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Emerson is a small town of 1,573 people in Bartow County, Georgia. It's about 27 miles from Rome, GA and 31 miles from Atlanta, GA, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 89°F and winter highs 52°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $227k and rent runs about $1k a month.
1,573people
$227kTypical home
$1,486/moRent
89° / 52°Summer / winter
0"Snow
238Sunny days
116Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 1,573
- Part of a metro area
- About 180 people per sq mi
- 31 mi to Atlanta, GA
- 27 mi to Rome, GA
- 4 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $227k (≈$1,429/mo)
- Median rent $1,486/mo
- Median household income $75k
- Property tax about 0.9% of value
- 8.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 89°F
- Winter highs around 52°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
- 116 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 (72 per 100k)
- Very low property crime (534 per 100k)
People
- Median age 40
- 35% of households have kids
- 17% are 65 or older
- 34% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 31 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 31 mi to PDK airport
- 39 mi to ATL (major hub)
- 116 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 90% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1979
- 91% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 1,043 ft
- 250 mi to the ocean
- 37 mi to a big lake
- 3 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 118 mi to the nearest ski area
- 2 mi to the nearest campground
- 43 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 1,094 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 20 bars within 25 mi
- 283 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 4 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 32 museums within 25 mi
- 17 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 10 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 34% of Georgia districts (reading)
- 3 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 7 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 19 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 3 mi to the nearest vet
- 8 mi to the nearest dog park
- 5 congregations per 10k people
- 6 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Bartow County: R+51 in 2024
- Georgia: Purple — split almost evenly
Natural hazards
- Low hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- Low wildfire risk
- Low earthquake risk
- Low flood risk
- Moderate drought risk
- Low winter storm risk
- Low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk