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Rock Spring is a small town of 1,183 people in Walker County, Georgia. It's about 15 miles from Dalton, GA and 86 miles from Atlanta, GA, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 89°F and winter highs 50°F, with about 1 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $218k and rent runs about $811 a month.
1,183people
$218kTypical home
$811/moRent
89° / 50°Summer / winter
1"Snow
235Sunny days
111Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 1,183
- Part of a metro area
- About 409 people per sq mi
- 86 mi to Atlanta, GA
- 15 mi to Dalton, GA
- 8 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $218k (≈$1,375/mo)
- Median rent $811/mo
- Median household income $89k
- Property tax about 0.9% of value
- 9.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 89°F
- Winter highs around 50°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 67°F)
- 235 sunny days a year (99 totally clear)
- 130 cloudy days a year
- 43 of 90 winter days are gray
- 111 days a year with rain or snow
- 1" of snow a year
- Snow days are rare
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 2 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (21 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (362 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 44
- 34% of households have kids
- 24% are 65 or older
- 26% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 29 min
- 6% walk or take transit to work
- 15 mi to CHA airport
- 94 mi to ATL (major hub)
- 127 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 82% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1987
- 91% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 840 ft
- 297 mi to the ocean
- 76 mi to a big lake
- 14 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 77 mi to the nearest ski area
- 7 mi to the nearest campground
- 25 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 445 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 12 bars within 25 mi
- 113 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 3 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 19 museums within 25 mi
- 4 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 8 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 40% of Georgia districts (reading)
- 5 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 8 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 15 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 9 mi to the nearest vet
- 8 mi to the nearest dog park
- 9 congregations per 10k people
- 15 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Walker County: R+59 in 2024
- Georgia: Purple — split almost evenly
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- Low wildfire risk
- Low earthquake risk
- Low flood risk
- Moderate drought risk
- Low winter storm risk
- Very low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk
Limited data: this place is small enough that most of its Census numbers (rent, home value, income, age) are blended with county figures. Treat its match as a rough guide.