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Hoschton is a small town of 4,534 people in Jackson County, Georgia. It's about 15 miles from Gainesville, GA and 44 miles from Atlanta, GA, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 89°F and winter highs 53°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $386k and rent runs about $1k a month.
4,534people
$386kTypical home
$1,147/moRent
89° / 53°Summer / winter
1"Snow
243Sunny days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 4,534
- Part of a metro area
- About 771 people per sq mi
- 44 mi to Atlanta, GA
- 15 mi to Gainesville, GA
- 3 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $386k (≈$2,436/mo)
- Median rent $1,147/mo
- Median household income $97k
- Property tax about 1.0% of value
- 4.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 89°F
- Winter highs around 53°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 67°F)
- 243 sunny days a year (103 totally clear)
- 122 cloudy days a year
- 37 of 90 winter days are gray
- Basically no snow
- Snow days are rare
- Rarely hits 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (72 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (525 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 37
- 33% of households have kids
- 14% are 65 or older
- 38% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 35 min
- 0% walk or take transit to work
- 34 mi to PDK airport
- 49 mi to ATL (major hub)
- 67 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 91% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 2012
- 97% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 922 ft
- 199 mi to the ocean
- 13 mi to a big lake
- 7 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 82 mi to the nearest ski area
- 14 mi to the nearest campground
- 47 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 1,139 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 61 bars within 25 mi
- 391 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 8 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 17 museums within 25 mi
- 14 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 8 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 43% of Georgia districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 7 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 7 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- Vet in town
- 9 mi to the nearest dog park
- 6 congregations per 10k people
- 14 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Jackson County: R+55 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