Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
Fairmount has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.
Where Fairmount beats most towns.
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
Census counts: 92 in 1880, 772 in 2020. The archive holds 12 old photos and papers going back to 1968 and 3 maps from 1947 on.
Who provides power, water and the rest in Fairmount, 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 Fairmount.
Its public schools are run by the Gordon County school district. Enrollment at Fairmount’s public school: 366 students.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fairmount Elementary SchoolLargest public elementary schoolGrades PK–5 | Grades PK–5 | 366 | C |
NCES · EDFacts
The town’s typical July afternoon high is 89°F, against 90°F in Georgia’s towns and 85°F across U.S. towns.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
For half of commuters, work is under 16 miles away. Jobs based in Fairmount grew to 278 in 2023, 48 more than in 2013. In Fairmount, nearly a fifth of residents live below the poverty line. The town’s typical journey to work is 31 minutes, above both the Georgia town median (26 minutes) and the median of U.S. towns (25 minutes).
| Fairmount | Georgia towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Below the poverty line | 19% | 15% | 9.6% |
| Average trip to work | 31 minutes | 26 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Working residents who work in town | 5.1% | 9.1% | 8% |
| Median household income | $63,000 | $63,000 | $80,000 |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
2 crimes were reported in Fairmount in 2025: 1 property and 1 violent. In a town this small, a few incidents move the numbers a lot, so rates aren't shown.
Fairmount is small, so we show counts rather than rates.
FBI crime data, 2025 · crimes reported to police
Just over one in ten adults have diabetes in Fairmount. This Georgia town beats the Georgia average on 4 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 2. In Fairmount, 38% of adults feel lonely, and 13% worry about having enough food.
| Fairmount | Georgia towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Obesity (CDC PLACES) | 32% | 38% | 35% |
| Feel lonely (CDC PLACES) | 38% | 39% | 33% |
| Food insecurity (CDC PLACES) | 13% | 22% | 14% |
| Yearly checkup (CDC PLACES) | 76% | 79% | 79% |
| What stands out | Fairmount | GA |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults facing a utility shut-off | 6.3% | 9.6% |
| Fewer adults facing housing insecurity | 10.6% | 15% |
| More adults who have had cancer | 9% | 7% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Over the 12 months to September 2026, the typical home gained 5.1% in value. The share of households in Fairmount who are owner-occupiers: 67%. For Fairmount, the typical rent is $1,090 a month.
| Fairmount | Georgia towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Households that own their home | 67% | 58% | 73% |
| Median rent | $1,090 a month | $1,154 a month | $1,185 a month |
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Federal disaster aid has reached households in Fairmount once, in 2011. On expected storm and flood damage, Fairmount sits above 54% of U.S. communities. FEMA puts half of the town’s expected hazard losses down to inland flooding, and 13% to drought.
FEMA disaster declarations and aid · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Tate Park | — | 1 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Fairmount. Close and well known come first.
35 mi MuseumChattahoochee Nature Center
22 mi Ancient siteEtowah Indian Mounds
14 mi State parkNew Echota
28 mi WaterfallAmicalola Falls
29 mi Stadium & arenaFifth Third Stadium
14 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 · Amicalola Falls: Jsfouche, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Fifth Third Stadium: Thomson200, CC0 · Tellus Science Museum: Michael Adams, CC BY-SA 3.0
1 within 15 miles of the center of Fairmount
About 2 of every 100 Fairmount residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Georgia.
City in Georgia, United States
Fairmount is a city in Gordon County, Georgia, United States. As of the 2020 census, Fairmount had a population of 772. Gordon County is home to New Echota, which was once the Cherokee Nation's capital. It was the origin of the Cherokee written language and newspaper, the Cherokee Phoenix. The city is located near the southern end of the Blue Ridge Mountains and Chattahoochee National Forest.
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Fairmount has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.
