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Chattahoochee Hills, Georgia

Chattahoochee Hills is a small town of about 3,500 people in Fulton County, Georgia. It's growing fast: its population is up 19% since 2020. A typical home costs about 3.6 years of the typical household's income, compared with 4.1 across the U.S. The nearest metro area of about a million people or more, Atlanta, is about 22 miles away as the crow flies.

Boom town

Population
3,524
up 19% since 2020
Typical home, 2020-24
$397,000
Fulton County prices up 12% since 2022
Household income
$111,792
U.S.: $80,734
Prices, Atlanta area
100.1
U.S. average = 100
Emergency room
11 miles
Douglasville, GA
To Atlanta
22 mi
straight line

The book's checklist

  • Lower cost of livingEveryday prices run 0.1% above the U.S. average in the Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell metro area.
  • More house for the moneyA typical home costs 3.6 years of the typical household's income here. Across the U.S. it's 4.1.
  • A safer neighborhoodThe FBI has no 2025 figures for Chattahoochee Hills itself. Many small towns are patrolled by the county sheriff, so call the sheriff's office and ask what calls they get most.
  • Schools in town1 public school. No public high school in town: the nearest is Chapel Hill High School, about 7 miles away.
  • A hospital close byWellstar Douglas Medical Center in Douglasville, about 11 miles away, has the nearest emergency room.
  • Within reach of a big cityAtlanta is about 22 miles away as the crow flies. The book suggests staying within about 60 miles if you'll miss big-city sports, concerts and theater.

A check means Chattahoochee Hills meets the rule of thumb from Frank and Dave's book. An empty box isn't a deal breaker: it's something to weigh for your family. A question mark means there isn't enough data.

What kind of town

Boom town. The population is up 19% since 2020. Growing fast, with rising home values. Watch for chain stores and big apartment complexes: the small-town feel may not last.

The book sorts small towns into six types. These labels come only from the numbers; take the quiz to see which type fits your family.

For a lifetime

Homes and money

Typical home value, as owners valued them in 2020-2024
$397,000U.S.: $332,700
Home prices since then
Up 12%Fulton County, 2022 to 2025
Typical household income
$111,792U.S.: $80,734
Homes built since 2010
28%U.S.: 11%
Everyday prices
100.1U.S. average = 100 (the Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell metro area)

Home values and rents are what households told the Census Bureau across 2020 to 2024, so they trail today's market: county prices have moved up 12% since 2022. Everyday prices are the government's average for the Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell metro area, not Chattahoochee Hills alone. Check current listings before you budget.

Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates; Federal Housing Finance Agency, House Price Index for counties (all transactions); U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis, Regional Price Parities, 2024.

The people

Population, 2025 estimate
3,5242020: 2,960
Median age
47.3 yearsU.S.: 38.9
Age 65 and older
19%U.S.: 17%
Under 18
22%U.S.: 22%
Moved here from another county or state in the past year
10%U.S.: 6%

Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, Population Estimates (Vintage 2025); U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates.

Work

Biggest lines of work
Professional and business services (20%); arts, recreation, lodging and restaurants (11%)
Unemployment rate
4%U.S.: 5%
Average commute
37 minutesU.S.: 26 minutes
Below the poverty line
1%U.S.: 12%

Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates.

Health care

Nearest emergency room: Wellstar Douglas Medical Center, Douglasville, GA, about 11 miles away. It's a general hospital. Medicare gives it 3 of 5 stars.

Look up doctors, clinics and the hospitals themselves on Medicare's Care Compare. Ask where the most serious cases are sent.

Sources: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, Hospital General Information.

Schools

1 public school in Chattahoochee Hills, run by Fulton County. The nearest public high school is Chapel Hill High School, about 7 miles away.

See each school on the federal school search, then check test scores and graduation rates on Georgia's school report card.

Sources: National Center for Education Statistics, Common Core of Data, 2023-24 (via the Urban Institute Education Data Portal); National Center for Education Statistics, IPEDS institution directory, 2024.

Internet

Homes with cable, fiber or DSL internet
76%U.S.: 76%
Homes with any internet subscription
93%U.S.: 91%

Before you buy, look up the address on the FCC's National Broadband Map to see which providers serve it.

Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates.

Weather

January average low
31°F
July average high
90°F
Days 90°F or hotter
42 a year
Nights at or below freezing
60 a year
Rain and melted snow
52.5 inches a year
Snow
2 inches a year
Elevation
834 feet

Weather station: Newnan 7 WNW (16 miles away). Averages for 1991 to 2020.

Sources: NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, U.S. Climate Normals 1991-2020; U.S. Geological Survey, 3D Elevation Program.

Getting around

Straight-line miles. The road is always longer, and as the book says, an interstate at 70 is a different trip from a farm road at 45. Check the real drive: Wellstar Douglas Medical Center, South Fulton, Atlanta.

Fulton County is in a metro area of 1 million people or more (USDA rural-urban code 1, on a scale where 1 is the biggest metro areas and 9 the most rural counties).

For a day

National Park Service sites within about an hour:

  • Kennesaw Mountain National Battlefield Park24 miles
  • Chattahoochee River National Recreation Area24 miles
  • Martin Luther King, Jr., National Historical Park24 miles

Read about Chattahoochee Hills's history on Wikipedia.

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Nearby

Straight-line miles.

Small towns

Smaller places

  • Fairplay, GA (unincorporated)1,881 people, 7 miles
  • Whitesburg, GA624 people, 11 miles

Sources

  1. U.S. Census Bureau, Population Estimates (Vintage 2025)
  2. U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates
  3. Federal Housing Finance Agency, House Price Index for counties (all transactions)
  4. U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis, Regional Price Parities, 2024
  5. FBI, Crime in the United States, Table 8 (offenses known to law enforcement by city)
  6. Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, Hospital General Information
  7. National Center for Education Statistics, Common Core of Data, 2023-24 (via the Urban Institute Education Data Portal)
  8. National Center for Education Statistics, IPEDS institution directory, 2024
  9. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, U.S. Climate Normals 1991-2020
  10. U.S. Geological Survey, 3D Elevation Program
  11. National Park Service, National Register of Historic Places listings
  12. National Park Service, park unit boundaries
  13. USDA Economic Research Service, Rural-Urban Continuum Codes, 2023
  14. U.S. Census Bureau, 2025 Gazetteer files and 2020 urban areas

Census survey figures are estimates with a margin of error; we leave out any figure whose margin is too wide to be useful. Data last gathered October 5, 2026. See something wrong? Write to mainstreet@smalltownguide.com.