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Hiawassee is a small town of 1,293 people in Towns County, Georgia. It's about 46 miles from Gainesville, GA and 90 miles from Atlanta, GA, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 83°F and winter highs 48°F, with about 3 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $411k and rent runs about $1k a month.
1,293people
$411kTypical home
$1,072/moRent
83° / 48°Summer / winter
3"Snow
243Sunny days
140Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 1,293
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 794 people per sq mi
- 90 mi to Atlanta, GA
- 46 mi to Gainesville, GA
- 46 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $411k (≈$2,592/mo)
- Median rent $1,072/mo
- Median household income $52k
- Property tax about 0.5% of value
- 6.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 83°F
- Winter highs around 48°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 63°F)
- 243 sunny days a year (103 totally clear)
- 122 cloudy days a year
- 37 of 90 winter days are gray
- 140 days a year with rain or snow
- 3" of snow a year
- 1 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 4 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Above-average violent crime (661 per 100k)
- Very low property crime (189 per 100k)
People
- Median age 51
- 26% of households have kids
- 36% are 65 or older
- 27% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 5% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 18 min
- 4% walk or take transit to work
- 61 mi to TYS airport
- 61 mi to TYS (major hub)
- 55 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 68% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1993
- 86% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Hilly terrain
- Elevation 2,251 ft
- 235 mi to the ocean
- 34 mi to a big lake
- 10 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 41 mi to the nearest ski area
- 2 mi to the nearest campground
- 8 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 178 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 4 bars within 25 mi
- 28 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 8 museums within 25 mi
- 4 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 8 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 21% of Georgia districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 3 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 30 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 5 mi to the nearest vet
- 14 mi to the nearest dog park
- 11 congregations per 10k people
- 6 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Towns County: R+62 in 2024
- Georgia: Purple — split almost evenly
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- Moderate tornado risk
- Low wildfire risk
- Low earthquake risk
- Low flood risk
- Moderate drought risk
- Moderate winter storm risk
- Very low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk
Some of this place's Census numbers are blended with county figures because its survey sample is small.