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Oakwood is a big small town of 5,862 people in Hall County, Georgia. It's about 6 miles from Gainesville, GA and 44 miles from Atlanta, GA, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 88°F and winter highs 51°F, with about 2 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $307k and rent runs about $2k a month.
5,862people
$307kTypical home
$1,560/moRent
88° / 51°Summer / winter
2"Snow
243Sunny days
128Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 5,862
- Part of a metro area
- About 978 people per sq mi
- 44 mi to Atlanta, GA
- 6 mi to Gainesville, GA
- 4 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $307k (≈$1,934/mo)
- Median rent $1,560/mo
- Median household income $68k
- Property tax about 0.9% of value
- 3.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 88°F
- Winter highs around 51°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 67°F)
- 243 sunny days a year (103 totally clear)
- 122 cloudy days a year
- 37 of 90 winter days are gray
- 128 days a year with rain or snow
- 2" of snow a year
- 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 32
- 35% of households have kids
- 11% are 65 or older
- 24% have a college degree
- Very diverse community
- 5% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 30 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 34 mi to PDK airport
- 51 mi to ATL (major hub)
- 68 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 56% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 2004
- 95% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 1,243 ft
- 210 mi to the ocean
- 3 mi to a big lake
- 14 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 78 mi to the nearest ski area
- 4 mi to the nearest campground
- 69 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 1,216 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 21 bars within 25 mi
- 428 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 1 music venue or club within 25 mi
- 16 museums within 25 mi
- 11 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 14 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 41% of Georgia districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 8 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 12 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 4 mi to the nearest vet
- 6 mi to the nearest dog park
- 6 congregations per 10k people
- 6 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