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Fort Oglethorpe is a big small town of 10,416 people in Catoosa County, Georgia. It's about 9 miles from Chattanooga, TN and 93 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 $200k and rent runs about $937 a month.
10,416people
$200kTypical home
$937/moRent
89° / 51°Summer / winter
1"Snow
235Sunny days
105Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 10,416
- Part of a metro area
- About 749 people per sq mi
- 93 mi to Atlanta, GA
- 9 mi to Chattanooga, TN
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $200k (≈$1,259/mo)
- Median rent $937/mo
- Median household income $52k
- Property tax about 0.8% of value
- 6.0% 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
- 2 days a year over 100°F
- 2 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Low violent crime (209 per 100k)
- About average property crime (1,968 per 100k)
People
- Median age 43
- 23% of households have kids
- 27% are 65 or older
- 20% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 23 min
- 0% walk or take transit to work
- 8 mi to CHA airport
- 93 mi to TYS (major hub)
- 133 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 55% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1994
- 81% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 791 ft
- 302 mi to the ocean
- 79 mi to a big lake
- 7 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 70 mi to the nearest ski area
- 5 mi to the nearest campground
- 31 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 479 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 12 bars within 25 mi
- 122 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 3 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 20 museums within 25 mi
- 4 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 2 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 39% of Georgia districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 7 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 7 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- Vet in town
- Dog park in town
- 7 congregations per 10k people
- 7 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Catoosa County: R+56 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
- Low drought risk
- Low winter storm risk
- Very low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk