Living in Chatsworth, GA
Chatsworth is a small town of 4,893 people in Murray County, Georgia. It's about 11 miles from Dalton, GA and 73 miles from Atlanta, GA, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 89°F and winter highs 51°F, with about 2 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $206k and rent runs about $821 a month.
4,893people
$206kTypical home
$821/moRent
89° / 51°Summer / winter
2"Snow
238Sunny days
120Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 4,893
- Part of a metro area
- About 954 people per sq mi
- 73 mi to Atlanta, GA
- 11 mi to Dalton, GA
- 11 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $206k (≈$1,298/mo)
- Median rent $821/mo
- Median household income $69k
- Property tax about 0.8% of value
- 1.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 89°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
- 120 days a year with rain or snow
- 2" of snow a year
- Snow days are rare
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 1 night a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (40 per 100k)
- Very low property crime (600 per 100k)
People
- Median age 35
- 47% of households have kids
- 13% are 65 or older
- 21% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 26 min
- 0% walk or take transit to work
- 30 mi to CHA airport
- 82 mi to ATL (major hub)
- 111 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 67% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1995
- 87% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Hilly terrain
- Elevation 764 ft
- 274 mi to the ocean
- 51 mi to a big lake
- 24 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 77 mi to the nearest ski area
- 4 mi to the nearest campground
- 7 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 167 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- Few or no bars within 25 mi
- 34 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 6 museums within 25 mi
- 1 brewery or distillery within 25 mi
- 8 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 46% of Georgia districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 22 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 3 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 18 mi to the nearest vet
- 22 mi to the nearest dog park
- 4 congregations per 10k people
- 24 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Murray County: R+72 in 2024
- Georgia: Purple — split almost evenly
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- Moderate tornado risk
- Low wildfire risk
- Low earthquake risk
- Low flood risk
- Moderate drought risk
- Low winter storm risk
- Very low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk