The Factoids

• There is a higher concentration of industrial space (45 million square feet) in Gainesville-Hall County than anywhere in North Georgia.
• Annual discretionary consumer expenditures: Over $1.5 billion.
• North Georgia’s retail hub: Over 8.3 million square feet of retail stores.
• Northeast Georgia’s regional commercial center: Over $5.5 million of office and professional space.
• North Georgia’s healthcare headquarters with over 2.5 million square feet of medical offices.
• Gainesville-Hall County’s regional population exceeds 479,000 with eight primary counties and seven secondary counties.
• The Village of Deaton’s Creek, a Del Webb community in southern Hall County, has been metro Atlanta’s fastest-growing community two years in a row.
• One of metro Atlanta’s best value residential markets: $215,870 is average home price in Gainesville-Hall County.
• The largest concentration of pre-retirement and active-adult housing companies in northern metro-Atlanta.
• Lake Lanier homes have maintained value (average $605,000) despite economic correction.
• Hall County has lowest property taxes of any ex-urban county in the Atlanta area.
• Lake Lanier is now the most affordable second-home market for metro Atlanta with $427,000 average price.