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LaFayette is a big small town of 6,967 people in Walker County, Georgia. It's about 18 miles from Dalton, GA and 82 miles from Atlanta, GA, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 89°F and winter highs 51°F, with about 1 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $145k and rent runs about $840 a month.
6,967people
$145kTypical home
$840/moRent
89° / 51°Summer / winter
1"Snow
235Sunny days
112Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 6,967
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 862 people per sq mi
- 82 mi to Atlanta, GA
- 18 mi to Dalton, GA
- 16 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $145k (≈$913/mo)
- Median rent $840/mo
- Median household income $46k
- Property tax about 0.9% of value
- 1.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 89°F
- Winter highs around 51°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
- 112 days a year with rain or snow
- 1" of snow a year
- Snow days are rare
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 2 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (21 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (362 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 43
- 26% of households have kids
- 20% are 65 or older
- 13% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 30 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 23 mi to CHA airport
- 89 mi to ATL (major hub)
- 120 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 75% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1964
- 88% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Hilly terrain
- Elevation 820 ft
- 295 mi to the ocean
- 75 mi to a big lake
- 7 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 85 mi to the nearest ski area
- 2 mi to the nearest campground
- 15 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 357 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 12 bars within 25 mi
- 81 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 3 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 17 museums within 25 mi
- 3 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- Farmers market in town
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 40% of Georgia districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 16 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 22 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 16 mi to the nearest vet
- Dog park in town
- 9 congregations per 10k people
- 23 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Walker County: R+59 in 2024
- Georgia: Purple — split almost evenly
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- Low wildfire risk
- Low earthquake risk
- Low flood risk
- Moderate drought risk
- Low winter storm risk
- Very low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk