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Gainesville is a small city of 45,032 people in Hall County, Georgia. It's part of the Gainesville, GA area. Summer highs average 88°F and winter highs 51°F, with about 2 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $382k and rent runs about $1k a month.
45,032people
$382kTypical home
$1,299/moRent
88° / 51°Summer / winter
2"Snow
243Sunny days
123Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small city of 45,032
- Part of a metro area
- About 1,332 people per sq mi
- 50 mi to Atlanta, GA
- In the Gainesville, GA area
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $382k (≈$2,410/mo)
- Median rent $1,299/mo
- Median household income $67k
- Property tax about 0.8% of value
- 3.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 88°F
- Winter highs around 51°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 66°F)
- 243 sunny days a year (103 totally clear)
- 122 cloudy days a year
- 37 of 90 winter days are gray
- 123 days a year with rain or snow
- 2" of snow a year
- Snow days are rare
- Rarely hits 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- About average violent crime (396 per 100k)
- About average property crime (1,623 per 100k)
People
- Median age 33
- 34% of households have kids
- 15% are 65 or older
- 27% have a college degree
- Very diverse community
- 7% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 27 min
- 6% walk or take transit to work
- 39 mi to PDK airport
- 57 mi to ATL (major hub)
- 63 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 48% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1994
- 92% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 1,221 ft
- 210 mi to the ocean
- 3 mi to a big lake
- 19 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 72 mi to the nearest ski area
- 4 mi to the nearest campground
- 46 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 696 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 6 bars within 25 mi
- 242 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 17 museums within 25 mi
- 11 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 14 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 33% of Georgia districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 2 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 17 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 2 mi to the nearest vet
- Dog park in town
- 6 congregations per 10k people
- College in town
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