Living in Dalton, GA
Small city in Georgia
Dalton is a small city in Georgia, home to about 34,000 people, with 437,000 living within 31 mi. Day to day, a car is essential. Life moves at a slow, calm pace, and homes are mostly apartments.
Is Dalton a good place to live? Pros and cons
👍 Pros
- Affordable housing: a typical 3-bedroom home is about $250k and rents for $1,460 a month
- Strong healthcare: 4 top-rated (4–5★) hospitals within 31 mi
- Low taxes: about $1,500 state income tax per resident, 0.75% property tax
- Low natural disaster risk: 2 federally declared disasters since 2000
👎 Cons
- Quieter on culture: few museums and attractions nearby
- Fewer graduates: 24% of adults have a bachelor's degree or higher
- Smaller job market: about 437,000 people live within 31 mi
- Fewer family amenities than most places
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Key facts
Living in Dalton: common questions
What is the cost of living in Dalton?
A typical 3-bedroom home is worth about $250k, and a 3-bedroom rents for about $1,460 a month including utilities. Overall living costs are below the US average (index 90, where the US is 100).
What are taxes like in Dalton?
Georgia collects about $1,500 in state income tax per resident, and homeowners here pay about 0.75% of their home's value in property tax each year.
Is Dalton safe?
Dalton isn't in the FBI's 2019 city crime table, so Best Life Fit Me counts its safety as average.
How are the schools in Dalton?
Public schools in Dalton test below the US average in math and reading (2018–19 state tests, put on one national scale with NAEP), with about 14 students per teacher.
What is the weather like in Dalton?
Dalton has mild winters: winter days average around 54°F and summer days around 88°F.
Does Dalton get natural disasters?
Natural disaster risk is low, mainly from flooding, tornadoes and cold waves: 2 federally declared disasters have hit the county since 2000, and FEMA expects about 1.09 deaths or injuries per 100,000 residents a year.
What is the nearest major airport to Dalton?
The nearest major airport is ATL, about 84 mi away.
How Dalton scores
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