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Tallapoosa gives you more for your money than most places: a typical home costs about $210K, 2.3 years of the Atlanta metro’s $90K median household income. It grades A− overall, 21st among Georgia's 258 graded towns. On the plus side, its schools rank ahead of 78% of Georgia towns. On history, just 16 of Georgia’s 373 towns do better. Tallapoosa’s average trip to work is 32 minutes, above both Georgia’s towns (26 minutes) and U.S. towns (25 minutes). Most errands need a car: it is less walkable than 74% of U.S. towns.
Where Tallapoosa beats most towns.
| School | Grades | Students |
|---|---|---|
| Tallapoosa Primary School | PK–2 | 487 |
| Haralson County High School | 9–12 | 1,001 |
| Haralson County Rebel Academy | 6–12 | 24 |
Where Tallapoosa’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Georgia), ordered by how far Tallapoosa is from typical.
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Census counts: 52 in 1880, 3,227 in 2020. The archive holds 12 old photos and papers going back to 1880 and 3 maps from 1965 on.
2 places on the National Register of Historic Places.
Who provides power, water and the rest in Tallapoosa, 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 Tallapoosa.
Tallapoosa pairs an A− overall with homes cheaper than the Georgia norm and pairs an A− for schools with modest home prices, but it carries more natural-hazard risk than most of Georgia (mostly inland flooding).
2,103 jobs are based in Tallapoosa, 1.6 for every working resident, so most of the people who work here commute in. Jobs based here grew from 849 in 2013 to 2,103.
Most working residents leave Tallapoosa for work: only 11% work in town. Since 2013, Tallapoosa has added 1,254 jobs, to 2,103 in 2023. The top destinations are Carrollton (14%), Bremen (8%) and Villa Rica (3%).
| Tallapoosa | Georgia towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Below the poverty line | 14% | 15% | 9.6% |
| Median household income | $63,000 | $63,000 | $80,000 |
| Working residents who work in town | 11% | 9% | 8% |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Its A− for schools comes with an A+ for cost of living: the typical home is worth about $210K.
Its public schools are run by the Haralson County school district. Two of its 3 schools are below, each with why it’s listed. The largest public high school is Haralson County High School, with 1,001 students.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tallapoosa Primary SchoolLargest public elementary schoolGrades PK–2 | Grades PK–2 | 487 | – |
| Haralson County High SchoolLargest public high schoolGrades 9–12 | Grades 9–12 | 1,001 | B |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within GA on state tests and graduation
Tallapoosa grades A− overall with a typical home of about $210K, below the Georgia typical value; only 9 of the 26 Georgia towns graded A− or better can say that. Homes are within reach (about $210K for the typical one, A+ for cost of living), but half of working residents commute more than 23 miles.
The median rent in Tallapoosa is $676 a month. The typical Tallapoosa home is worth about $210,000, about the same as a year ago, 36% below the Georgia typical home. 55% of households own their home in Tallapoosa.
| Tallapoosa | Georgia towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median rent | $676 a month | $1,160 a month | $1,185 a month |
| Households that own their home | 55% | 58% | 73% |
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
The Carrollton weather station, 15 miles away, records that the frost-free season runs about 222 days: longer than most of the country, but shorter than 77% of Georgia places with climate records. The Carrollton weather station, 15 miles away, records that about 36 days a year reach 90°: more than most of the country, but fewer than 88% of Georgia places with climate records.
Tallapoosa has mild winters and warm summers, with plenty of rain. Tallapoosa’s July high is 88°F.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
FEMA rates its natural-hazard risk higher than 84% of Georgia towns, with expected losses of about $273 per resident a year; that rating is what its B− for hazard risk is built on.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
1.5 miles of trail in 2 parks and preserves. The biggest park or preserve is Legion Park, at 37 acres.
| Tallapoosa | Georgia towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Conserved land | 0.2% | 2.3% | 4.3% |
| Miles of trail per square mile | 0.2 miles per square mile | 0.3 | 0.4 |
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Legion Park | 0.5 mi | 37 |
| 2. Medal of Honor Park | — | 1 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Tallapoosa's reported crime rate is above Georgia's. Most reported incidents are property crimes, mainly thefts. Violent crime is rare: 3 reported in 2022.
| Tallapoosa | Georgia towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Violent crimes per 1,000 (2022) | 0.9 per 1,000 residents | 3.1 | 1.9 |
| Property crimes per 1,000 (2022) | 23.8 per 1,000 residents | 21.7 | 14.1 |
FBI crime data, 2022 · crimes reported to police
Against the 9,529 U.S. towns with household incomes like Tallapoosa’s, it is healthier than 63%, so its C+ isn’t only a matter of income.
Tallapoosa beats the Georgia average on 4 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 5. 36% of Tallapoosa adults feel lonely. Among 261 Georgia towns, just 7 have a higher share of adults who have been diagnosed with depression than Tallapoosa.
| Tallapoosa | Georgia towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Feel lonely (CDC PLACES) | 36% | 39% | 33% |
| Food insecurity (CDC PLACES) | 14% | 22% | 14% |
| No health insurance, 18–64 (CDC PLACES) | 12% | 14% | 8.1% |
| Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES) | 36% | 40% | 36% |
| What stands out | Tallapoosa | GA |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults facing a utility shut-off | 6.8% | 9.6% |
| Fewer adults facing housing insecurity | 10.9% | 15% |
| More adults who have had cancer | 8.8% | 7% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
1 within 15 miles of the center of Tallapoosa
About 3 of every 100 Tallapoosa residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Georgia.
City in Georgia, United States
Tallapoosa is a city in Haralson County, Georgia. As of the 2020 census, Tallapoosa had a population of 3,227.
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Short answers, built from the data on this page.
By most measures, yes. Tallapoosa grades A− overall, better than 78% of U.S. towns and #21 of 258 in Georgia. It grades C+ for health and A− 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+.