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Dalton is a small city of 34,538 people in Whitfield County, Georgia. It's part of the Dalton, GA area. Summer highs average 89°F and winter highs 51°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $222k and rent runs about $996 a month.
34,538people
$222kTypical home
$996/moRent
89° / 51°Summer / winter
1"Snow
238Sunny days
97Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small city of 34,538
- Part of a metro area
- About 1,621 people per sq mi
- 76 mi to Atlanta, GA
- In the Dalton, GA area
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $222k (≈$1,402/mo)
- Median rent $996/mo
- Median household income $64k
- Property tax about 0.7% of value
- 4.0% 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
- 97 days a year with rain or snow
- Basically no snow
- Snow days are rare
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 1 night a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Low violent crime (228 per 100k)
- Low property crime (1,468 per 100k)
People
- Median age 34
- 31% of households have kids
- 13% are 65 or older
- 24% have a college degree
- Very diverse community
- 6% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 19 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 23 mi to CHA airport
- 84 mi to ATL (major hub)
- 122 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 61% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1982
- 87% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 761 ft
- 282 mi to the ocean
- 60 mi to a big lake
- 20 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 78 mi to the nearest ski area
- 6 mi to the nearest campground
- 15 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 331 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- Few or no bars within 25 mi
- 80 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 11 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 3 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 44% of Georgia districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 13 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 13 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 13 mi to the nearest vet
- 18 mi to the nearest dog park
- 7 congregations per 10k people
- 20 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