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
  • Single Family Residence: $125,000-$1 million
  • Cartersville and Bartow County Permits:  Single/Multi-Family - 10,000 over the next 15+ years

HEALTHCARE

  • Cartersville Medical Center/HCA now a Regional Referral Center
  • 112 patient beds including pediatric
  • 150+ physicians representing over 10 specialties
  • CMC has been on the Georgia Hospital Association's Quality Honor Roll in the 'Chairman's' Category for exceeding the 98% threshold for "Right Care Every Time" Targeted Core Measures from 2008
  • Diabetes Education Program is one of 27 nationally programs in the state of GA & is nationally recognized by the American Diabetes Association
  • Accredited Chest Pain Center
  • Accredited by The Joint Commission
  • State-of-the-art ER, ICU and OR
  • The Hope Center (outpatient radiation therapy facility) is accredited by the American College of Surgeons, is a Commission on Cancer approved facility, and is staff by M.D. Anderson-trained and board-certified physicians.
  • Respiratory Care Services at CMC has earned the "Quality Respiratory Care" recognition for the second year in a row.  Only about 15% of all hospitals nationwide have received this recognition.
  • Other Regional Referral Centers include Kennestone Hospital in Marietta (25 miles) and Floyd Medical Center in Rome (30 miles)

CLIMATE

Annual Rainfall – 52.5 Inches

Annual Snowfall – Less than 1 Inch

Average Temperatures

  • Daily Average – 74°
  • Summer Average – 88.5°
  • Winter Average– 58.5°

ATTRACTIONS

Cartersville-Bartow County Convention & Visitors Bureau

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.

Bartow County Parks and Recreation

City of Cartersville Parks and Recreation

HIKING, BIKING, AND WALKING ACTIVITIES

STATE PARKS

Red Top Mountain State Park on Lake Allatoona

  • 7 Picnic Shelters/2 Group Shelters
  • Cottages
  • Full Service Marina with Boat Rentals
  • Fishing
  • Camping
  • Water skiing
  • Motor boating

Etowah Indian Mounds Historic Site in Cartersville, Georgia

  • National Register of Historic Places
  • 54 acres containing six earthen mounds
  • Largest mound spans sixty-three feet tall and spans three acres
  • Museum of artifacts and exhibits
  • Gift Shop
  • Annual events: Artifact Identification Day, Native American Tools & Weapons, Torchlight Tour, Archaeology Day, Day of Discovery, Junior Ranger Camp
  • Picnic Tables
  • Riverside Benches
  • Bus Parking

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: 7350; Rating: 74.8; Slope: 142; Par: 72; Bunkers: 70.

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

Woodland Hills Golf Club – Cartersville, 18 holes
Yardage: 6420; Rating: 69.4; Slope: 124; Par: 71; Bunkers: 18.

Green Valley Greens Golf Course – Cartersville, 9 holes
Yardage: 3200; Par: 36.

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

BANKING

Bank Search – Cartersville-Bartow County Chamber of Commerce

NEWSPAPERS

Bartow Neighbor – weekly
Circulation: 15,500

Daily Tribune News – local morning daily paper
Circulation: approximately 7,000

Today’s Fax – fax newspaper with today’s highlights
Circulation: 17,000

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

Cartersville-Bartow County Convention and Visitors Bureau

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.visitcartersvillega.org

Downtown Development Authority (Cartersville)
 http://www.cityofcartersville.org/index.aspx?nid=450