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Hogansville, Georgia

Hogansville is a small town of about 3,300 people in Troup County, Georgia. Its population has held about steady since 2020. A typical home costs about 2.9 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 50 miles away as the crow flies.

Population
3,290
up 1% since 2020
Typical home, 2020-24
$182,400
Troup County prices up 21% since 2022
Household income
$62,620
U.S.: $80,734
Prices, rural Georgia
87
U.S. average = 100
Emergency room
13 miles
Lagrange, GA
To Atlanta
50 mi
straight line

The book's checklist

  • Lower cost of livingEveryday prices run 13% below the U.S. average in the parts of Georgia outside metro areas.
  • More house for the moneyA typical home costs 2.9 years of the typical household's income here. Across the U.S. it's 4.1.
  • A safer neighborhood14 violent crimes were reported in 2025, about 4.4 per 1,000 people (U.S.: 3.3). Property crime: 15.2 per 1,000 (U.S.: 15.3).
  • Schools in town2 public schools: 1 elementary and 1 high school.
  • A hospital close byWellstar West Georgia Medical Center in Lagrange, about 13 miles away, has the nearest emergency room.
  • Within reach of a big cityAtlanta is about 50 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 Hogansville 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.

For a lifetime

Homes and money

Typical home value, as owners valued them in 2020-2024
$182,400U.S.: $332,700
Home prices since then
Up 21%Troup County, 2022 to 2025
Typical rent, with utilities
$1,373 a monthU.S.: $1,413
Typical household income
$62,620U.S.: $80,734
Typical property tax bill
$1,670 a yearGeorgia: $2,341
Homes built before 1940
26%U.S.: 12%
Homes built since 2010
7%U.S.: 11%
Vacation and seasonal homes
0%U.S.: 3%
Everyday prices
87U.S. average = 100 (the parts of Georgia outside metro areas)

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 21% since 2022. Everyday prices are the government's average for the parts of Georgia outside metro areas, not Hogansville 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
3,2902020: 3,257
Median age
34.1 yearsU.S.: 38.9
Age 65 and older
13%U.S.: 17%
Under 18
24%U.S.: 22%
Adults with a bachelor's degree or more
16%U.S.: 36%
Moved here from another county or state in the past year
6%U.S.: 6%
College students
7%share of all residents

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
Schools, health care and social services (24%); arts, recreation, lodging and restaurants (23%); retail (14%)
Unemployment rate
0%U.S.: 5%
Average commute
22 minutesU.S.: 26 minutes
Work from home
2%U.S.: 15%
Below the poverty line
6%U.S.: 12%

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

Health care

Nearest emergency room: Wellstar West Georgia Medical Center, Lagrange, GA, about 13 miles away. It's a general hospital. Medicare gives it 5 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

2 public schools in Hogansville, run by Troup County.

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 any internet subscription
94%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
34°F
July average high
91°F
Days 90°F or hotter
55 a year
Nights at or below freezing
57 a year
Rain and melted snow
52.5 inches a year
Snow
2 inches a year
Elevation
808 feet

Weather stations: La Grange 1N (11 miles away) and Newnan 7 WNW (16 miles away, rain and snow). 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 West Georgia Medical Center, South Fulton, Atlanta.

Troup County is outside any metro area, with 20,000 or more people in its towns, next to a metro area (USDA rural-urban code 4, on a scale where 1 is the biggest metro areas and 9 the most rural counties).

For a day

5 places on the National Register of Historic Places, including the East Main Street-Johnson Street Historic District and the Stark Mill and Mill Village Historic District.

National Park Service sites within about an hour:

  • Horseshoe Bend National Military Park49 miles
  • Martin Luther King, Jr., National Historical Park51 miles
  • Chattahoochee River National Recreation Area52 miles
  • Kennesaw Mountain National Battlefield Park54 miles

Read about Hogansville's history on Wikipedia.

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Nearby

Straight-line miles.

Small towns

Smaller places

  • Lone Oak, GA116 people, 5 miles
  • Luthersville, GA846 people, 10 miles
  • Moreland, GA394 people, 11 miles
  • Franklin, GA999 people, 14 miles
  • Greenville, GA823 people, 14 miles
  • East Newnan, GA (unincorporated)956 people, 14 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.