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Fairmount is a small town of 1,279 people in Gordon County, Georgia. It's about 28 miles from Dalton, GA and 49 miles from Atlanta, GA, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 89°F and winter highs 52°F, with about 2 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $179k and rent runs about $1k a month.
1,279people
$179kTypical home
$1,090/moRent
89° / 52°Summer / winter
2"Snow
238Sunny days
111Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 1,279
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 700 people per sq mi
- 49 mi to Atlanta, GA
- 28 mi to Dalton, GA
- 14 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $179k (≈$1,129/mo)
- Median rent $1,090/mo
- Median household income $63k
- Property tax about 0.6% of value
- 5.0% 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
- 111 days a year with rain or snow
- 2" of snow a year
- Snow days are rare
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 1 night a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (89 per 100k)
- Very low property crime (270 per 100k)
People
- Median age 40
- 29% of households have kids
- 19% are 65 or older
- 13% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 32 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 45 mi to PDK airport
- 58 mi to ATL (major hub)
- 108 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 84% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1975
- 73% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 771 ft
- 257 mi to the ocean
- 37 mi to a big lake
- 7 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 101 mi to the nearest ski area
- 7 mi to the nearest campground
- 21 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 293 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- Few or no bars within 25 mi
- 69 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 13 museums within 25 mi
- 3 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 25 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 43% of Georgia districts (reading)
- 13 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 20 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 16 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 12 mi to the nearest vet
- 14 mi to the nearest dog park
- 9 congregations per 10k people
- 12 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Gordon County: R+63 in 2024
- Georgia: Purple — split almost evenly
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- High 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
Some of this place's Census numbers are blended with county figures because its survey sample is small.