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Demorest is a small town of 2,512 people in Habersham County, Georgia. It's about 25 miles from Gainesville, GA and 75 miles from Atlanta, GA, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 87°F and winter highs 50°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $233k and rent runs about $1k a month.
2,512people
$233kTypical home
$1,302/moRent
87° / 50°Summer / winter
1"Snow
243Sunny days
122Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 2,512
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 1,120 people per sq mi
- 75 mi to Atlanta, GA
- 25 mi to Gainesville, GA
- 25 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $233k (≈$1,467/mo)
- Median rent $1,302/mo
- Median household income $78k
- Property tax about 0.6% of value
- 7.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 87°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
- 122 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
- Very low violent crime (47 per 100k)
- Very low property crime (164 per 100k)
People
- Median age 25
- 27% of households have kids
- 14% are 65 or older
- 28% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 24% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 23 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 64 mi to PDK airport
- 82 mi to ATL (major hub)
- 41 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 68% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1986
- 95% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 1,332 ft
- 209 mi to the ocean
- 19 mi to a big lake
- 12 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 47 mi to the nearest ski area
- 11 mi to the nearest campground
- 11 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 157 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- Few or no bars within 25 mi
- 39 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 9 museums within 25 mi
- 3 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 26 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 30% of Georgia districts (reading)
- 2 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 2 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 27 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 22 mi to the nearest vet
- 23 mi to the nearest dog park
- 11 congregations per 10k people
- College in town
Politics
- Habersham County: R+65 in 2024
- Georgia: Purple — split almost evenly
Natural hazards
- 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