Living in Bethlehem, GA
Bethlehem is a tiny town of 707 people in Barrow County, Georgia. It's about 25 miles from Gainesville, GA and 43 miles from Atlanta, GA, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 89°F and winter highs 54°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $264k and rent runs about $972 a month.
707people
$264kTypical home
$972/moRent
89° / 54°Summer / winter
1"Snow
256Sunny days
89Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 707
- Part of a metro area
- About 274 people per sq mi
- 43 mi to Atlanta, GA
- 25 mi to Gainesville, GA
- 4 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $264k (≈$1,662/mo)
- Median rent $972/mo
- Median household income $62k
- Property tax about 0.7% of value
- 4.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 89°F
- Winter highs around 54°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 67°F)
- 256 sunny days a year (110 totally clear)
- 109 cloudy days a year
- 34 of 90 winter days are gray
- 89 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 (136 per 100k), county-wide
- Low property crime (1,124 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 32
- 43% of households have kids
- 12% are 65 or older
- 19% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 33 min
- 0% walk or take transit to work
- 34 mi to PDK airport
- 46 mi to ATL (major hub)
- 72 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 92% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1993
- 95% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 843 ft
- 191 mi to the ocean
- 22 mi to a big lake
- 4 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 90 mi to the nearest ski area
- 21 mi to the nearest campground
- 38 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 872 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 49 bars within 25 mi
- 276 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 8 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 19 museums within 25 mi
- 11 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 10 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 36% of Georgia districts (reading)
- 3 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 4 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 4 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 2 mi to the nearest vet
- 13 mi to the nearest dog park
- 5 congregations per 10k people
- 18 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Barrow County: R+41 in 2024
- Georgia: Purple — split almost evenly
Natural hazards
- Low hurricane risk
- Moderate tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Low earthquake risk
- Moderate flood risk
- Moderate drought risk
- Low winter storm risk
- Low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk