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Cumming is a big small town of 8,469 people in Forsyth County, Georgia. It's about 18 miles from Gainesville, GA and 35 miles from Atlanta, GA, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 89°F and winter highs 51°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $383k and rent runs about $2k a month.
8,469people
$383kTypical home
$1,705/moRent
89° / 51°Summer / winter
1"Snow
238Sunny days
120Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 8,469
- Part of a metro area
- About 1,120 people per sq mi
- 35 mi to Atlanta, GA
- 18 mi to Gainesville, GA
- 10 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $383k (≈$2,415/mo)
- Median rent $1,705/mo
- Median household income $86k
- Property tax about 0.8% of value
- 2.0% 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
- Basically no snow
- Snow days are rare
- Rarely hits 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (57 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (323 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 37
- 32% of households have kids
- 16% are 65 or older
- 36% have a college degree
- Very diverse community
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 31 min
- 0% walk or take transit to work
- 25 mi to PDK airport
- 43 mi to ATL (major hub)
- 81 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 64% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1998
- 97% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 1,227 ft
- 221 mi to the ocean
- 2 mi to a big lake
- 2 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 88 mi to the nearest ski area
- 3 mi to the nearest campground
- 88 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 2,172 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 46 bars within 25 mi
- 679 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 1 music venue or club within 25 mi
- 21 museums within 25 mi
- 24 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 16 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 3% of Georgia districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 2 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 2 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- Vet in town
- Dog park in town
- 3 congregations per 10k people
- 12 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Forsyth County: R+33 in 2024
- Georgia: Purple — split almost evenly
Natural hazards
- Low hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Low earthquake risk
- Moderate flood risk
- Moderate drought risk
- Low winter storm risk
- Low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk