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Gresham Park is a big small town of 6,935 people in DeKalb County, Georgia. It's about 7 miles from Atlanta, GA. Summer highs average 90°F and winter highs 53°F, with about 1 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $298k and rent runs about $2k a month.
6,935people
$298kTypical home
$1,542/moRent
90° / 53°Summer / winter
1"Snow
251Sunny days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 6,935
- Part of a metro area
- About 2,471 people per sq mi
- 7 mi to Atlanta, GA
- 7 mi to Atlanta, GA
- 3 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $298k (≈$1,878/mo)
- Median rent $1,542/mo
- Median household income $71k
- Property tax about 0.9% of value
- 6.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 90°F
- Winter highs around 53°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 68°F)
- 251 sunny days a year (110 totally clear)
- 114 cloudy days a year
- 36 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
- Above-average violent crime (559 per 100k), county-wide
- Above-average property crime (2,922 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 40
- 22% of households have kids
- 22% are 65 or older
- 39% have a college degree
- Very diverse community
- 2% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 32 min
- 3% walk or take transit to work
- 8 mi to ATL airport
- 8 mi to ATL (major hub)
- 109 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 78% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1967
- 89% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 938 ft
- 216 mi to the ocean
- 34 mi to a big lake
- 9 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 121 mi to the nearest ski area
- 10 mi to the nearest campground
- 80 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 3,128 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 166 bars within 25 mi
- 818 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 22 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 78 museums within 25 mi
- 34 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 3 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 46% of Georgia districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 5 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 6 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 3 mi to the nearest vet
- 3 mi to the nearest dog park
- 4 congregations per 10k people
- 3 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- DeKalb County: D+65 in 2024
- Georgia: Purple — split almost evenly
Natural hazards
- Low hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Low earthquake risk
- High flood risk
- Moderate drought risk
- Low winter storm risk
- Low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk