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Canton is a small city of 35,741 people in Cherokee County, Georgia. It's about 34 miles from Atlanta, GA. Summer highs average 88°F and winter highs 51°F, with about 1 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $408k and rent runs about $2k a month.
35,741people
$408kTypical home
$1,680/moRent
88° / 51°Summer / winter
1"Snow
238Sunny days
97Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small city of 35,741
- Part of a metro area
- About 1,921 people per sq mi
- 34 mi to Atlanta, GA
- 34 mi to Atlanta, GA
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $408k (≈$2,572/mo)
- Median rent $1,680/mo
- Median household income $80k
- Property tax about 0.6% of value
- 5.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 88°F
- Winter highs around 51°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
- 97 days a year with rain or snow
- 1" of snow a year
- 1 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 1 night a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (118 per 100k)
- Very low property crime (615 per 100k)
People
- Median age 35
- 37% of households have kids
- 14% are 65 or older
- 32% have a college degree
- Very diverse community
- 5% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 30 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 28 mi to PDK airport
- 42 mi to ATL (major hub)
- 99 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 69% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 2005
- 95% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 955 ft
- 241 mi to the ocean
- 22 mi to a big lake
- Trailhead in town
- 101 mi to the nearest ski area
- 6 mi to the nearest campground
- 78 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 1,501 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 29 bars within 25 mi
- 452 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 4 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 32 museums within 25 mi
- 23 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 12 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 14% of Georgia districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 5 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 5 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 2 mi to the nearest vet
- 10 mi to the nearest dog park
- 5 congregations per 10k people
- 6 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Cherokee County: R+39 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