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Tunnel Hill is a tiny town of 939 people in Whitfield County, Georgia. It's about 7 miles from Dalton, GA and 83 miles from Atlanta, GA, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 90°F and winter highs 51°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $196k and rent runs about $939 a month.
939people
$196kTypical home
$939/moRent
90° / 51°Summer / winter
0"Snow
235Sunny days
88Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 939
- Part of a metro area
- About 471 people per sq mi
- 83 mi to Atlanta, GA
- 7 mi to Dalton, GA
- 7 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $196k (≈$1,233/mo)
- Median rent $939/mo
- Median household income $57k
- Property tax about 0.6% of value
- 5.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 90°F
- Winter highs around 51°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
- 88 days a year with rain or snow
- Basically no snow
- Snow days are rare
- 1 day a year over 100°F
- 1 night a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- About average violent crime (372 per 100k), county-wide
- Low property crime (1,082 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 48
- 25% of households have kids
- 26% are 65 or older
- 15% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 5% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 28 min
- 0% walk or take transit to work
- 16 mi to CHA airport
- 88 mi to TYS (major hub)
- 126 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 77% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1971
- 91% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 850 ft
- 289 mi to the ocean
- 66 mi to a big lake
- 13 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 72 mi to the nearest ski area
- 9 mi to the nearest campground
- 30 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 418 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 12 bars within 25 mi
- 110 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 3 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 21 museums within 25 mi
- 4 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 9 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 37% of Georgia districts (reading)
- 3 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 6 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 18 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 7 mi to the nearest vet
- 11 mi to the nearest dog park
- 7 congregations per 10k people
- 13 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Whitfield County: R+44 in 2024
- Georgia: Purple — split almost evenly
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- Moderate tornado risk
- Low wildfire risk
- Low earthquake risk
- Moderate flood risk
- Low drought risk
- Low winter storm risk
- Very low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk