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Hartwell is a small town of 4,562 people in Hart County, Georgia. It's about 32 miles from Athens, GA and 95 miles from Atlanta, GA, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 89°F and winter highs 52°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $166k and rent runs about $728 a month.
4,562people
$166kTypical home
$728/moRent
89° / 52°Summer / winter
1"Snow
255Sunny days
111Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 4,562
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 825 people per sq mi
- 95 mi to Atlanta, GA
- 32 mi to Athens, GA
- 20 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $166k (≈$1,045/mo)
- Median rent $728/mo
- Median household income $49k
- Property tax about 0.7% of value
- 1.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 89°F
- Winter highs around 52°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 66°F)
- 255 sunny days a year (114 totally clear)
- 110 cloudy days a year
- 34 of 90 winter days are gray
- 111 days a year with rain or snow
- Basically no snow
- Snow days are rare
- Rarely hits 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (176 per 100k)
- About average property crime (1,690 per 100k)
People
- Median age 44
- 26% of households have kids
- 23% are 65 or older
- 16% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 25 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 55 mi to GSP airport
- 99 mi to ATL (major hub)
- 24 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 73% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1973
- 84% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 810 ft
- 173 mi to the ocean
- 2 mi to a big lake
- 36 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 54 mi to the nearest ski area
- 5 mi to the nearest campground
- 13 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 241 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 15 bars within 25 mi
- 32 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 9 museums within 25 mi
- 1 brewery or distillery within 25 mi
- 15 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 42% of Georgia districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 11 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 21 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 22 mi to the nearest vet
- 11 mi to the nearest dog park
- 11 congregations per 10k people
- 14 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Hart County: R+55 in 2024
- Georgia: Purple — split almost evenly
Natural hazards
- Low hurricane risk
- High 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