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Cartersville is a small city of 24,074 people in Bartow County, Georgia. It's about 23 miles from Rome, GA and 35 miles from Atlanta, GA, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 90°F and winter highs 53°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $338k and rent runs about $1k a month.
24,074people
$338kTypical home
$1,229/moRent
90° / 53°Summer / winter
0"Snow
238Sunny days
106Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small city of 24,074
- Part of a metro area
- About 839 people per sq mi
- 35 mi to Atlanta, GA
- 23 mi to Rome, GA
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $338k (≈$2,133/mo)
- Median rent $1,229/mo
- Median household income $84k
- Property tax about 0.8% of value
- 3.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 90°F
- Winter highs around 53°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
- 106 days a year with rain or snow
- Basically no snow
- Snow days are rare
- 1 day a year over 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Low violent crime (284 per 100k)
- Low property crime (1,436 per 100k)
People
- Median age 37
- 32% of households have kids
- 12% are 65 or older
- 29% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 28 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 35 mi to PDK airport
- 42 mi to ATL (major hub)
- 118 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 77% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1990
- 88% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 771 ft
- 254 mi to the ocean
- 40 mi to a big lake
- 6 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 119 mi to the nearest ski area
- 6 mi to the nearest campground
- 37 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 831 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 20 bars within 25 mi
- 214 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 3 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 30 museums within 25 mi
- 12 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 14 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 37% of Georgia districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 3 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 21 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- Vet in town
- 11 mi to the nearest dog park
- 5 congregations per 10k people
- 3 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Bartow County: R+51 in 2024
- Georgia: Purple — split almost evenly
Natural hazards
- Low hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- Low wildfire risk
- Low earthquake risk
- Low flood risk
- Moderate drought risk
- Low winter storm risk
- Low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk