Living in Indian Springs, GA
Indian Springs is a small town of 2,070 people in Catoosa County, Georgia. It's about 9 miles from Chattanooga, TN and 93 miles from Atlanta, GA, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 89°F and winter highs 50°F, with about 2 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $235k and rent runs about $1k a month.
2,070people
$235kTypical home
$1,077/moRent
89° / 50°Summer / winter
2"Snow
235Sunny days
123Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 2,070
- Part of a metro area
- About 808 people per sq mi
- 93 mi to Atlanta, GA
- 9 mi to Chattanooga, TN
- 5 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $235k (≈$1,483/mo)
- Median rent $1,077/mo
- Median household income $81k
- Property tax about 0.7% of value
- 5.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 89°F
- Winter highs around 50°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 67°F)
- 235 sunny days a year (99 totally clear)
- 130 cloudy days a year
- 43 of 90 winter days are gray
- 123 days a year with rain or snow
- 2" of snow a year
- Snow days are rare
- 1 day a year over 100°F
- 1 night a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (125 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (584 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 41
- 25% of households have kids
- 20% are 65 or older
- 19% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 7% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 26 min
- 0% walk or take transit to work
- 6 mi to CHA airport
- 88 mi to TYS (major hub)
- 133 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 92% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1991
- 83% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 801 ft
- 298 mi to the ocean
- 75 mi to a big lake
- 8 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 67 mi to the nearest ski area
- Campground in town
- 32 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 510 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 12 bars within 25 mi
- 134 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 3 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 20 museums within 25 mi
- 4 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 3 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 30% of Georgia districts (reading)
- 2 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 4 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 8 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 3 mi to the nearest vet
- 3 mi to the nearest dog park
- 7 congregations per 10k people
- 8 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Catoosa County: R+56 in 2024
- Georgia: Purple — split almost evenly
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- Low wildfire risk
- Low earthquake risk
- Moderate flood risk
- Low drought risk
- Low 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.