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Cohutta is a tiny town of 930 people in Whitfield County, Georgia. It's about 13 miles from Dalton, GA and 88 miles from Atlanta, GA, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 89°F and winter highs 50°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $225k and rent runs about $858 a month.
930people
$225kTypical home
$858/moRent
89° / 50°Summer / winter
1"Snow
238Sunny days
88Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 930
- Part of a metro area
- About 170 people per sq mi
- 88 mi to Atlanta, GA
- 13 mi to Dalton, GA
- 8 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $225k (≈$1,419/mo)
- Median rent $858/mo
- Median household income $76k
- Property tax about 0.7% of value
- 9.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 89°F
- Winter highs around 50°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
- 88 days a year with rain or snow
- Basically no snow
- Snow days are rare
- 1 day a year over 100°F
- 1 night a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- About average violent crime (399 per 100k)
- Low property crime (1,069 per 100k)
People
- Median age 38
- 37% of households have kids
- 14% are 65 or older
- 20% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 29 min
- 0% walk or take transit to work
- 14 mi to CHA airport
- 81 mi to TYS (major hub)
- 122 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 73% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1991
- 93% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 1,047 ft
- 289 mi to the ocean
- 66 mi to a big lake
- 8 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 65 mi to the nearest ski area
- 11 mi to the nearest campground
- 31 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 455 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 12 bars within 25 mi
- 125 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 3 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 20 museums within 25 mi
- 4 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 13 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 39% of Georgia districts (reading)
- 4 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 10 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 18 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 8 mi to the nearest vet
- 6 mi to the nearest dog park
- 7 congregations per 10k people
- 8 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Whitfield County: R+44 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
- Low drought risk
- Low winter storm risk
- Very low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk