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Hiram is a big small town of 5,231 people in Paulding County, Georgia. It's about 21 miles from Atlanta, GA. Summer highs average 88°F and winter highs 53°F, with about 3 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $303k and rent runs about $2k a month.
5,231people
$303kTypical home
$2,085/moRent
88° / 53°Summer / winter
3"Snow
251Sunny days
122Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 5,231
- Part of a metro area
- About 1,330 people per sq mi
- 21 mi to Atlanta, GA
- 21 mi to Atlanta, GA
- 4 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $303k (≈$1,912/mo)
- Median rent $2,085/mo
- Median household income $85k
- Property tax about 0.6% of value
- 4.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 88°F
- Winter highs around 53°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 67°F)
- 251 sunny days a year (110 totally clear)
- 114 cloudy days a year
- 36 of 90 winter days are gray
- 122 days a year with rain or snow
- 3" of snow a year
- Snow days are rare
- Rarely hits 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Low violent crime (287 per 100k)
- High property crime (4,536 per 100k)
People
- Median age 31
- 43% of households have kids
- 10% are 65 or older
- 40% have a college degree
- Very diverse community
- 10% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 43 min
- 4% walk or take transit to work
- 26 mi to ATL airport
- 26 mi to ATL (major hub)
- 121 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 95% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 2004
- 94% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 1,020 ft
- 244 mi to the ocean
- 43 mi to a big lake
- 5 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 129 mi to the nearest ski area
- 14 mi to the nearest campground
- 57 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 2,017 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 132 bars within 25 mi
- 512 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 20 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 69 museums within 25 mi
- 27 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 8 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 24% of Georgia districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 8 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 2 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- Vet in town
- 9 mi to the nearest dog park
- 3 congregations per 10k people
- 5 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Paulding County: R+24 in 2024
- Georgia: Purple — split almost evenly
Natural hazards
- Low hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- Low wildfire risk
- Low earthquake risk
- Low flood risk
- Moderate drought risk
- Low winter storm risk
- Low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk