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Blairsville is a tiny town of 902 people in Union County, Georgia. It's about 41 miles from Gainesville, GA and 82 miles from Atlanta, GA, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 85°F and winter highs 49°F, with about 3 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $213k and rent runs about $788 a month.
902people
$213kTypical home
$788/moRent
85° / 49°Summer / winter
3"Snow
243Sunny days
140Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 902
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 749 people per sq mi
- 82 mi to Atlanta, GA
- 41 mi to Gainesville, GA
- 41 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $213k (≈$1,340/mo)
- Median rent $788/mo
- Median household income $30k
- Property tax about 0.4% of value
- 3.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 85°F
- Winter highs around 49°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 63°F)
- 243 sunny days a year (103 totally clear)
- 122 cloudy days a year
- 37 of 90 winter days are gray
- 140 days a year with rain or snow
- 3" of snow a year
- Snow days are rare
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 5 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (39 per 100k)
- Very low property crime (668 per 100k)
People
- Median age 32
- 17% of households have kids
- 21% are 65 or older
- 14% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 2% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 17 min
- 3% walk or take transit to work
- 65 mi to TYS airport
- 65 mi to TYS (major hub)
- 65 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 44% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1992
- 89% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Hilly terrain
- Elevation 1,929 ft
- 240 mi to the ocean
- 28 mi to a big lake
- 9 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 53 mi to the nearest ski area
- 6 mi to the nearest campground
- 8 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 170 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- Few or no bars within 25 mi
- 23 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 7 museums within 25 mi
- 5 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 5 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 16% of Georgia districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 13 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 21 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 10 mi to the nearest vet
- 2 mi to the nearest dog park
- 11 congregations per 10k people
- 7 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Union County: R+63 in 2024
- Georgia: Purple — split almost evenly
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- Moderate tornado risk
- Low wildfire risk
- Low earthquake risk
- Low flood risk
- Moderate drought risk
- Moderate winter storm risk
- Very low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk