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Dahlonega is a big small town of 7,299 people in Lumpkin County, Georgia. It's about 19 miles from Gainesville, GA and 59 miles from Atlanta, GA, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 85°F and winter highs 50°F, with about 3 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $531k and rent runs about $1k a month.
7,299people
$531kTypical home
$1,220/moRent
85° / 50°Summer / winter
3"Snow
243Sunny days
132Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 7,299
- Part of a metro area
- About 822 people per sq mi
- 59 mi to Atlanta, GA
- 19 mi to Gainesville, GA
- 19 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $531k (≈$3,349/mo)
- Median rent $1,220/mo
- Median household income $78k
- Property tax about 0.6% of value
- 8.0% 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
- 132 days a year with rain or snow
- 3" of snow a year
- 1 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 2 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (125 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (406 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 21
- 19% of households have kids
- 16% are 65 or older
- 49% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 54% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 23 min
- 11% walk or take transit to work
- 49 mi to PDK airport
- 67 mi to ATL (major hub)
- 66 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 67% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 2003
- 92% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 1,444 ft
- 226 mi to the ocean
- 4 mi to a big lake
- 6 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 66 mi to the nearest ski area
- 9 mi to the nearest campground
- 26 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 362 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- Few or no bars within 25 mi
- 114 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 11 museums within 25 mi
- 3 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- Farmers market in town
Everyday
- Schools in the top 19% of Georgia districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 3 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 3 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 3 mi to the nearest vet
- 17 mi to the nearest dog park
- 5 congregations per 10k people
- 18 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Lumpkin County: R+62 in 2024
- Georgia: Purple — split almost evenly
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- Moderate tornado risk
- Low wildfire risk
- Low earthquake risk
- Low flood risk
- Moderate drought risk
- Low winter storm risk
- Very low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk