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Mountain City is a small town of 1,004 people in Rabun County, Georgia. It's about 51 miles from Gainesville, GA and 100 miles from Atlanta, GA, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 83°F and winter highs 50°F, with about 2 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $224k and rent runs about $1k a month.
1,004people
$224kTypical home
$1,102/moRent
83° / 50°Summer / winter
2"Snow
243Sunny days
130Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 1,004
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 553 people per sq mi
- 100 mi to Atlanta, GA
- 51 mi to Gainesville, GA
- 36 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $224k (≈$1,414/mo)
- Median rent $1,102/mo
- Median household income $46k
- Property tax about 0.7% of value
- 0.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 83°F
- Winter highs around 50°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 63°F)
- 243 sunny days a year (103 totally clear)
- 122 cloudy days a year
- 37 of 90 winter days are gray
- 130 days a year with rain or snow
- 2" of snow a year
- Snow days are rare
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 3 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (64 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (439 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 38
- 28% of households have kids
- 24% are 65 or older
- 20% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 27 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 59 mi to AVL airport
- 70 mi to TYS (major hub)
- 35 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 62% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1980
- 82% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Hilly terrain
- Elevation 2,165 ft
- 219 mi to the ocean
- 25 mi to a big lake
- 11 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 23 mi to the nearest ski area
- Campground in town
- 34 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 157 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 4 bars within 25 mi
- 23 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 13 museums within 25 mi
- 7 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 21 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 22% of Georgia districts (reading)
- 3 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 1 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 28 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 24 mi to the nearest vet
- 14 mi to the nearest dog park
- 12 congregations per 10k people
- 23 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Rabun County: R+57 in 2024
- Georgia: Purple — split almost evenly
Natural hazards
- Low hurricane risk
- Moderate tornado risk
- Low wildfire risk
- Low earthquake risk
- Moderate flood risk
- Moderate 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.