Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
The best of Tunnel Hill’s subject grades is an A for cost of living; the weakest is a C− for walkability. On cost of living, just 24 of Georgia’s 371 towns do better. Tunnel Hill's civic life (library use, community groups, volunteering) trails 96% of U.S. towns. Tunnel Hill has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade.
Where Tunnel Hill beats most towns.
Western and Atlantic Railroad Tunnel at Tunnel HillIn a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Georgia), ordered by how far Tunnel Hill is from typical.
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The archive holds 6 old photos and papers going back to 2005.
1 place on the National Register of Historic Places.
Who provides power, water and the rest in Tunnel Hill, 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 Tunnel Hill.
Its public schools are run by the Whitfield County school district. Its one school is below.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tunnel Hill Elementary SchoolLargest public elementary schoolGrades K–5 | Grades K–5 | 297 | A− |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within GA on state tests and graduation
Most working residents leave Tunnel Hill for work: only 2% work in town. 8.3% of Tunnel Hill residents live below the poverty line, against 15% in Georgia’s towns and 9.6% across U.S. towns. Tunnel Hill’s average trip to work is 29 minutes.
| Tunnel Hill | Georgia towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Working residents who work in town | 1.9% | 9.1% | 8% |
| Below the poverty line | 8.3% | 15% | 9.6% |
| Average trip to work | 29 minutes | 26 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Median household income | $57,000 | $63,000 | $80,000 |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
The typical Tunnel Hill home is worth about $243,000, down 0.5% in a year, 26% below the Georgia typical home. At $939 a month, Tunnel Hill’s median rent is below both the Georgia town median ($1,154 a month) and the median of U.S. towns ($1,185 a month).
| Tunnel Hill | Georgia towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median rent | $939 a month | $1,154 a month | $1,185 a month |
| Households that own their home | 72% | 58% | 73% |
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Tunnel Hill has mild winters and warm summers, with plenty of rain. The July high in Tunnel Hill is 89°F.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
4 crimes were reported in Tunnel Hill in 2022: 4 property and 0 violent. In a town this small, a few incidents move the numbers a lot, so rates aren't shown.
Tunnel Hill is small, so we show counts rather than rates.
FBI crime data, 2022 · crimes reported to police
Tunnel Hill beats the Georgia average on 4 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 4. 35% of adults feel lonely in Tunnel Hill.
| Tunnel Hill | Georgia towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Feel lonely (CDC PLACES) | 35% | 39% | 33% |
| Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES) | 36% | 40% | 36% |
| No health insurance, 18–64 (CDC PLACES) | 12% | 14% | 8.1% |
| Food insecurity (CDC PLACES) | 14% | 22% | 14% |
| What stands out | Tunnel Hill | GA |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults facing a utility shut-off | 6.7% | 9.6% |
| Fewer adults facing housing insecurity | 10.8% | 15% |
| More adults who have had cancer | 9.6% | 7% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 51% of U.S. communities.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Tunnel Hill. Close and well known come first.
20 mi MountainLookout Mountain
21 mi WaterfallRuby Falls23 mi CaveEllison's Cave15 mi Theme parkLake Winnepesaukah
23 mi State parkNew Echota
18 mi MuseumTennessee Valley Railroad MuseumLookout Mountain: Teke, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Ruby Falls: Oydman (talk), CC BY-SA 3.0 · New Echota: Cculber007 at en.wikipedia, Public domain · Tennessee Valley Railroad Museum: TVSRR at English Wikipedia. Photo by Jason Trew /TVSRR, Public domain
3 within 15 miles of the center of Tunnel Hill
About 4 of every 100 Tunnel Hill residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Georgia.
Where Tunnel Hill’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
City in Georgia, United States
Tunnel Hill is a city in northwest Whitfield County and southern Catoosa County, Georgia, United States. It is part of the Dalton Metropolitan Statistical Area. The population was 963 at the 2020 census. The city is named for the Chetoogeta Mountain Tunnel, a 1,497-foot (456 m) railroad tunnel built in the late 1840s.
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Short answers, built from the data on this page.
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.
2 notable people were born here, including William Henry Emerson and Isaiah Mack.
