Living in Clermont, GA
Clermont is a small town of 1,243 people in Hall County, Georgia. It's about 14 miles from Gainesville, GA and 62 miles from Atlanta, GA, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 85°F and winter highs 50°F, with about 2 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $322k and rent runs about $984 a month.
1,243people
$322kTypical home
$984/moRent
85° / 50°Summer / winter
2"Snow
243Sunny days
138Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 1,243
- Part of a metro area
- About 410 people per sq mi
- 62 mi to Atlanta, GA
- 14 mi to Gainesville, GA
- 14 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $322k (≈$2,027/mo)
- Median rent $984/mo
- Median household income $136k
- Property tax about 0.7% of value
- 3.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 85°F
- Winter highs around 50°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
- 138 days a year with rain or snow
- 2" of snow a year
- Snow days are rare
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 2 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Low violent crime (236 per 100k), county-wide
- Low property crime (949 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 41
- 32% of households have kids
- 15% are 65 or older
- 28% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 7% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 30 min
- 0% walk or take transit to work
- 52 mi to PDK airport
- 69 mi to ATL (major hub)
- 55 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 82% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1996
- 96% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 1,388 ft
- 215 mi to the ocean
- 6 mi to a big lake
- 11 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 60 mi to the nearest ski area
- 6 mi to the nearest campground
- 21 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 269 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 3 bars within 25 mi
- 77 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 12 museums within 25 mi
- 2 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 13 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 40% of Georgia districts (reading)
- 3 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 11 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 15 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 9 mi to the nearest vet
- 13 mi to the nearest dog park
- 6 congregations per 10k people
- 12 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Hall County: R+44 in 2024
- Georgia: Purple — split almost evenly
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- Moderate tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Low earthquake risk
- Low flood risk
- Moderate drought risk
- Low winter storm risk
- Low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk