Living in Flowery Branch, GA
Flowery Branch is a big small town of 10,925 people in Hall County, Georgia. It's about 10 miles from Gainesville, GA and 40 miles from Atlanta, GA, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 88°F and winter highs 51°F, with about 1 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $443k and rent runs about $2k a month.
10,925people
$443kTypical home
$1,814/moRent
88° / 51°Summer / winter
1"Snow
243Sunny days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 10,925
- Part of a metro area
- About 1,498 people per sq mi
- 40 mi to Atlanta, GA
- 10 mi to Gainesville, GA
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $443k (≈$2,790/mo)
- Median rent $1,814/mo
- Median household income $104k
- Property tax about 0.9% of value
- 2.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 88°F
- Winter highs around 51°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 67°F)
- 243 sunny days a year (103 totally clear)
- 122 cloudy days a year
- 37 of 90 winter days are gray
- 1" of snow a year
- Snow days are rare
- Rarely hits 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (84 per 100k)
- Low property crime (1,079 per 100k)
People
- Median age 39
- 33% of households have kids
- 13% are 65 or older
- 40% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 5% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 30 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 30 mi to PDK airport
- 47 mi to ATL (major hub)
- 72 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 75% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 2012
- 96% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 1,237 ft
- 210 mi to the ocean
- 2 mi to a big lake
- 10 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 82 mi to the nearest ski area
- 4 mi to the nearest campground
- 72 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 1,561 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 27 bars within 25 mi
- 511 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 1 music venue or club within 25 mi
- 19 museums within 25 mi
- 16 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 15 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 50% of Georgia districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 10 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 10 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 5 mi to the nearest vet
- 3 mi to the nearest dog park
- 6 congregations per 10k people
- 10 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Hall County: R+44 in 2024
- Georgia: Purple — split almost evenly
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- Moderate tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Low earthquake risk
- Low flood risk
- Moderate drought risk
- Low winter storm risk
- Low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk