Living in Lula, GA
Lula is a small town of 2,964 people in Hall County, Georgia. It's about 12 miles from Gainesville, GA and 62 miles from Atlanta, GA, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 87°F and winter highs 51°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $239k and rent runs about $1k a month.
2,964people
$239kTypical home
$1,316/moRent
87° / 51°Summer / winter
1"Snow
243Sunny days
121Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 2,964
- Part of a metro area
- About 647 people per sq mi
- 62 mi to Atlanta, GA
- 12 mi to Gainesville, GA
- 12 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $239k (≈$1,510/mo)
- Median rent $1,316/mo
- Median household income $69k
- Property tax about 0.7% of value
- 3.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 87°F
- Winter highs around 51°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 66°F)
- 243 sunny days a year (103 totally clear)
- 122 cloudy days a year
- 37 of 90 winter days are gray
- 121 days a year with rain or snow
- Basically no snow
- Snow days are rare
- Rarely hits 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Low violent crime (236 per 100k), county-wide
- Low property crime (949 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 39
- 34% of households have kids
- 13% are 65 or older
- 19% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 7% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 31 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 51 mi to PDK airport
- 69 mi to ATL (major hub)
- 51 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 77% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 2001
- 91% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 1,280 ft
- 207 mi to the ocean
- 8 mi to a big lake
- 17 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 61 mi to the nearest ski area
- 5 mi to the nearest campground
- 25 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 252 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 3 bars within 25 mi
- 63 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 11 museums within 25 mi
- 2 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 17 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 44% of Georgia districts (reading)
- 2 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 10 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 23 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 14 mi to the nearest vet
- 12 mi to the nearest dog park
- 6 congregations per 10k people
- 10 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Hall County: R+44 in 2024
- Georgia: Purple — split almost evenly
Natural hazards
- Very 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