GA area data
Blue Ridge, GA
Blue Ridge, GA.
Population: 11,791 (Census ACS)
Home values & appreciation
- Median home value
- $521,529
- 1-year appreciation
- +0.5%
- 3-year appreciation
- +0.3%
- 5-year appreciation
- +12.6%
- 10-year appreciation
- +113.0%
- All-time peak (2022-06)
- $562,934
- House Price Index
- 421.8 (-0.1% YoY)
Market activity
- Days to pending
- 105 days
- New listings (monthly)
- 66
Rents
- Typical rent
- $2,500/mo
Affordability
- Cost of living index (Below Average)
- 92.5 (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%
Schools
- Total schools
- 4
- Elementary schools
- 2
- Middle schools
- 1
- High schools
- 1
Natural hazards & flood risk
- Overall hazard risk
- Relatively Low
- Top hazards
- coldWave, landslide, lightning, strongWind
Climate (30-year normals)
- Average annual temperature
- 58.0°F
- Average high
- 68.0°F
- Average low
- 49.0°F
- Annual precipitation
- 58.4 in
- Annual snowfall
- 3.0 in
Amenities
- National parks within ~60 mi
- 2
- Nearest national park
- Chickamauga & Chattanooga National Military Park (55 mi)
- Nearest airport
- Blue Ridge Skyport Airport (4 mi)
- Nearest major airport
- Western Carolina Regional Airport (37 mi)
- Hospitals nearby (~15 mi)
- 1
- Solar radiation rating
- Fair (4.3 kWh/m²/day)
Migration
- Net migration
- +189 tax filers
Housing stock
- Median year housing built
- 1,998
- Median annual property tax
- $1,000
- Mean commute to work
- 26 min
- Households with broadband internet
- 70.8%
Employment & development
- Total county employment
- 6,193
- Average weekly wage
- $828
- Top industries (by employment)
- Accommodation & Food, Health Care, Construction
- Annual residential building permits (county)
- 376
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