Tate CityGA
A town in Georgia.
Is Tate City a good place to live?
No town among the 265 in Georgia we compare has a lower peak summer temperature than Tate City. We don’t grade Tate City yet; the figures below are still real.
The data
Ordered by what stands out in Tate City.
The climate in Tate City brings mild winters and pleasant summers
July afternoons reach 82°, January nights drop to 27° and about 3 inches of snow falls in a winter. No town among the 265 in Georgia we compare has a lower January low than Tate City.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Tate City faces a high natural-hazard risk, led by inland flooding
The FEMA hazard score in Tate City is 67 of 100. FEMA puts three fifths of the town’s expected hazard losses down to inland flooding, and 20% to cold waves.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
How healthy Tate City is
Tate City: 17% of adults report frequent physical distress. Against the Georgia average, Tate City comes out ahead on 8 CDC measures out of 32, and behind on 9. The share of adults in Tate City who sleep under 7 hours is 31%, against 40% in Georgia’s towns and 36% across U.S. towns. Among adults locally, 45% have high blood pressure and 16% have diabetes.
| Tate City | Georgia towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES) | 31% | 40% | 36% |
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 45% | 38% | 35% |
| Diabetes (CDC PLACES) | 16% | 14% | 12% |
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 17% | 14% | 14% |
| What stands out | Tate City | GA |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults facing housing insecurity | 10.1% | 15% |
| Fewer adults facing a utility shut-off | 6.6% | 9.6% |
| More adults who have had cancer | 12% | 7% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Homes in Tate City are worth about $313K, by Zillow’s estimate
In the year to September 2026, typical home values climbed 1.7%.
Typical home value
Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Everything we know about Tate City
Great Smoky Mountains National Park and 16 more within 40 miles
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Tate City. Close and well known come first.
Big draw31 mi National ParkGreat Smoky Mountains National Park11.5M visitors a year
16 mi MountainBrasstown Bald
38 mi ParkwayBlue Ridge Parkway16.5M visitors a year
33 mi MountainCurrahee Mountain
10 mi LakeLake Burton
18 mi National forestNantahala National ForestPhoto credits
Great Smoky Mountains National Park: Scott Basford, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Brasstown Bald: Unknown, Public domain · Blue Ridge Parkway: Ken Thomas, Public domain · Currahee Mountain: Wikilackey (talk), Public domain · Lake Burton: JJeffTV at English Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Nantahala National Forest: Sdrtm at English Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 3.0
Moving to Tate City: who provides what
Tate City is unincorporated, so Towns 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.
Colleges nearby
None within 15 miles of Tate City; the nearest are
About Tate City
Unincorporated community in Georgia, U.S.
Tate City is an unincorporated community and census-designated place in Towns County, Georgia, United States. It was founded as a mining and logging community. The community was named after one Mr. Tate, a businessperson in the local lumber industry. As of the 2020 census, Tate City had a population of 27. Tate City sits in a scenic valley along the upper Tallulah River, just south of the Georgia-North Carolina border. The community is flanked by various peaks of the Blue Ridge and Nantahala Mountains, including 4568-foot Hightower Bald, 4640-ft. Dicks Knob, and 5499-ft. Standing Indian Mountain.
From Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 · facts via Wikidata (CC0)
- Area code
- 706
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