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Dawsonville is a small town of 4,403 people in Dawson County, Georgia. It's about 20 miles from Gainesville, GA and 49 miles from Atlanta, GA, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 87°F and winter highs 50°F, with about 3 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $363k and rent runs about $1k a month.
4,403people
$363kTypical home
$1,208/moRent
87° / 50°Summer / winter
3"Snow
238Sunny days
127Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 4,403
- Part of a metro area
- About 458 people per sq mi
- 49 mi to Atlanta, GA
- 20 mi to Gainesville, GA
- 20 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $363k (≈$2,288/mo)
- Median rent $1,208/mo
- Median household income $91k
- Property tax about 0.6% of value
- 3.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 87°F
- Winter highs around 50°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 65°F)
- 238 sunny days a year (100 totally clear)
- 127 cloudy days a year
- 42 of 90 winter days are gray
- 127 days a year with rain or snow
- 3" of snow a year
- 1 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Low violent crime (212 per 100k), county-wide
- Low property crime (1,081 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 37
- 40% of households have kids
- 15% are 65 or older
- 36% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 33 min
- 3% walk or take transit to work
- 40 mi to PDK airport
- 58 mi to ATL (major hub)
- 76 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 82% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 2006
- 95% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 1,276 ft
- 229 mi to the ocean
- 8 mi to a big lake
- 5 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 77 mi to the nearest ski area
- 4 mi to the nearest campground
- 51 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 518 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 3 bars within 25 mi
- 167 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 11 museums within 25 mi
- 7 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 10 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 20% of Georgia districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 11 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 11 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 3 mi to the nearest vet
- 8 mi to the nearest dog park
- 8 congregations per 10k people
- 19 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Dawson County: R+65 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