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Clarkesville is a small town of 1,959 people in Habersham County, Georgia. It's about 28 miles from Gainesville, GA and 78 miles from Atlanta, GA, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 88°F and winter highs 51°F, with about 1 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $255k and rent runs about $1k a month.
1,959people
$255kTypical home
$1,271/moRent
88° / 51°Summer / winter
1"Snow
243Sunny days
129Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 1,959
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 797 people per sq mi
- 78 mi to Atlanta, GA
- 28 mi to Gainesville, GA
- 28 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $255k (≈$1,606/mo)
- Median rent $1,271/mo
- Median household income $74k
- Property tax about 0.7% of value
- 1.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 88°F
- Winter highs around 51°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 66°F)
- 243 sunny days a year (103 totally clear)
- 122 cloudy days a year
- 37 of 90 winter days are gray
- 129 days a year with rain or snow
- 1" of snow a year
- Snow days are rare
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 2 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (48 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (245 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 47
- 24% of households have kids
- 32% are 65 or older
- 29% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 7% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 24 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 67 mi to PDK airport
- 85 mi to ATL (major hub)
- 40 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 77% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1978
- 88% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 1,431 ft
- 210 mi to the ocean
- 20 mi to a big lake
- 11 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 44 mi to the nearest ski area
- 9 mi to the nearest campground
- 10 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 107 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- Few or no bars within 25 mi
- 18 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 11 museums within 25 mi
- 3 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 27 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 30% of Georgia districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 4 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 28 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 23 mi to the nearest vet
- 26 mi to the nearest dog park
- 11 congregations per 10k people
- 3 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Habersham County: R+65 in 2024
- Georgia: Purple — split almost evenly
Natural hazards
- Low hurricane risk
- Moderate tornado risk
- Low wildfire risk
- Low earthquake risk
- Moderate flood risk
- Moderate drought risk
- Low winter storm risk
- Very low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk