Living in Cleveland, GA
Cleveland is a small town of 3,534 people in White County, Georgia. It's about 22 miles from Gainesville, GA and 69 miles from Atlanta, GA, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 86°F and winter highs 50°F, with about 1 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $334k and rent runs about $1k a month.
3,534people
$334kTypical home
$1,099/moRent
86° / 50°Summer / winter
1"Snow
243Sunny days
137Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 3,534
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 911 people per sq mi
- 69 mi to Atlanta, GA
- 22 mi to Gainesville, GA
- 22 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $334k (≈$2,106/mo)
- Median rent $1,099/mo
- Median household income $64k
- Property tax about 0.6% of value
- 2.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 86°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
- 137 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
- Low violent crime (267 per 100k)
- Low property crime (1,217 per 100k)
People
- Median age 42
- 21% of households have kids
- 20% are 65 or older
- 22% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 11% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 26 min
- 5% walk or take transit to work
- 59 mi to PDK airport
- 77 mi to ATL (major hub)
- 53 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 62% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1993
- 89% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 1,552 ft
- 220 mi to the ocean
- 12 mi to a big lake
- 3 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 54 mi to the nearest ski area
- 4 mi to the nearest campground
- 18 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 229 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- Few or no bars within 25 mi
- 65 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 15 museums within 25 mi
- 1 brewery or distillery within 25 mi
- 14 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 27% of Georgia districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 11 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 15 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 10 mi to the nearest vet
- 22 mi to the nearest dog park
- 9 congregations per 10k people
- 13 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- White County: R+69 in 2024
- Georgia: Purple — split almost evenly
Natural hazards
- Very 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