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Talking RockGA
A town of 274. A typical home worth about $398K.
Photo: Thomson M · CC BY 3.0
Population
274
residents
Typical home
$398K
+3.3% in a year
Household income
$250K
median
Median age
56.6
years
Land area
2 sq mi
What makes Talking Rock stand out
The thing Talking Rock does most differently from other towns.
Small town
274 people, and everyone knows the way
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The data
Ordered by what stands out in Talking Rock. Another town gets a different order.
Climate
Mild winters, pleasant summers
Talking Rock has mild winters and warm summers, with plenty of rain. A typical July afternoon reaches 87°, a January night drops to 30°, and about 3 inches of snow falls in a normal winter.
3″snow a winter
Typical low → high °F
Winter32–52°
Spring46–70°
Summer65–86°
Fall48–71°
Nov 5
typical first frost
Mar 31
typical last frost
+0.5°
vs. the 20th-century average
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020Full climate →
Housing
A typical Talking Rock home is worth about $398K
The typical Talking Rock home is worth about $398,000, up 3.3% in a year, 20% above the Georgia typical home.
$398KZillow home value
Typical home value
Talking Rock$398K
Georgia$331K
+3.3%
value change, 1 year
1
homes sold in March
Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data CenterHousing market →
Natural hazards
High risk, with inland flooding at the top
Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 63% of U.S. communities.
63risk score of 100
FEMA risk score
Inland floodingTornadoesCold waves
5
federal disasters paid out here
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMANatural hazards →
Health
How healthy Talking Rock is
Talking Rock beats the Georgia average on 0 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 8.
32 measures vs. Georgia
0 better24 too close to call8 worse
| What stands out | Talking Rock | GA |
|---|---|---|
| More smokers | 21.3% | 13.6% |
| More adults with COPD | 9.5% | 6.5% |
| More adults with depression | 23.6% | 19% |
Northside Hospital Cherokee
21 mi away · emergency room
None
primary care, dental or mental-health shortage
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSAFull health report →
Outdoors
0% of Talking Rock is conserved land
0.9 miles of trails across 1 parks and preserves.
0%conserved
0%
conserved · 0 of 1,330 acres
0.9 mi
of trails · 0.4 per sq mi
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. John S. Quinton Memorial Park | — | 1 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-USParks & trails →
About Talking Rock
Town in Georgia, United States
Talking Rock is a town in Pickens County, Georgia, United States. The population as of the 2020 census was 91.
From Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 · facts via Wikidata (CC0)
- Population
- 91
- Area
- 1.5 sq mi
- Elevation
- 1,093 ft
- ZIP code
- 30175
- Area code
- 706
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