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Whitesburg is a tiny town of 525 people in Carroll County, Georgia. It's about 34 miles from Atlanta, GA. Summer highs average 90°F and winter highs 54°F, with about 2 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $169k and rent runs about $788 a month.
525people
$169kTypical home
$788/moRent
90° / 54°Summer / winter
2"Snow
251Sunny days
113Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 525
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 190 people per sq mi
- 34 mi to Atlanta, GA
- 34 mi to Atlanta, GA
- 11 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $169k (≈$1,064/mo)
- Median rent $788/mo
- Median household income $56k
- Property tax about 0.7% of value
- 6.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 90°F
- Winter highs around 54°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 67°F)
- 251 sunny days a year (110 totally clear)
- 114 cloudy days a year
- 36 of 90 winter days are gray
- 113 days a year with rain or snow
- 2" of snow a year
- Snow days are rare
- Rarely hits 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Low violent crime (186 per 100k)
- Low property crime (943 per 100k)
People
- Median age 41
- 32% of households have kids
- 14% are 65 or older
- 22% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 6% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 36 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 30 mi to ATL airport
- 30 mi to ATL (major hub)
- 109 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 78% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1963
- 88% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 853 ft
- 220 mi to the ocean
- 67 mi to a big lake
- 13 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 155 mi to the nearest ski area
- 13 mi to the nearest campground
- 28 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 436 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 3 bars within 25 mi
- 120 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 1 music venue or club within 25 mi
- 13 museums within 25 mi
- 4 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 8 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 20% of Georgia districts (reading)
- 5 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 13 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 13 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 9 mi to the nearest vet
- 11 mi to the nearest dog park
- 9 congregations per 10k people
- 10 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Carroll County: R+41 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