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Cave Spring is a small town of 1,080 people in Floyd County, Georgia. It's about 14 miles from Rome, GA and 58 miles from Atlanta, GA, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 91°F and winter highs 53°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $152k and rent runs about $866 a month.
1,080people
$152kTypical home
$866/moRent
91° / 53°Summer / winter
1"Snow
235Sunny days
95Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 1,080
- Part of a metro area
- About 295 people per sq mi
- 58 mi to Atlanta, GA
- 14 mi to Rome, GA
- 8 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $152k (≈$960/mo)
- Median rent $866/mo
- Median household income $51k
- Property tax about 0.9% of value
- 2.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 91°F
- Winter highs around 53°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 67°F)
- 235 sunny days a year (99 totally clear)
- 130 cloudy days a year
- 43 of 90 winter days are gray
- 95 days a year with rain or snow
- Basically no snow
- Snow days are rare
- 2 days a year over 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Low violent crime (237 per 100k)
- Very low property crime (820 per 100k)
People
- Median age 46
- 27% of households have kids
- 20% are 65 or older
- 20% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 7% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 35 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 62 mi to PDK airport
- 62 mi to ATL (major hub)
- 94 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 77% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1970
- 93% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 659 ft
- 254 mi to the ocean
- 60 mi to a big lake
- 8 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 126 mi to the nearest ski area
- 8 mi to the nearest campground
- 6 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 108 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- Few or no bars within 25 mi
- 23 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 8 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 32 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 28% of Georgia districts (reading)
- 7 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 8 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 15 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 8 mi to the nearest vet
- 15 mi to the nearest dog park
- 8 congregations per 10k people
- 9 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Floyd County: R+42 in 2024
- Georgia: Purple — split almost evenly
Natural hazards
- Low hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- Low wildfire risk
- Low earthquake risk
- Moderate flood risk
- Moderate drought risk
- Low winter storm risk
- Low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk