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Local Statistics and Demographics
Ellijay, Georgia has a documented Appreciation
in Home Value of 8.3%/year. This is much higher than the national
average of 7.7%.
The economic growth of the area is
almost 3 times the national average.
This makes Ellijay an excellent location
for investment.
Ellijay has a very low crime rate, 1/3
the national average and a low Cost of Living index.
This makes Ellijay a great place to
raise a family.
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Neighborhood
type
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Small
Town
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Population
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14,419
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18,426
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285,658,441
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Pop.
density
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64.6
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249.8
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1,161.6
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Percent
male
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49.4%
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50.3%
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49.6%
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Percent
female
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50.6%
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49.7%
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50.1%
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Median
age
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38.5
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40.7
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36.5
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People
per household
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2.7
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2.6
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2.6
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Percent
currently married
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61.7%
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62.3%
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58.3%
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Percent
currently single
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38.3%
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37.7%
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41.6%
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Median
household income
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$28,046
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$28,611
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$38,353
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Average
income per capita
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$13,293
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$15,593
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$17,970
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White
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94.9%
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91.1%
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86.2%
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Black
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4.2%
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8.3%
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8.4%
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Asian
/ Pacific Islands
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0.3%
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0.2%
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1.8%
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American
Indian / Aleut
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0.1%
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0.2%
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1.6%
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Other
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0.4%
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0.2%
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1.9%
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Hispanic
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1.4%
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1.4%
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6.4%
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Violent
crime risk index
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1.0
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1.3
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3.0
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Property
crime risk index
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2.0
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2.3
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3.2
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Median
home value
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$90,800
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$103,600
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$126,047
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Median
age of homes
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13.6
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14.5
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27.8
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Home
appreciation
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8.3%
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8.3%
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7.7%
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Percent
owning home
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65.2%
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62.8%
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63.4%
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Percent
renting home
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16.0%
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16.5%
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21.7%
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Percent
homes vacant
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18.8%
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20.6%
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14.8%
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Percent
commuting by bus
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0.4%
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0.5%
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2.0%
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Percent
commuting by carpool
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20.1%
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19.9%
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14.6%
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Percent
commuting by auto
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72.9%
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73.9%
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71.6%
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Percent
working at home
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4.0%
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3.3%
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5.6%
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High
school graduates
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56.2%
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62.5%
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76.5%
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College
degree - 2 year
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3.4%
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3.3%
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8.2%
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College
degree - 4 year
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8.5%
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12.0%
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14.9%
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Graduate
degree
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3.8%
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4.8%
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7.0%
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Expenditures
per student
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$5,045
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$5,095
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$5,896
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Students
per teacher
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16.0
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16.0
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16.0
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Students
per librarian
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392
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392
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934
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Students
per guidance counselor
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705
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705
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560
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Unemployment
rate
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3.0%
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3.0%
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4.6%
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Recent
job growth
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2.7%
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2.7%
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0.9%
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Future
job growth
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29.6%
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29.6%
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11.4%
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Sales
tax
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4.00%
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4.00%
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5.63%
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Income
tax
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6.00%
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6.00%
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5.02%
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Cost
of living index
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88.2
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91.7
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100.0
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Air
quality
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77
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77
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48
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Watershed
quality
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80
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80
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54
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Physicians
per capita
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43.4
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43.4
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168.5
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Health
cost index
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92.6
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93.6
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100.0
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Superfund
site index
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100
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99
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71
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UV
index
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4.7
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4.7
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4.3
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Altitude
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1,300
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1,257
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1,058
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Rainfall
(inches annually)
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61.5
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60.4
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38.8
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Snowfall
(inches annually)
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5.1
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4.3
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24.4
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January
avg. low temp
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29.1
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29.1
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21.6
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July
avg. high temp
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87.1
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87.2
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86.4
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Days
of precipitation annually
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121
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121
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112
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Days
mostly sunny annually
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210
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210
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205
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Comfort
index (during hot weather)
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40
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40
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44
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E-Mail
Arthur
Hoge
706-635-2133
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