Cartersville and Bartow County possess all you need for a healthy, active and safe lifestyle plus an amazing array of scenic and outdoor recreation opportunities. These include water sports on Lake Allatoona and activities in the nearby mountains. In addition, the area is rich with fascinating museums, theater, historical sites and other cultural activities. Life here is relaxing, sincere and secure, and if the big city is what you need, all the major-market attractions of Atlanta are less than an hour away. It’s a combination that’s good for your employees and for business.
HOUSING

HEALTHCARE

CLIMATE

ATTRACTIONS

RECREATION FACILITIES

STATE PARK

GOLF

BANKING

NEWSPAPERS

RADIO STATIONS

RESTAURANTS AND RETAIL SHOPPING

RELIGIOUS AFFILIATIONS
HOUSING
  • Average cost – Single Family Residence: $125,000-280,000
  • 2003 Cartersville-Bartow County Building Permits: Single/Multi-Family – 800

HEALTHCARE

  • Cartersville Medical Center/HCA now a Regional Referral Center
  • 3 phase, $45 million expansion
  • 112 patient beds including pediatric
  • 130 physicians including most specialties
  • State-of-the-art ER, ICU and OR
  • NW Georgia’s most advanced Cancer Treatment Center with Intensity Modulated Radiation Therapy
  • Other Regional Referral Centers include Kennestone Hospital in Marietta (25 miles) and Floyd Medical Center in Rome (30 miles)

Cartersville Medical Center Website – www.cartersvillemedical.com

CLIMATE

Annual Rainfall – 55 Inches

Annual Snowfall – Less than 1 Inch

Average Temperatures

  • Daily Average – 61°
  • Summer Average – 79.5°
  • Winter Average– 40.7°

ATTRACTIONS

www.notatlanta.org

RECREATION FACILITIES

Outdoor recreation is a big part of life in Cartersville and Bartow County. In all there are 92 municipal and county public recreation sites in the community, encompassing almost 11,000 acres of scenic recreational opportunity.

www.bartowga.org/recdept/index.html

www.cityofcartersville.org/index.asp?nid=22

STATE PARKS

Red Top Mountain State Park on Lake Allatoona

  • Full Service Conference Center with Restaurant and Lodging
  • Individual Cabins
  • Full Service Marina with Boat Rentals
  • Fishing
  • Camping
  • Water skiing
  • Motor boating

www.gastateparks.org

GOLF

If golf is your passion, you'll be teeing off in no time at your choice of several great courses in Bartow County. All courses are open year-round.

Barnsley Gardens Resort – Adairsville, 18 holes
Yardage: 7200; Rating: 74.5; Slope: 141; Par: 72; Bunkers: 70.

Cartersville Country Club – Cartersville, 18 holes
Yardage: 6910; Rating: 73.2; Slope: 137; Par: 72; Bunkers: 40.

Royal Oaks Golf Course – Cartersville, 18 holes
Yardage: 6500; Rating: 70.1; Slope: 124; Par: 71; Bunkers: 18.

Green Valley Greens Golf Course – Cartersville, 9 holes
Yardage: 3245; Par: 36.

In addition, dozens of quality public and private courses are within an easy one-hour drive of Cartersville.

BANKING

Search for Banks – http://www.cartersvillechamber.com/index.php?file=memberSearch

NEWSPAPERS

Bartow Neighbor – weekly
Circulation: 15,400

Bartow Press – weekly
Circulation: 22,163

Daily Tribune News – local morning daily paper
Circulation: approximately 10,000

Today’s Fax – fax newspaper with today’s highlights
Circulation: 2500

RADIO STATIONS

WBHF – 1450 AM
Classic Oldies and Nostalgia
Cartersville

WCCV – 91.7 FM
Local Christian Programming
Cartersville

WYXC – 1270 AM
News, Talk and Sports
Cartersville

CABLE TELEVISION

Comcast
Analog and Digital Cable Television
Cable Modem High Speed Internet Access

RESTAURANTS AND RETAIL SHOPPING

www.notatlanta.org

RELIGIOUS AFFILIATIONS

Cartersville and Bartow County offer a variety of choices for religious worship.

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LINKS

Cartersville-Bartow Chamber of Commerce
www.cartersvillechamber.com

Cartersville-Bartow County Convention & Visitor’s Bureau
www.notatlanta.org

Downtown Development Authority (Cartersville)
www.cvillemainst.com