Humid subtropical
Ball Ground, Georgia
Cherokee County, Georgia · Population 2.7k · 1,106 ft elevation
Living in Ball Ground
Ball Ground has a humid subtropical climate: hot summers (July highs around 86°F) and chilly winters (January lows around 32°F).
Precipitation is very wet at about 59″ a year, and it sees only a dusting of snow (3″ a season).
Skies are sunny (64% of possible sunshine). Summers get sticky, with about 63 muggy days a year.
Air quality is good: a median AQI of 34 and virtually no unhealthy-air days.
Ball Ground at a glance
- Population
- 2.7k
- Elevation
- 1,106 ft
- Average daily high
- 69°F60th percentile
- Average daily low
- 50°F69th percentile
- Annual precipitation
- 59″94th percentile
- Annual snowfall
- 3″34th percentile
- Sunshine hours per year
- 2,851 hrs54th percentile
- Median AQI
- 349th percentile
- Median home value
- $347k65th percentile
- Median rent
- $1,381/mo62th percentile
- Median household income
- $113k81th percentile
- Property tax rate
- 0.72%28th percentile
- Top state income-tax rate
- 5.2%
- Sales tax (state + local)
- 7.4%
- Unemployment rate
- 3.1%
- Homes with broadband
- 99%97th percentile
- Walkability index
- 5.47th percentile
- Average commute
- 29 min
- Math proficiency (8th grade)
- 56%66th percentile
- Reading proficiency (8th grade)
- 62%
- Violent crime rate
- 0 per 100k0th percentile
- Property crime rate
- 84 per 100k
- Overall natural-hazard risk
- 8539th percentile
- Outdoor access
- 7373th percentile
- Public land within 10 miles
- 2%
- Public land within 30 miles
- 10%
- Mountain relief within 30 miles
- 1,542 ft
Climate by month
| Month | High | Low | Precipitation | Snow | Sunshine |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 49°F | 32°F | 5.5″ | 0.7″ | 180 hrs |
| Feb | 53°F | 35°F | 5.0″ | 0.5″ | 156 hrs |
| Mar | 61°F | 41°F | 5.9″ | 0.5″ | 210 hrs |
| Apr | 70°F | 48°F | 5.1″ | — | 255 hrs |
| May | 76°F | 57°F | 4.3″ | — | 291 hrs |
| Jun | 83°F | 65°F | 4.9″ | — | 303 hrs |
| Jul | 86°F | 68°F | 5.3″ | — | 304 hrs |
| Aug | 85°F | 67°F | 4.6″ | — | 294 hrs |
| Sep | 80°F | 62°F | 4.2″ | — | 257 hrs |
| Oct | 70°F | 51°F | 4.0″ | — | 236 hrs |
| Nov | 60°F | 41°F | 4.5″ | — | 204 hrs |
| Dec | 52°F | 36°F | 5.3″ | 0.8″ | 162 hrs |
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Sources: NOAA climate normals, NASA POWER, EPA air quality, U.S. Census Bureau, FEMA, FBI, EPA walkability and EDFacts. Methodology