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Palmetto is a small town of 4,797 people in Fulton County, Georgia. It's about 21 miles from Atlanta, GA. Summer highs average 90°F and winter highs 55°F, with about 2 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $229k and rent runs about $1k a month.
4,797people
$229kTypical home
$1,154/moRent
90° / 55°Summer / winter
2"Snow
251Sunny days
125Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 4,797
- Part of a metro area
- About 405 people per sq mi
- 21 mi to Atlanta, GA
- 21 mi to Atlanta, GA
- 5 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $229k (≈$1,443/mo)
- Median rent $1,154/mo
- Median household income $81k
- Property tax about 0.6% of value
- 2.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 90°F
- Winter highs around 55°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 68°F)
- 251 sunny days a year (110 totally clear)
- 114 cloudy days a year
- 36 of 90 winter days are gray
- 125 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
- Very low violent crime (136 per 100k)
- Very low property crime (877 per 100k)
People
- Median age 40
- 24% of households have kids
- 14% are 65 or older
- 20% 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
- 16 mi to ATL airport
- 16 mi to ATL (major hub)
- 123 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 73% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1990
- 95% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 1,007 ft
- 228 mi to the ocean
- 55 mi to a big lake
- 11 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 143 mi to the nearest ski area
- 4 mi to the nearest campground
- 49 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 1,114 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 71 bars within 25 mi
- 273 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 14 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 53 museums within 25 mi
- 13 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 10 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 12% of Georgia districts (reading)
- 6 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 8 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 8 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 6 mi to the nearest vet
- 6 mi to the nearest dog park
- 5 congregations per 10k people
- 6 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