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Ranger is a tiny town of 134 people in Gordon County, Georgia. It's about 24 miles from Dalton, GA and 54 miles from Atlanta, GA, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 89°F and winter highs 51°F, with about 2 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $170k and rent runs about $1k a month.
134people
$170kTypical home
$1,012/moRent
89° / 51°Summer / winter
2"Snow
238Sunny days
105Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 134
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 145 people per sq mi
- 54 mi to Atlanta, GA
- 24 mi to Dalton, GA
- 13 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $170k (≈$1,072/mo)
- Median rent $1,012/mo
- Median household income $69k
- Property tax about 0.5% of value
- 3.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 89°F
- Winter highs around 51°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
- 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 (73 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (323 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 55
- 31% of households have kids
- 17% are 65 or older
- 16% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 33 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 46 mi to CHA airport
- 62 mi to ATL (major hub)
- 108 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 81% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1982
- 88% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Hilly terrain
- Elevation 768 ft
- 260 mi to the ocean
- 40 mi to a big lake
- 11 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 97 mi to the nearest ski area
- 3 mi to the nearest campground
- 19 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 282 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- Few or no bars within 25 mi
- 65 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 13 museums within 25 mi
- 4 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 22 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 43% of Georgia districts (reading)
- 12 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 24 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 17 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 13 mi to the nearest vet
- 14 mi to the nearest dog park
- 9 congregations per 10k people
- 15 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Gordon County: R+63 in 2024
- Georgia: Purple — split almost evenly
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- Low wildfire risk
- Low earthquake risk
- Moderate flood risk
- Moderate drought risk
- Low winter storm risk
- Very 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.