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Alto is a small town of 1,055 people in Habersham County, Georgia. It's about 19 miles from Gainesville, GA and 69 miles from Atlanta, GA, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 86°F and winter highs 50°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $192k and rent runs about $1k a month.
1,055people
$192kTypical home
$1,051/moRent
86° / 50°Summer / winter
1"Snow
243Sunny days
117Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 1,055
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 921 people per sq mi
- 69 mi to Atlanta, GA
- 19 mi to Gainesville, GA
- 19 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $192k (≈$1,212/mo)
- Median rent $1,051/mo
- Median household income $81k
- Property tax about 0.5% of value
- 3.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 86°F
- Winter highs around 50°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 66°F)
- 243 sunny days a year (103 totally clear)
- 122 cloudy days a year
- 37 of 90 winter days are gray
- 117 days a year with rain or snow
- Basically no snow
- Snow days are rare
- Rarely hits 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (32 per 100k)
- Very low property crime (294 per 100k)
People
- Median age 31
- 46% of households have kids
- 12% are 65 or older
- 17% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 8% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 30 min
- 0% walk or take transit to work
- 58 mi to PDK airport
- 75 mi to ATL (major hub)
- 45 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 62% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1992
- 96% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Hilly terrain
- Elevation 1,342 ft
- 205 mi to the ocean
- 14 mi to a big lake
- 15 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 54 mi to the nearest ski area
- 11 mi to the nearest campground
- 20 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 180 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- Few or no bars within 25 mi
- 53 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 12 museums within 25 mi
- 1 brewery or distillery within 25 mi
- 22 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 30% of Georgia districts (reading)
- 4 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 8 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 26 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 20 mi to the nearest vet
- 17 mi to the nearest dog park
- 11 congregations per 10k people
- 7 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Habersham County: R+65 in 2024
- Georgia: Purple — split almost evenly
Natural hazards
- Low hurricane risk
- Moderate tornado risk
- Low wildfire risk
- Low earthquake risk
- Moderate flood risk
- Moderate drought risk
- Low winter storm risk
- Very low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk