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10,227people live here $34,754median household income▼ 57% below US $896median rent per month▼ 37% below US $147,200median home value▼ 56% below US

What it's like to live in Cedartown

Cedartown is a small city in Georgia with rent below the national average, home prices that remain within reach, county unemployment below the national average, and schools with class sizes near the national average. Those factors carry real weight for anyone weighing where to move next.

The tradeoffs are worth naming plainly. Cedartown deals with household incomes below the national average, crime rates above the national average, commute times longer than most cities, and college degree attainment below the national average.

The good

Rent below the national average
Affordable home prices
Low unemployment in the county
Average class sizes

The not so good

Below-average household incomes
Crime above national average
Above-average commute times
Low college degree attainment
High poverty rate
High rent burden for renters

How Cedartown compares

Median household income

Cedartown$34,754

Georgia avg$77,353

US$80,734

Median rent (per month)

Cedartown$896

Georgia avg$1,393

US$1,413

Median home value

Cedartown$147,200

Georgia avg$303,300

US$332,700

What it takes to move to Cedartown

Based on Cedartown's median rent, home value and household income

To rent

$1,792

up front: first month plus a typical one-month deposit

Income to keep rent under 30%: $35,840 a year
58% of Cedartown renters spend 30% or more of their income on rent

To buy

$29,440

a 20% down payment on the median home

With 10% down: $14,720
Homes cost 4.2× the typical local household income (US: 4.1×)

Moving costs, closing costs and taxes not included.

The details

Cost of living▼ 37% below US

$896/mo median rent

Rent here is genuinely low, with median rent around $896 a month. Money stretches further here than in most of the country. Home prices here are genuinely accessible, with a median around $147,200. That kind of affordability is rare in today's market.

Median home value $147,200 · 58% of renters cost-burdened

Job market

3.4% county unemployment

Unemployment in Polk County is 3.4%, a little below the national average of 4.3%. That's the county-wide rate; BLS doesn't measure a place this size on its own.

Polk County (county-wide)

Safety▲ 50% above US

493 violent crimes per 100k

Crime is worth weighing seriously here. Rates run above the national average, and while plenty of residents live comfortably, neighborhood selection matters a lot more than it does in a safer city.

Property crime 1980/100k · Cedartown Police Department · 2025 data

Getting aroundNear US average

29 min average commute

Commutes run about average, at 28.5 minutes. Fine day to day, but it adds up over a year, and where someone lives relative to where they work starts to matter. 9 in 10 workers drive to work.

How workers get to work

Drive alone

78%

Carpool

12%

Other

4.8%

Walk

2.5%

Public transit

1.8%

Work from home

0.9%

Climate

Summers are hot and humid, with highs regularly hitting 90°F, and winters are chilly but manageable, with lows around 34°F. Rainfall is regular throughout the year.

Average month

High °FLow °FPrecip (in)

30-year averages, 1991–2020

Healthcare

1 hospital

There's one Medicare-certified hospital inside city limits. Hospitals in neighboring towns aren't counted here.

Medicare-certified hospitals

Education & workforce▼ 58% below US

15% bachelor's degree or higher

This is a working-class city, and college degree rates reflect that. Trades, manufacturing, and service industries tend to dominate the local economy, which is a strength for some fields and a real constraint for others.

Schools

6 public schools inside the boundary

There are 6 public schools inside the boundary and 1 private school. The student-to-teacher ratio is 15:1, close to the national average of 16:1. Smaller class sizes are generally a positive sign for a district.

Parks & recreation

The nearest national park or historic site is Little River Canyon National Preserve (34 miles away). There are 8 national parks and sites within a day's drive.

Bottom line

Cedartown's strongest points are rent below the national average and home prices that remain within reach; the main tradeoffs are household incomes below the national average and crime rates above the national average. A year of median rent ($896/mo) equals 31% of the median household income here, more than the 21% typical nationwide. It tends to suit people watching their budget and job seekers (county-wide unemployment is low). It may be a harder fit for anyone who doesn't drive.

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