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A town of 4,289, settled in 1883. Public schools that outperform most of Georgia.
CDC estimates put its residents' health behind 95% of the country. Overall it grades C, 116th of 258 graded towns in Georgia. Its schools outperform 82% of the state's. 26% of residents live below the poverty line in Lindale, where Georgia’s towns sit at 15% and U.S. towns at 9.6%. Old Brick Mill and Mayo's Bar Lock and Dam is on the National Register of Historic Places.
Where Lindale beats most towns, and one thing worth knowing.
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Georgia), ordered by how far Lindale is from typical.
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Census counts: 2,768 in 1970, 4,283 in 2020. The archive holds 6 old photos and papers going back to 1902 and 2 maps from 1968 on.
1 place on the National Register of Historic Places.
Lindale is unincorporated, so Floyd County and regional agencies provide most services.
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 Lindale.
Lindale trades workers with Rome and other neighbors and has a longer frost-free season than most of the country, though not than most of Georgia; it also has poverty well above the Georgia rate.
25% of Lindale adults have been diagnosed with depression. Lindale beats the Georgia average on 0 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 21. 16% of Lindale adults have diabetes.
| Lindale | Georgia towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 19% | 14% | 14% |
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 22% | 15% | 14% |
| Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES) | 21% | 19% | 17% |
| Fair or poor health (CDC PLACES) | 28% | 23% | 19% |
| What stands out | Lindale | GA |
|---|---|---|
| More adults with COPD | 11.5% | 6.5% |
| More smokers | 21.8% | 13.6% |
| More older adults who have lost all their teeth | 21.5% | 14.5% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Its public schools are run by the Floyd County school district. Its two schools are below. The largest public high school is Pepperell High School, with 866 students.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pepperell PrimaryLargest public elementary schoolGrades PK–2 | Grades PK–2 | 456 | – |
| Pepperell High SchoolLargest public high schoolGrades 8–12 | Grades 8–12 | 866 | B |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within GA on state tests and graduation
| Lindale | Georgia towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Conserved land | 0.4% | 2.3% | 4.3% |
| Miles of trail per square mile | 0.5 miles per square mile | 0.3 | 0.4 |
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Wolfe Park | — | 15 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
68.7% of renter households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, against 52.4% across Georgia. The median property tax bill is $991, against $2,341 across Georgia, another input to its cost-of-living grade.
The typical Lindale home is worth about $195,000, about the same as a year ago, 41% below the Georgia typical home. 57% of households own their home in Lindale.
| Lindale | Georgia towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Households that own their home | 57% | 58% | 73% |
| Median rent | $1,065 a month | $1,160 a month | $1,185 a month |
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 70% of U.S. communities. Since 1979, 3 flood insurance claims have been paid out in Lindale.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
The Rome weather station records that the frost-free season runs about 217 days: longer than most of the country, but shorter than 89% of Georgia places with climate records. The Rome weather station records that about 49 days a year reach 90°: more than most of the country, but fewer than 75% of Georgia places with climate records.
Lindale has mild winters and warm summers, with plenty of rain. Lindale’s July high is 90°F.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Lindale has about as many jobs (2,078) as working residents, but only 79 people both live and work here. The average commute takes 20.3 minutes, against 28.3 across Georgia.
Most working residents leave Lindale for work: only 4% work in town. The average trip to work in Lindale is 20 minutes. Jobs based in Lindale grew to 2,078 in 2023, 466 more than in 2013.
| Lindale | Georgia towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip to work | 20 minutes | 26 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Median household income | $44,000 | $63,000 | $80,000 |
| Working residents who work in town | 4.3% | 9.2% | 8% |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
4 within 15 miles of the center of Lindale
About 9 of every 100 Lindale residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Georgia.
Unincorporated community in Georgia, United States
Lindale is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in Floyd County, Georgia, United States. It is part of the Rome, Georgia Metropolitan Statistical Area. As of the 2020 census, Lindale had a population of 4,283.
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Lindale grades C overall, better than 33% of U.S. towns and #116 of 258 in Georgia. It grades D− for health and A− for schools. Health is its weak spot, with a D−.
That is 3 years of the area's median household income ($65,565 across the Rome, GA metro area). Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades B−.