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Carl is a tiny town of 183 people in Barrow County, Georgia. It's about 20 miles from Gainesville, GA and 39 miles from Atlanta, GA, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 89°F and winter highs 53°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $331k and rent runs about $1k a month.
183people
$331kTypical home
$1,156/moRent
89° / 53°Summer / winter
1"Snow
243Sunny days
89Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 183
- Part of a metro area
- About 169 people per sq mi
- 39 mi to Atlanta, GA
- 20 mi to Gainesville, GA
- 5 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $331k (≈$2,087/mo)
- Median rent $1,156/mo
- Median household income $63k
- Property tax about 0.7% of value
- 3.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 89°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
- 89 days a year with rain or snow
- Basically no snow
- Snow days are rare
- Rarely hits 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (136 per 100k), county-wide
- Low property crime (1,124 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 74
- 32% of households have kids
- 25% are 65 or older
- 19% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 33 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 29 mi to PDK airport
- 43 mi to ATL (major hub)
- 74 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 87% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1974
- 85% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 1,083 ft
- 199 mi to the ocean
- 15 mi to a big lake
- 5 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 89 mi to the nearest ski area
- 16 mi to the nearest campground
- 60 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 1,462 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 31 bars within 25 mi
- 455 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 2 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 20 museums within 25 mi
- 18 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 14 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 47% of Georgia districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 7 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 7 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- Vet in town
- 6 mi to the nearest dog park
- 5 congregations per 10k people
- 20 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Barrow County: R+41 in 2024
- Georgia: Purple — split almost evenly
Natural hazards
- Low hurricane risk
- Moderate tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Low earthquake risk
- Moderate flood risk
- Moderate drought risk
- Low winter storm risk
- Low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk
Some of this place's Census numbers are blended with county figures because its survey sample is small.