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Talking Rock is a tiny town of 274 people in Pickens County, Georgia. It's about 32 miles from Dalton, GA and 53 miles from Atlanta, GA, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 85°F and winter highs 48°F, with about 3 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $572k and rent runs about $1k a month.
274people
$572kTypical home
$1,136/moRent
85° / 48°Summer / winter
3"Snow
238Sunny days
111Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 274
- Part of a metro area
- About 133 people per sq mi
- 53 mi to Atlanta, GA
- 32 mi to Dalton, GA
- 19 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $572k (≈$3,608/mo)
- Median rent $1,136/mo
- Median household income $250k
- Property tax about 0.7% of value
- 3.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 85°F
- Winter highs around 48°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 65°F)
- 238 sunny days a year (100 totally clear)
- 127 cloudy days a year
- 42 of 90 winter days are gray
- 111 days a year with rain or snow
- 3" of snow a year
- 1 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 1 night a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (80 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (372 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 57
- 23% of households have kids
- 20% are 65 or older
- 30% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 45 min
- 0% walk or take transit to work
- 46 mi to PDK airport
- 62 mi to ATL (major hub)
- 95 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 86% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 2021
- 94% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Hilly terrain
- Elevation 1,398 ft
- 251 mi to the ocean
- 29 mi to a big lake
- 4 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 91 mi to the nearest ski area
- Campground in town
- 19 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 225 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- Few or no bars within 25 mi
- 61 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 7 museums within 25 mi
- 4 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 23 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 40% of Georgia districts (reading)
- 4 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 22 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 6 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 6 mi to the nearest vet
- 13 mi to the nearest dog park
- 8 congregations per 10k people
- 15 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Pickens County: R+66 in 2024
- Georgia: Purple — split almost evenly
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- Moderate 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
Some of this place's Census numbers are blended with county figures because its survey sample is small.