Living in Mountain Park, GA
Mountain Park is a tiny town of 703 people in Fulton County, Georgia. It's about 22 miles from Atlanta, GA. Summer highs average 87°F and winter highs 52°F, with about 1 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $372k and rent runs about $2k a month.
703people
$372kTypical home
$1,818/moRent
87° / 52°Summer / winter
1"Snow
238Sunny days
96Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 703
- Part of a metro area
- About 1,522 people per sq mi
- 22 mi to Atlanta, GA
- 22 mi to Atlanta, GA
- 5 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $372k (≈$2,343/mo)
- Median rent $1,818/mo
- Median household income $112k
- Property tax about 0.8% of value
- 3.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 87°F
- Winter highs around 52°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 67°F)
- 238 sunny days a year (100 totally clear)
- 127 cloudy days a year
- 42 of 90 winter days are gray
- 96 days a year with rain or snow
- 1" of snow a year
- Snow days are rare
- Rarely hits 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Above-average violent crime (493 per 100k), county-wide
- Above-average property crime (2,231 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 55
- 19% of households have kids
- 19% are 65 or older
- 58% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 6% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 30 min
- 3% walk or take transit to work
- 16 mi to PDK airport
- 31 mi to ATL (major hub)
- 100 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 81% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1983
- 96% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 978 ft
- 231 mi to the ocean
- 20 mi to a big lake
- 12 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 105 mi to the nearest ski area
- 5 mi to the nearest campground
- 99 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 3,243 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 161 bars within 25 mi
- 928 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 21 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 81 museums within 25 mi
- 48 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 9 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 12% of Georgia districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 9 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 9 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- Vet in town
- 4 mi to the nearest dog park
- 5 congregations per 10k people
- 9 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Fulton County: D+45 in 2024
- Georgia: Purple — split almost evenly
Natural hazards
- Low hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Low earthquake risk
- High flood risk
- Moderate drought risk
- Low winter storm risk
- 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.