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Adairsville gives you more for your money than most places: homes are within reach, about $300K for a typical one, or 3.3 years of the Atlanta metro’s $90K median household income. It grades A− overall, 25th among Georgia's 258 graded towns. On the plus side, the median household earns $103K. Adairsville’s trail density is 1.1 miles per square mile, above both Georgia’s towns (0.3) and U.S. towns (0.4). Adairsville's civic life (library use, community groups, volunteering) trails 92% of U.S. towns. Adairsville Historic District is on the National Register of Historic Places.
Where Adairsville beats most towns.
Adairsville Historic DistrictEach subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Georgia), ordered by how far Adairsville is from typical.
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Census counts: 333 in 1860, a low of 333 in 1860, 4,878 in 2020. The archive holds 12 old photos and papers going back to 1864 and 2 maps from 1941 on.
1 place on the National Register of Historic Places.
Who provides power, water and the rest in Adairsville, and how to reach them.
EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.
Ordered by what stands out in Adairsville.
Adairsville pairs an A− overall with homes cheaper than the Georgia norm, trades workers with Calhoun and other neighbors and has milder winter nights than most of the country, though not than most of Georgia.
Adairsville sits near the Georgia town median (2.3%) and below the median of U.S. towns (4.3%) on this measure. 10 miles of trail in 1 park or preserve.
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Veterans Memorial Park | 0.1 mi | 8 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Its public schools are run by the Bartow County school district. Its two schools are below.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Adairsville Elementary SchoolLargest public elementary schoolGrades PK–5 | Grades PK–5 | 868 | A− |
| Living Way Christian Academy PrivateLargest high schoolGrades PK–12 | Grades PK–12 | 17 | – |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within GA on state tests and graduation
Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 76% of U.S. communities.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
January nights average 31.1°: milder than most of the country, but colder than 92% of Georgia places with climate records; July afternoons average 89.8°.
Adairsville has mild winters and warm summers, with plenty of rain. The January low in Adairsville is 31°F. About 1 inches of snow falls in a winter.
| Adairsville | Georgia towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| January low | 31°F | 33°F | 22°F |
| July high | 90°F | 90°F | 85°F |
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
People 65 and older are 22% of residents (15% statewide); adults 18 to 34 are 17% of residents (23% statewide). Adairsville has grown 6.9% since 2020, to 5,101 residents in the Census Bureau’s 2025 estimate. 27% of adults 25 and older have a bachelor’s degree or more, vs 35% across Georgia.
| Adairsville | Georgia towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median age | 39.3 years | 36.5 years | 40.5 years |
| Bachelor’s degree or more, 25+ | 27% | 25% | 29% |
48% women, 52% men
That’s an even split within the survey’s margin of ±4.1 points. Across Georgia, 51.2% of residents are women.
| Adairsville | GA | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 11.8% | 12.1% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 13.1% | 11.1% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 5.5% | 9.5% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 11.1% | 13.8% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 18.8% | 13.4% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 10.9% | 12.8% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 6.7% | 12.3% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 19.7% | 9.1% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 2.3% | 5.8% | 7% |
| No diploma | 7.4% | 10.8% | 10.4% |
| High school | 46.3% | 26.6% | 26% |
| Some college | 12.5% | 19.2% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 6.9% | 8.4% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 22.7% | 21.1% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 4.1% | 13.9% | 14.1% |
Census population estimates, 2025 · U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates
Adairsville has about as many jobs (2,600) as working residents, but only 159 people both live and work here. Jobs based here grew from 1,453 in 2013 to 2,600.
Most working residents leave Adairsville for work: only 7% work in town. 6.1% of residents live below the poverty line in Adairsville. Since 2013, Adairsville has added 1,147 jobs, to 2,600 in 2023.
| Adairsville | Georgia towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median household income | $103,000 | $63,000 | $80,000 |
| Below the poverty line | 6.1% | 15% | 9.6% |
| Average trip to work | 24 minutes | 26 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Working residents who work in town | 6.6% | 9.2% | 8% |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
FBI crime data, 2025 · crimes reported to police
Against the 8,052 U.S. towns with household incomes like Adairsville’s, it is less healthy than 64%: its national edge comes with its incomes.
Adairsville beats the Georgia average on 9 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 0.
| Adairsville | Georgia towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Binge drink (CDC PLACES) | 18% | 14% | 16% |
| Diabetes (CDC PLACES) | 10% | 14% | 12% |
| Yearly checkup (CDC PLACES) | 76% | 79% | 79% |
| Feel lonely (CDC PLACES) | 37% | 39% | 33% |
| What stands out | Adairsville | GA |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults facing a utility shut-off | 7.1% | 9.6% |
| Fewer adults facing food insecurity | 13.3% | 17.7% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Adairsville grades A− overall with a typical home of about $300K, below the Georgia typical value; only 9 of the 26 Georgia towns graded A− or better can say that. Homes are within reach (about $300K for the typical one, A− for cost of living), but half of working residents commute more than 24 miles.
The typical Adairsville home is worth about $300,000, up 1.8% in a year, 9% below the Georgia typical home.
Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Adairsville. Close and well known come first.
40 mi MuseumChattahoochee Nature Center
18 mi Ancient siteEtowah Indian Mounds
12 mi State parkNew Echota32 mi CaveEllison's Cave
31 mi Stadium & arenaFifth Third Stadium
12 mi MuseumTellus Science MuseumChattahoochee Nature Center: muffinn from Worcester, UK, CC BY 2.0 · Etowah Indian Mounds: Kåre Thor Olsen, CC BY-SA 3.0 · New Echota: Cculber007 at en.wikipedia, Public domain · Fifth Third Stadium: Thomson200, CC0 · Tellus Science Museum: Michael Adams, CC BY-SA 3.0
None within 15 miles of Adairsville; the nearest are
About 4 of every 100 Adairsville residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Georgia.
3 notable people were born in Adairsville.
City in Georgia, United States
Adairsville is a city in Bartow County, Georgia, United States. As of the 2020 census, the city had a population of 4,878. Adairsville is roughly halfway between Atlanta and Chattanooga on Interstate 75. It is 12 miles (19 km) north of Kingston, 12 miles (19 km) south of Calhoun, 18 miles (29 km) northeast of Rome, and 61 miles (98 km) north of Atlanta.
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Short answers, built from the data on this page.
By most measures, yes. Adairsville grades A− overall, better than 76% of U.S. towns and #25 of 258 in Georgia. It grades B for health, C+ for safety and B for schools.
Within Georgia, it does better than 60% of towns.
Not for the area. Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades A−.
3 notable people were born here, including Vic Beasley and Bella Jarrett.
