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Sky Valley is a tiny town of 647 people in Rabun County, Georgia. It's about 56 miles from Gainesville, GA and 105 miles from Atlanta, GA, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 81°F and winter highs 47°F, with about 5 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $377k and rent runs about $1k a month.
647people
$377kTypical home
$1,377/moRent
81° / 47°Summer / winter
5"Snow
243Sunny days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 647
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 213 people per sq mi
- 105 mi to Atlanta, GA
- 56 mi to Gainesville, GA
- 36 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $377k (≈$2,375/mo)
- Median rent $1,377/mo
- Median household income $67k
- Property tax about 0.8% of value
- 2.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 81°F
- Winter highs around 47°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 63°F)
- 243 sunny days a year (103 totally clear)
- 122 cloudy days a year
- 37 of 90 winter days are gray
- 5" of snow a year
- 1 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 4 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (64 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (439 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 65
- 11% of households have kids
- 41% are 65 or older
- 49% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 2% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 24 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 54 mi to AVL airport
- 68 mi to TYS (major hub)
- 35 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 80% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1988
- 95% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 3,160 ft
- 221 mi to the ocean
- 28 mi to a big lake
- 10 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 18 mi to the nearest ski area
- 2 mi to the nearest campground
- 37 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 137 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 4 bars within 25 mi
- 16 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 11 museums within 25 mi
- 7 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 17 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 49% of Georgia districts (reading)
- 3 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 6 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 28 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 26 mi to the nearest vet
- 9 mi to the nearest dog park
- 12 congregations per 10k people
- 24 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Rabun County: R+57 in 2024
- Georgia: Purple — split almost evenly
Natural hazards
- Low hurricane risk
- Moderate 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.