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Chatsworth gives you more for your money than most places: homes are within reach, about $244K for a typical one, or 3.6 years of the Dalton metro’s $68K median household income. It grades B+ overall, 41st among Georgia's 258 graded towns. Chatsworth's civic life (library use, community groups, volunteering) trails 99% of U.S. towns. Chatsworth has 4 places on the National Register of Historic Places, among them Vann House and Fort Mountain. Among 264 Georgia towns, just 2 have a lower January low than Chatsworth.
Where Chatsworth beats most towns.
Murray County Courthouse4,299 counted in 2010 and 4,874 in 2020; an estimated 5,029 in 2025.
U.S. Census 2010 & 2020 counts · Census Bureau estimate, July 1, 2025
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Georgia), ordered by how far Chatsworth is from typical.
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Census counts: 314 in 1910, 4,874 in 2020. The archive holds 12 old photos and papers going back to 2005 and 5 maps from 1919 on.
4 places on the National Register of Historic Places.
Who provides power, water and the rest in Chatsworth, 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 Chatsworth.
Chatsworth draws workers from Dalton and beyond and fares better on crime within Georgia than nationally, but it is a long drive from an emergency room.
3,208 jobs are based in Chatsworth, 1.5 for every working resident, so most of the people who work here commute in. Jobs based here fell from 4,182 in 2013 to 3,208.
Most working residents leave Chatsworth for work: only 11% work in town. Jobs based in Chatsworth fell to 3,208 in 2023, 974 fewer than in 2013. 16% of Chatsworth residents live below the poverty line, against 15% in Georgia’s towns and 9.6% across U.S. towns.
| Chatsworth | Georgia towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Below the poverty line | 16% | 15% | 9.6% |
| Average trip to work | 24 minutes | 26 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Median household income | $69,000 | $63,000 | $80,000 |
| Working residents who work in town | 11% | 9% | 8% |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Its public schools are run by the Murray County school district. Two of its 3 schools are below, each with why it’s listed. The largest public high school is Murray County High School, with 1,068 students.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chatsworth Elementary SchoolLargest public elementary schoolGrades PK–6 | Grades PK–6 | 665 | C+ |
| Murray County High SchoolLargest public high schoolGrades 9–12 | Grades 9–12 | 1,068 | C |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within GA on state tests and graduation
Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 73% of U.S. communities. Since 1990, 31 flood insurance claims have been paid out in Chatsworth.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
At $821 a month, Chatsworth’s median rent is where Georgia’s towns sit at $1,160 a month and U.S. towns at $1,185 a month. The typical Chatsworth home is worth about $245,000, up 1.7% in a year, 26% below the Georgia typical home.
| Chatsworth | Georgia towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median rent | $821 a month | $1,160 a month | $1,185 a month |
| Households that own their home | 66% | 58% | 73% |
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
At 11.7 crimes per 1,000 residents a year, it reports less crime than 85% of Georgia’s graded towns. Reported crimes fell from 53 to 39 over the last three FBI years, a drop beyond ordinary year-to-year swings.
The violent crime rate in Chatsworth is 0.2 per 1,000 residents. Chatsworth reports less crime per resident than 69% of the U.S. towns and cities we grade. The property crime rate in Chatsworth is 7.7 per 1,000 residents.
| Chatsworth | Georgia towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Violent crimes per 1,000 (2025) | 0.2 per 1,000 residents | 2.2 | 1.6 |
| Property crimes per 1,000 (2025) | 7.7 per 1,000 residents | 14.7 | 9.9 |
FBI crime data, 2025 · crimes reported to police
The nearest emergency room, Commonspirit-Memorial Hospital-North Georgia, is 25.1 miles away in a straight line.
Chatsworth beats the Georgia average on 1 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 4. 17% of Chatsworth adults 18 to 64 have no health insurance.
| Chatsworth | Georgia towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| No health insurance, 18–64 (CDC PLACES) | 17% | 14% | 8.1% |
| Feel lonely (CDC PLACES) | 37% | 39% | 33% |
| Obesity (CDC PLACES) | 40% | 38% | 35% |
| Yearly checkup (CDC PLACES) | 76% | 79% | 79% |
| What stands out | Chatsworth | GA |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults facing a utility shut-off | 7.7% | 9.6% |
| More older adults who have lost all their teeth | 19.9% | 14.5% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
January nights average 30.3°: milder than most of the country, but colder than 96% of Georgia places with climate records; July afternoons average 89.5°.
Chatsworth has mild winters and warm summers, with plenty of rain. Chatsworth’s July high is 90°F.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Just 25 of its 3,315 acres are conserved, so there is little public open land in Chatsworth itself; its outdoors grade is C−.
0.4 miles of trail in 1 park or preserve.
| Chatsworth | Georgia towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Miles of trail per square mile | 0.1 miles per square mile | 0.3 | 0.4 |
| Conserved land | 0.8% | 2.3% | 4.3% |
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Chatsworth City Park | — | 3 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
1 within 15 miles of the center of Chatsworth
About 3 of every 100 Chatsworth residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Georgia.
Where Chatsworth’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
4 places in Chatsworth on the National Register of Historic Places.
City in Georgia, United States
Chatsworth is a city in and the county seat of Murray County, Georgia, United States. It is part of the Dalton, Georgia, Metropolitan Statistical Area. Its population was 4,874 at the 2020 census, up from 4,299 in 2010. The city is the site of the coldest recorded temperature in Georgia, −17 °F (−27 °C) on January 27, 1940. According to a popular legend, the town received its name after a road sign with the word "Chatsworth" fell off a passing freight train nearby. Someone put the sign on a post, and the name stuck.
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Short answers, built from the data on this page.
By most measures, yes. Chatsworth grades B+ overall, better than 67% of U.S. towns and #41 of 258 in Georgia. It grades C for health, B+ for safety and B for schools.
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−.
2 notable people were born here, including James L. Terry and Robert L. Vining Jr..
