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Nelson is a small town of 1,166 people in Cherokee County, Georgia. It's about 31 miles from Gainesville, GA and 43 miles from Atlanta, GA, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 86°F and winter highs 48°F, with about 2 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $255k and rent runs about $1k a month.
1,166people
$255kTypical home
$1,399/moRent
86° / 48°Summer / winter
2"Snow
238Sunny days
105Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 1,166
- Part of a metro area
- About 725 people per sq mi
- 43 mi to Atlanta, GA
- 31 mi to Gainesville, GA
- 11 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $255k (≈$1,608/mo)
- Median rent $1,399/mo
- Median household income $89k
- Property tax about 0.7% of value
- 6.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 86°F
- Winter highs around 48°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 65°F)
- 238 sunny days a year (100 totally clear)
- 127 cloudy days a year
- 42 of 90 winter days are gray
- 105 days a year with rain or snow
- 2" of snow a year
- Snow days are rare
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 1 night a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (90 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (511 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 43
- 30% of households have kids
- 20% are 65 or older
- 27% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 5% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 33 min
- 0% walk or take transit to work
- 35 mi to PDK airport
- 51 mi to ATL (major hub)
- 90 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 89% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1993
- 91% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 1,332 ft
- 239 mi to the ocean
- 19 mi to a big lake
- 3 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 91 mi to the nearest ski area
- 9 mi to the nearest campground
- 62 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 662 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 15 bars within 25 mi
- 213 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 17 museums within 25 mi
- 9 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 23 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 27% of Georgia districts (reading)
- 8 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 11 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 7 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 3 mi to the nearest vet
- 8 mi to the nearest dog park
- 5 congregations per 10k people
- 11 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Cherokee County: R+39 in 2024
- Georgia: Purple — split almost evenly
Natural hazards
- 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
Some of this place's Census numbers are blended with county figures because its survey sample is small.