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22963 vs 31820

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22963 — Lake Monticello, VA
Area Score

Missing required signal: growth.

31820 — Columbus, GA
67
Area Score
Top 26% nationally

Signals

22963
31820
Opportunity
84 · Top 3%
vs
73 · Top 17%
Climate
76 · Top 27%
vs
72 · Top 43%
Physical resilience
60 · Top 47%
vs
71 · Top 34%
Housing affordability
95 · Top 21%
vs
95 · Top 21%
Schools
57 · Top 43%
vs
61 · Top 38%
Access
64 · Bottom 8%
vs
54 · Bottom 5%
Economic stability
62 · Top 46%
vs
67 · Top 36%

Measured values

Metric2296331820Source period
Population16,89614,0052024 ACS 5-Year
Median household income$104,259$114,4682024 ACS 5-Year
Per capita income$50,971$50,8392024 ACS 5-Year
Population density136/sq mi339/sq mi2024 ACS 5-Year
Median home value$327,900$364,4002024 ACS 5-Year
Median gross rent$1,702$1,8422024 ACS 5-Year
Homeownership rate93.8%90.5%2024 ACS 5-Year
Unemployment rate3.4%4.3%June 2026
Employment change (year over year)0.9%1.0%June 2026
Bachelor's degree or higher45.0%53.8%2024 ACS 5-Year
Poverty rate6.5%8.2%2024 ACS 5-Year
Average July high84°F93°F1991-2020 Normals
Average January low28°F38°F1991-2020 Normals
Annual precipitation48.2"48.8"1991-2020 Normals
Distance to major airport58 mi77 miNASR current cycle
Average commute33.5 min26.9 min2024 ACS 5-Year
Median age43.541.12024 ACS 5-Year
Public schools562024-25 school year
Students per teacher13.8715.382024-25 school year
Math proficiency57.0%32.2%2019-20 school year
Reading proficiency62.0%43.3%2019-20 school year
Free or reduced-price lunch eligibility60.6%62.2%2024-25 school year

A bolded value is the more favorable of the two where the metric has a clear direction. Metrics like population and density have no inherent better or worse and are shown unweighted.

Virginia and Georgia do not give the same test. Each state writes its own assessment and sets its own passing score, so the two proficiency rows above are not directly comparable — the difference between them partly measures which standard is harder. Students per teacher and the school count are unaffected, and each profile ranks its own proficiency within its own state.

Physical risk tradeoff

22963

Elevated or high exposure: hurricane, earthquake, drought.

31820

Elevated or high exposure: lightning.

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71
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65
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67
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Full profiles: 22963 — Lake Monticello, VA · 31820 — Columbus, GA · How this is calculated: methodology

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