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Ellijay is a small town of 1,927 people in Gilmer County, Georgia. It's about 28 miles from Dalton, GA and 64 miles from Atlanta, GA, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 86°F and winter highs 49°F, with about 3 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $349k and rent runs about $791 a month.
1,927people
$349kTypical home
$791/moRent
86° / 49°Summer / winter
3"Snow
238Sunny days
116Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 1,927
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 536 people per sq mi
- 64 mi to Atlanta, GA
- 28 mi to Dalton, GA
- 28 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $349k (≈$2,201/mo)
- Median rent $791/mo
- Median household income $48k
- Property tax about 0.3% of value
- 6.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 86°F
- Winter highs around 49°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
- 116 days a year with rain or snow
- 3" of snow a year
- 2 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 1 night a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (91 per 100k)
- Very low property crime (662 per 100k)
People
- Median age 39
- 29% of households have kids
- 26% are 65 or older
- 22% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 27 min
- 0% walk or take transit to work
- 47 mi to CHA airport
- 73 mi to ATL (major hub)
- 94 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 60% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1990
- 79% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Hilly terrain
- Elevation 1,250 ft
- 256 mi to the ocean
- 33 mi to a big lake
- 12 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 84 mi to the nearest ski area
- 4 mi to the nearest campground
- 9 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 102 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- Few or no bars within 25 mi
- 14 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 2 museums within 25 mi
- 6 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 13 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 35% of Georgia districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 13 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 16 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- Vet in town
- 18 mi to the nearest dog park
- 7 congregations per 10k people
- 26 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Gilmer County: R+63 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
- Moderate winter storm risk
- Very low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk