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Holly Springs is a small city of 18,627 people in Cherokee County, Georgia. It's about 28 miles from Atlanta, GA. Summer highs average 89°F and winter highs 52°F, with about 1 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $448k and rent runs about $2k a month.
18,627people
$448kTypical home
$1,850/moRent
89° / 52°Summer / winter
1"Snow
238Sunny days
96Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small city of 18,627
- Part of a metro area
- About 2,543 people per sq mi
- 28 mi to Atlanta, GA
- 28 mi to Atlanta, GA
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $448k (≈$2,828/mo)
- Median rent $1,850/mo
- Median household income $114k
- Property tax about 0.8% of value
- 2.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 89°F
- Winter highs around 52°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 67°F)
- 238 sunny days a year (100 totally clear)
- 127 cloudy days a year
- 42 of 90 winter days are gray
- 96 days a year with rain or snow
- 1" of snow a year
- 1 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 1 night a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (8 per 100k)
- Very low property crime (365 per 100k)
People
- Median age 40
- 43% of households have kids
- 12% are 65 or older
- 46% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 6% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 35 min
- 0% walk or take transit to work
- 23 mi to PDK airport
- 37 mi to ATL (major hub)
- 101 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 86% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 2009
- 94% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 1,086 ft
- 238 mi to the ocean
- 22 mi to a big lake
- 5 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 105 mi to the nearest ski area
- 6 mi to the nearest campground
- 86 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 2,422 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 70 bars within 25 mi
- 707 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 6 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 36 museums within 25 mi
- 28 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 8 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 16% of Georgia districts (reading)
- 2 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 6 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 6 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 4 mi to the nearest vet
- 5 mi to the nearest dog park
- 5 congregations per 10k people
- 11 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Cherokee County: R+39 in 2024
- Georgia: Purple — split almost evenly
Natural hazards
- 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