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Ball Ground is a small town of 2,856 people in Cherokee County, Georgia. It's about 31 miles from Gainesville, GA and 40 miles from Atlanta, GA, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 87°F and winter highs 50°F, with about 2 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $366k and rent runs about $1k a month.
2,856people
$366kTypical home
$1,344/moRent
87° / 50°Summer / winter
2"Snow
238Sunny days
104Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 2,856
- Part of a metro area
- About 445 people per sq mi
- 40 mi to Atlanta, GA
- 31 mi to Gainesville, GA
- 10 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $366k (≈$2,310/mo)
- Median rent $1,344/mo
- Median household income $118k
- Property tax about 0.7% of value
- 2.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 87°F
- Winter highs around 50°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 65°F)
- 238 sunny days a year (100 totally clear)
- 127 cloudy days a year
- 42 of 90 winter days are gray
- 104 days a year with rain or snow
- 2" of snow a year
- Snow days are rare
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 1 night a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (32 per 100k)
- Very low property crime (238 per 100k)
People
- Median age 41
- 34% of households have kids
- 15% are 65 or older
- 42% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 7% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 32 min
- 0% walk or take transit to work
- 32 mi to PDK airport
- 49 mi to ATL (major hub)
- 91 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 94% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 2007
- 99% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 1,139 ft
- 238 mi to the ocean
- 17 mi to a big lake
- 6 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 92 mi to the nearest ski area
- 10 mi to the nearest campground
- 70 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 1,056 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 26 bars within 25 mi
- 346 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 15 museums within 25 mi
- 13 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 21 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 14% of Georgia districts (reading)
- 6 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 9 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 9 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- Vet in town
- 10 mi to the nearest dog park
- 5 congregations per 10k people
- 11 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Cherokee County: R+39 in 2024
- Georgia: Purple — split almost evenly
Natural hazards
- Low hurricane risk
- Moderate tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Low earthquake risk
- Low flood risk
- Moderate drought risk
- Low winter storm risk
- Low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk