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Fairview is a big small town of 5,302 people in Walker County, Georgia. It's about 10 miles from Chattanooga, TN and 95 miles from Atlanta, GA, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 89°F and winter highs 51°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $184k and rent runs about $989 a month.
5,302people
$184kTypical home
$989/moRent
89° / 51°Summer / winter
1"Snow
235Sunny days
105Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 5,302
- Part of a metro area
- About 704 people per sq mi
- 95 mi to Atlanta, GA
- 10 mi to Chattanooga, TN
- 3 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $184k (≈$1,158/mo)
- Median rent $989/mo
- Median household income $64k
- Property tax about 0.7% of value
- 4.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 89°F
- Winter highs around 51°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 67°F)
- 235 sunny days a year (99 totally clear)
- 130 cloudy days a year
- 43 of 90 winter days are gray
- 105 days a year with rain or snow
- Basically no snow
- Snow days are rare
- 1 day a year over 100°F
- 2 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (21 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (362 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 48
- 23% of households have kids
- 22% are 65 or older
- 14% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 1% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 27 min
- 0% walk or take transit to work
- 9 mi to CHA airport
- 95 mi to TYS (major hub)
- 131 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 85% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1970
- 87% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Hilly terrain
- Elevation 873 ft
- 304 mi to the ocean
- 81 mi to a big lake
- 5 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 71 mi to the nearest ski area
- 5 mi to the nearest campground
- 30 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 470 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 12 bars within 25 mi
- 122 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 3 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 22 museums within 25 mi
- 4 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 3 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 39% of Georgia districts (reading)
- 2 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 7 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 7 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 4 mi to the nearest vet
- 3 mi to the nearest dog park
- 9 congregations per 10k people
- 8 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Walker County: R+59 in 2024
- Georgia: Purple — split almost evenly
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- Low wildfire risk
- Low earthquake risk
- Low flood risk
- Moderate drought risk
- Low winter storm risk
- Very low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk