The share of residents in Cohutta who live below the poverty line: 7.4%. The typical journey to work for Cohutta comes to 29 minutes, above both Georgia’s towns (26 minutes) and U.S. towns (25 minutes). The top destinations are Dalton (27%), Chattanooga (11%) and Calhoun (5%). Half of commuters travel less than 17 miles.

0%work in town

	Cohutta	Georgia towns	U.S. towns
Below the poverty line	7.4%	15%	9.6%
Average trip to work	29 minutes	26 minutes	25 minutes
Median household income	$76,000	$63,000	$80,000

Where working residents work

In Cohutta0%

Dalton27%

Chattanooga11%

Calhoun5%

Ringgold3%

17 mi

median commute distance

jobs based in Cohutta

A commuter town

jobs vs. working residents

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The jobs here89 jobs based here · A commuter town Where people work0% work in Cohutta Commute times29 minutes · The average commute How far they goHalf commute less than 17 miles

Census LEHD 2023 · ACS

Schools

The schools Cohutta’s kids attend

Its one school is below. The public schools here belong to the Whitfield County school district. Enrollment at Cohutta’s public school: 287 students.

School	Level	Students	Letter
Cohutta Elementary SchoolLargest public elementary schoolGrades PK–5	Grades PK–5	287	A

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The districtsWhitfield County Every school1 school · Cohutta Elementary School Questions“Are Cohutta’s schools good?”

NCES · EDFacts

Climate

In Cohutta, expect mild winters and hot summers

The midsummer high for Cohutta comes to 89°F, where Georgia’s towns sit at 90°F and U.S. towns at 85°F.

89°summer high

Typical low → high °F

Winter32–52°

Spring48–72°

Summer66–88°

Fall49–72°

Nov 4

typical first frost

Apr 2

typical last frost

+0.8°

vs. the 20th-century average

89°

typical summer high

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A year of weatherJuly highs 89°, January lows 31°Rain & snow55″ of rain a year · Snow is almost unheard of Heating & coolingBoth heating and cooling Then and now+0.8° vs. the 20th century · Warmer than the 20th-century average

NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020

Housing

Zillow puts the typical Cohutta home at about $268K

Cohutta’s midpoint rent comes in at $858 a month. Values rose 3.9% in the 12 months to September 2026. Also worth knowing: 78% of Cohutta households own their home.

$268KZillow home value

	Cohutta	Georgia towns	U.S. towns
Households that own their home	78%	58%	73%
Median rent	$858 a month	$1,154 a month	$1,185 a month

Typical home value

Cohutta$268K

Georgia$329K

+3.9%

value change, 1 year

homes sold in May

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Prices over the yearsUp 3.9% in a year Years of income to buyA typical home costs 3.5 years of income Rents$858 a month · Median rent

Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center

Safety

Crime reported in Cohutta

In a town this small, a few incidents move the numbers a lot, so rates aren't shown. 13 crimes were reported in Cohutta in 2025: 9 property and 4 violent.

Cohutta is small, so we show counts rather than rates.

violent crimes reported in 2025

property crimes reported in 2025

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Violent crime by type4 violent crimes · Reported in 2025 Crime over the yearsCrime over the years Questions“Is Cohutta, GA safe?”

FBI crime data, 2025 · crimes reported to police

Health

How healthy Cohutta is

37% of adults sleep under 7 hours in Cohutta. The town does better than the Georgia average on 4 of 32 CDC measures and worse on 1.

	Cohutta	Georgia towns	U.S. towns
Feel lonely (CDC PLACES)	35%	39%	33%
Food insecurity (CDC PLACES)	13%	22%	14%
No health insurance, 18–64 (CDC PLACES)	12%	14%	8.1%
Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES)	37%	40%	36%

32 measures vs. Georgia

4 better27 too close to call1 worse

What stands out	Cohutta	GA
Fewer adults facing a utility shut-off	6.7%	9.6%
Fewer adults facing housing insecurity	10.9%	15%
More adults who have had cancer	8.5%	7%

Commonspirit-Memorial Hospital-North Georgia

12.6 mi away · emergency room

2 of 3

care shortages: primary care, dental

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Everyday habitsMore smokers Hospitals & doctors nearby12.6 miles to an ER · Commonspirit-Memorial Hospital-North Georgia How adults are doingFewer adults lacking emotional support Every CDC estimateBetter than GA on 4 of 32

CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA

Natural hazards

Cohutta has a moderate natural-hazard risk, chiefly from inland flooding

Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 59% of U.S. communities. Of the losses FEMA expects in Cohutta, 31% come from inland flooding and 28% from cold waves.

41risk score of 100

FEMA risk score

Inland floodingCold wavesTornadoes

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What it facesModerate risk Flood claims0 paid flood claims · No paid flood claims on record Past disasters12 disaster declarations · Declared for the county Get ready0.9 events a year, on average · Ready for inland flooding

FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA

Outdoors

Cohutta keeps 0.4% of its land conserved

Cohutta’s trail network density stands at 0.1 miles per square mile. 0.4 miles of trail wind through 1 park or preserve.

0.4%conserved

	Cohutta	Georgia towns	U.S. towns
Miles of trail per square mile	0.1 miles per square mile	0.3	0.4
Conserved land	0.4%	2.3%	4.3%

0.4%

conserved · 14 of 3,500 acres

0.4 mi

of trails · 0.1 per sq mi

Biggest places to walk	Trails	Acres
1. Shugart Park	—	1

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Trail map0.4 miles of trail, mapped Pick a walk1 acres · Shugart Park Conserved land0.4% conserved · 14 acres protected Questions“Where can I hike in Cohutta?”

Nearby attractions

Lookout Mountain and 16 more within 40 miles

Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Cohutta. Close and well known come first.

All 32 attractions →

25 mi MountainLookout Mountain

22 mi WaterfallRuby Falls 30 mi CaveEllison's Cave 16 mi Theme parkLake Winnepesaukah

16 mi MuseumTennessee Valley Railroad Museum

29 mi State parkNew Echota

Sources: National Park Service · ski areas © OpenSkiMap / OpenStreetMap contributors · Wikidata · Wikipedia readership · photos via Wikimedia Commons

Photo credits

Lookout Mountain: Teke, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Ruby Falls: Oydman (talk), CC BY-SA 3.0 · Tennessee Valley Railroad Museum: TVSRR at English Wikipedia. Photo by Jason Trew /TVSRR, Public domain · New Echota: Cculber007 at en.wikipedia, Public domain

Keep exploring

Everything we know about Cohutta

20pages on Cohutta

After high school

Colleges nearby

3 within 15 miles of the center of Cohutta

Southern Adventist UniversityUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · Collegedale, TN8 mi$27,300 tuition Dalton State CollegeUniversity or college · Public · Dalton12.7 mi$3,336 in-state tuition Miller-Motte College-ChattanoogaUniversity or college · Private for-profit · Chattanooga, TN13.3 mi

About 4 of every 100 Cohutta residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Georgia.

Prices by family income, graduation and earnings →

A commuter town

100% of working residents leave Cohutta for work

Where Cohutta’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.

89jobs based in Cohutta

0%of working residents work in town

17 mimedian commute distance

Census LEHD 2023

About Cohutta

Town in Georgia, United States

Cohutta () is a town in Whitfield County, Georgia, United States. It is part of the Dalton Metropolitan Statistical Area. The population was 764 at the 2020 census.

From Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 · facts via Wikidata (CC0)

Area: 4.7 sq mi
Elevation: 863 ft
ZIP code: 30710

Questions about Cohutta

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With 0.2 jobs for every working resident, most of Cohutta’s workers commute out