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Young Harris is a small town of 1,252 people in Towns County, Georgia. It's about 45 miles from Gainesville, GA and 87 miles from Atlanta, GA, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 85°F and winter highs 49°F, with about 3 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $295k and rent runs about $767 a month.
1,252people
$295kTypical home
$767/moRent
85° / 49°Summer / winter
3"Snow
243Sunny days
140Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 1,252
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 1,322 people per sq mi
- 87 mi to Atlanta, GA
- 45 mi to Gainesville, GA
- 45 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $295k (≈$1,862/mo)
- Median rent $767/mo
- Median household income $45k
- Property tax about 0.5% of value
- 5.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 85°F
- Winter highs around 49°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
- 140 days a year with rain or snow
- 3" 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
- Above-average violent crime (661 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (189 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 20
- 30% of households have kids
- 16% are 65 or older
- 28% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 44% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 18 min
- 26% walk or take transit to work
- 61 mi to TYS airport
- 61 mi to TYS (major hub)
- 60 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 53% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 2001
- 87% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Hilly terrain
- Elevation 1,873 ft
- 239 mi to the ocean
- 33 mi to a big lake
- 11 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 47 mi to the nearest ski area
- 4 mi to the nearest campground
- 5 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 126 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- Few or no bars within 25 mi
- 19 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 5 museums within 25 mi
- 3 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 2 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 21% of Georgia districts (reading)
- 5 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 8 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 27 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 3 mi to the nearest vet
- 9 mi to the nearest dog park
- 11 congregations per 10k people
- College in town
Politics
- Towns County: R+62 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
- Moderate 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.