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Tallapoosa is a small town of 3,227 people in Haralson County, Georgia. It's about 30 miles from Anniston, AL and 50 miles from Atlanta, GA, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 90°F and winter highs 53°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $185k and rent runs about $676 a month.
3,227people
$185kTypical home
$676/moRent
90° / 53°Summer / winter
1"Snow
247Sunny days
117Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 3,227
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 322 people per sq mi
- 50 mi to Atlanta, GA
- 30 mi to Anniston, AL
- 16 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $185k (≈$1,167/mo)
- Median rent $676/mo
- Median household income $63k
- Property tax about 0.8% of value
- 2.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 90°F
- Winter highs around 53°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 67°F)
- 247 sunny days a year (108 totally clear)
- 118 cloudy days a year
- 39 of 90 winter days are gray
- 117 days a year with rain or snow
- Basically no snow
- Snow days are rare
- Rarely hits 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (144 per 100k), county-wide
- Low property crime (1,055 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 35
- 40% of households have kids
- 14% are 65 or older
- 15% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 36 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 50 mi to ATL airport
- 50 mi to ATL (major hub)
- 89 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 77% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1978
- 80% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 1,053 ft
- 230 mi to the ocean
- 52 mi to a big lake
- 15 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 151 mi to the nearest ski area
- 16 mi to the nearest campground
- 8 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 132 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 3 bars within 25 mi
- 30 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 8 museums within 25 mi
- 2 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 10 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 47% of Georgia districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 18 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 31 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 14 mi to the nearest vet
- 7 mi to the nearest dog park
- 10 congregations per 10k people
- 15 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Haralson County: R+74 in 2024
- Georgia: Purple — split almost evenly
Natural hazards
- Low hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- Moderate wildfire risk
- Low earthquake risk
- Low flood risk
- Moderate drought risk
- Low winter storm risk
- Low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk