaster · Paid out in Sunny Side Get ready0.4 events a year, on average · Ready for inland flooding

FEMA disaster declarations and aid · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA

Work & commute

Sunny Side has 0.1 jobs per working resident, so most workers leave town for work

0%work in town

Between 2013 and 2023, jobs in Sunny Side dropped by 21, to 21. Its middle household income comes in at $45,000. The top destinations are Atlanta (9%), Griffin (9%) and Sandy Springs (4%).

	Sunny Side	Georgia towns	U.S. towns
Median household income	$45,000	$63,000	$80,000
Average trip to work	26 minutes	26 minutes	25 minutes

Where working residents work

In Sunny Side0%

Atlanta9%

Griffin9%

Sandy Springs4%

McDonough3%

21 mi

median commute distance

jobs based in Sunny Side

A commuter town

jobs vs. working residents

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The jobs here21 jobs based here · A commuter town Where people work0% work in Sunny Side Commute times26 minutes · The average commute How far they goHalf commute less than 21 miles

Census LEHD 2023 · ACS

Climate

Sunny Side: mild winters and hot summers

90°summer high

The peak summer temperature in Sunny Side is 90°F.

Typical low → high °F

Winter36–56°

Spring50–74°

Summer68–89°

Fall52–74°

Nov 13

typical first frost

Mar 20

typical last frost

+0.7°

vs. the 20th-century average

90°

typical summer high

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A year of weatherJuly highs 90°, January lows 34°Rain & snow52″ of rain a year · Snow is almost unheard of Heating & coolingBoth heating and cooling Then and now+0.7° vs. the 20th century · Warmer than the 20th-century average

NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020

Health

Sunny Side stands out in Georgia and nationally: a larger share of its adults report frequent mental distress

Sunny Side: 41% of adults feel lonely. Among 262 Georgia towns, just 2 have a higher share of adults who have been diagnosed with depression than Sunny Side.

	Sunny Side	Georgia towns	U.S. towns
Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES)	25%	15%	14%
Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES)	23%	19%	17%
Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES)	20%	14%	14%
Food insecurity (CDC PLACES)	34%	22%	14%