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Braselton is a small city of 15,178 people in Jackson County, Georgia. It's about 13 miles from Gainesville, GA and 42 miles from Atlanta, GA, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 90°F and winter highs 53°F, with about 1 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $459k and rent runs about $2k a month.
15,178people
$459kTypical home
$2,082/moRent
90° / 53°Summer / winter
1"Snow
243Sunny days
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Size & setting
- Small city of 15,178
- Part of a metro area
- About 1,142 people per sq mi
- 42 mi to Atlanta, GA
- 13 mi to Gainesville, GA
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $459k (≈$2,897/mo)
- Median rent $2,082/mo
- Median household income $121k
- Property tax about 0.9% of value
- 3.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 90°F
- Winter highs around 53°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 67°F)
- 243 sunny days a year (103 totally clear)
- 122 cloudy days a year
- 37 of 90 winter days are gray
- 1" of snow a year
- Snow days are rare
- Rarely hits 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (70 per 100k)
- Very low property crime (588 per 100k)
People
- Median age 41
- 31% of households have kids
- 20% are 65 or older
- 44% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 6% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 33 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 32 mi to PDK airport
- 48 mi to ATL (major hub)
- 69 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 91% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 2011
- 98% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 824 ft
- 202 mi to the ocean
- 10 mi to a big lake
- 10 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 82 mi to the nearest ski area
- 11 mi to the nearest campground
- 62 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 1,245 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 28 bars within 25 mi
- 425 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 1 music venue or club within 25 mi
- 13 museums within 25 mi
- 12 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 10 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 39% of Georgia districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 10 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 10 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- Vet in town
- 6 mi to the nearest dog park
- 6 congregations per 10k people
- 13 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Jackson County: R+55 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