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Blue Ridge is a small town of 1,323 people in Fannin County, Georgia. It's about 38 miles from Dalton, GA and 76 miles from Atlanta, GA, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 86°F and winter highs 49°F, with about 3 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $348k and rent runs about $851 a month.
1,323people
$348kTypical home
$851/moRent
86° / 49°Summer / winter
3"Snow
238Sunny days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 1,323
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 494 people per sq mi
- 76 mi to Atlanta, GA
- 38 mi to Dalton, GA
- 38 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $348k (≈$2,196/mo)
- Median rent $851/mo
- Median household income $45k
- Property tax about 0.4% of value
- 1.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 86°F
- Winter highs around 49°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 64°F)
- 238 sunny days a year (100 totally clear)
- 127 cloudy days a year
- 42 of 90 winter days are gray
- 3" of snow a year
- 1 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 4 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (124 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (493 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 47
- 21% of households have kids
- 30% are 65 or older
- 24% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 2% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 20 min
- 8% walk or take transit to work
- 51 mi to CHA airport
- 68 mi to TYS (major hub)
- 85 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 66% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1989
- 89% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Mountain country
- Elevation 1,762 ft
- 256 mi to the ocean
- 34 mi to a big lake
- 15 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 68 mi to the nearest ski area
- 3 mi to the nearest campground
- 6 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 117 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- Few or no bars within 25 mi
- 14 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 4 museums within 25 mi
- 6 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- Farmers market in town
Everyday
- Schools in the top 48% of Georgia districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 3 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 26 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 15 mi to the nearest vet
- 2 mi to the nearest dog park
- 13 congregations per 10k people
- 28 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Fannin County: R+65 in 2024
- Georgia: Purple — split almost evenly
Natural hazards
- 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