Emerson, Georgia.
Typical home $299,334 (+1.0% in a year), asking rent $1,627 . Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Alpharetta, GA metro.
to buy the typical home at today's mortgage rate — +$945 (+151%) since Jan 2020.
- 1 year
- Up $2,963 +1%
- $296,371$299,334 since Sep 2025
- 5 years
- Up $80,181 +37%
- $219,153$299,334 since Sep 2021
Monthly payment to buy the typical home
Home value × that month's 30-year mortgage rate, 20% down, principal and interest. This is the line households feel: prices and rates compound each other.
- Emerson$1,571
- Georgia$1,727
- United States$1,922
At the last five years' pace, a typical home here doubles in price every 11 years.
Typical home values in Emerson, GA rose 1.0% over the past year — in step with the nation.
Living in Emerson, Bartow County, Georgia
Emerson is a city of 1,415 people in Bartow County. Unemployment in Bartow County was 3.2% in August 2026, and the county had 2.5% more jobs in 2025 than the year before. The most residents work in schools and health care, then manufacturing.
Written by AI Claude Sonnet 5.5 wrote this on 23 October 2026 from the figures here, a list of nearby places and what it knows. It can be wrong or out of date.
What it’s like
The place. Emerson is a small city in Bartow County, Georgia, with a population that is still modest in size. Winters are mild and rarely bring snow, summers are hot, and rain falls through much of the year. A four-year degree is held by a fair share of adults, and the typical commute is a bit longer than a short hop across town.
Work. Many residents work in schools, hospitals and social care, with manufacturing, banking and insurance, and shops also employing a good number. Within Emerson itself, some of the largest workplaces are in delivery and warehousing, including Lasership, JB Hunt and the RaceTrac distribution center in Cartersville. Jobs across Bartow County have grown a little over the past year, and unemployment there has eased slightly.
Things to do. Red Top Mountain State Park is a protected area in or beside town, and Lake Allatoona, a reservoir, is a short drive away. For history and museums, the Etowah Indian Mounds, an archaeological site, and the Booth Western Art Museum are both a short drive away. Those who want a bigger outing can head to Truist Park, a stadium a longer drive away.
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- 585households
- 37%of adults have a degree
- 29 mintypical commute
- 19%work from home
What residents work in
Employed residents by industry, from the Census survey. Bartow County had 47,654 jobs in 2025, 2.5% more than the year before (Bureau of Labor Statistics).
Weather through the year
Coldest in January, with highs near 51° and lows near 29°; warmest in July, with highs near 88° and lows near 67°. About 52 inches of rain a year, and little or no snow.
Average daily high and low, 1991–2020, at the Allatoona Dam weather station, 2 miles away (NOAA).
Largest workplaces in Emerson
- LasershipCouriers and express delivery services233
- JB Hunt25
- RaceTrac - Cartersville Distribution CenterPrivate warehousing and storage, general merchandise23
Staff on average in 2025, as each workplace reported it to OSHA with its injury records: 3 workplaces with 20 or more staff, 281 people in all. Not listed: many offices and banks, which need not report to OSHA; military bases, whose staff OPM withholds; and, in about half the states, city and county governments.
Natural hazards
- Tornadoesrelatively high in parts of EmersonRelatively moderate
- LightningRelatively moderate
- Cold wavesRelatively moderate
FEMA’s National Risk Index (December 2025) rates the risk each natural hazard poses to the people, buildings and farms in Emerson’s census tracts, against the rest of the country; all of them together, very low. It is meant for planning, not a substitute for a local risk assessment or a flood map: FEMA’s index.
From the U.S. Census Bureau’s 2020 census and its American Community Survey (2020–2024 five-year estimates), and the Bureau of Labor Statistics. A survey, so each figure has a margin of error, and figures it is not sure of are left out. More on Bartow County and the Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Alpharetta, GA metro.
Emerson home values
Zillow measures a city over its municipal boundary. Against the state and national figures, mid-tier homes, smoothed and seasonally adjusted.
- Emerson$299,334
- Georgia$329,115
- United States$366,157
When this market ran hot
Each cell is that month's year-on-year home-value growth. Read left to right, top row is the latest year — the 2021–22 band is the boom.
Market heat, inside the city limits
Homes for sale
Active for-sale inventory. More supply hands power to buyers.
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Zip codes with a Emerson address
A different geography, not a breakdown. The figure above covers the municipality; these zips cover everywhere the Post Office calls Emerson — often including townships beyond the city limits. Both come straight from Zillow, and they are not expected to average out.