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Calhoun is a small city of 18,183 people in Gordon County, Georgia. It's about 19 miles from Dalton, GA and 59 miles from Atlanta, GA, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 90°F and winter highs 52°F, with about 2 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $251k and rent runs about $873 a month.
18,183people
$251kTypical home
$873/moRent
90° / 52°Summer / winter
2"Snow
238Sunny days
95Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small city of 18,183
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 1,087 people per sq mi
- 59 mi to Atlanta, GA
- 19 mi to Dalton, GA
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $251k (≈$1,583/mo)
- Median rent $873/mo
- Median household income $59k
- Property tax about 0.7% of value
- 2.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 90°F
- Winter highs around 52°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 67°F)
- 238 sunny days a year (100 totally clear)
- 127 cloudy days a year
- 42 of 90 winter days are gray
- 95 days a year with rain or snow
- 2" of snow a year
- Snow days are rare
- 2 days a year over 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (73 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (323 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 36
- 37% of households have kids
- 16% are 65 or older
- 20% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 6% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 23 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 40 mi to CHA airport
- 66 mi to ATL (major hub)
- 120 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 71% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1986
- 87% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 715 ft
- 271 mi to the ocean
- 51 mi to a big lake
- 20 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 96 mi to the nearest ski area
- 10 mi to the nearest campground
- 18 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 243 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- Few or no bars within 25 mi
- 55 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 14 museums within 25 mi
- 1 brewery or distillery within 25 mi
- 18 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 35% of Georgia districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 23 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 20 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- Vet in town
- 2 mi to the nearest dog park
- 9 congregations per 10k people
- 22 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Gordon County: R+63 in 2024
- Georgia: Purple — split almost evenly
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- Low wildfire risk
- Low earthquake risk
- Moderate flood risk
- Moderate drought risk
- Low winter storm risk
- Very low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk