Area data
Dahlonega, GA — ZIP 30597
Population: 1,278 (Census ACS)
Home values & appreciation
- House Price Index
- 421.8 (-0.1% YoY)
Affordability
- Cost of living index (Average)
- 96.3 (100 = US avg)
- Electricity rate (state-level)
- 14.7¢/kWh
- Natural gas rate (state-level)
- $20.40/MCF
- 30-year mortgage rate (national)
- 6.66%
- 15-year mortgage rate (national)
- 6.00%
Natural hazards & flood risk
- Overall hazard risk
- Relatively Low
- Top hazards
- lightning, iceStorm
Climate (30-year normals)
- Annual precipitation
- 63.4 in
Amenities
- National parks within ~60 mi
- 3
- Nearest national park
- Chattahoochee River National Recreation Area (41 mi)
- Nearest airport
- Lumpkin County Wimpys Airport (4 mi)
- Hospitals nearby (~15 mi)
- 22
- Avg hospital rating
- 3.0 / 5
- Solar radiation rating
- Fair (4.5 kWh/m²/day)
Employment & development
- Total county employment
- 5,905
- Average weekly wage
- $825
- Top industries (by employment)
- Accommodation & Food, Health Care, Construction
- Annual residential building permits (county)
- 277
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