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Pendergrass is a small town of 3,435 people in Jackson County, Georgia. It's about 12 miles from Gainesville, GA and 51 miles from Atlanta, GA, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 89°F and winter highs 53°F, with about 1 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $330k and rent runs about $2k a month.
3,435people
$330kTypical home
$1,636/moRent
89° / 53°Summer / winter
1"Snow
243Sunny days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 3,435
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 900 people per sq mi
- 51 mi to Atlanta, GA
- 12 mi to Gainesville, GA
- 5 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $330k (≈$2,079/mo)
- Median rent $1,636/mo
- Median household income $90k
- Property tax about 1.1% of value
- 3.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 89°F
- Winter highs around 53°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
- 1" of snow a year
- Snow days are rare
- Rarely hits 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (88 per 100k)
- Very low property crime (295 per 100k)
People
- Median age 31
- 60% of households have kids
- 5% are 65 or older
- 32% have a college degree
- Very diverse community
- 5% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 34 min
- 0% walk or take transit to work
- 41 mi to PDK airport
- 56 mi to ATL (major hub)
- 60 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 92% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 2015
- 94% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 860 ft
- 198 mi to the ocean
- 14 mi to a big lake
- 13 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 75 mi to the nearest ski area
- 8 mi to the nearest campground
- 41 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 741 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 46 bars within 25 mi
- 258 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 7 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 15 museums within 25 mi
- 10 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 2 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 34% of Georgia districts (reading)
- 4 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 12 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 12 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 7 mi to the nearest vet
- 11 mi to the nearest dog park
- 6 congregations per 10k people
- 12 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Jackson County: R+55 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