About Homer
Homer is a small town in northern Georgia with an estimated population of 1,810.
Homer holds the status of an incorporated town — local government on a neighborly scale. The community covers 9.8 square miles, giving it wide-open spaces and a spread-out, rural feel at roughly 185 residents per square mile.
📰 Homer News Today
- Bessie Willene Coker Obituary (2026) - Homer, GA - Little-Ward Funeral Home - Commerce Legacy obituary · Aug 16
- Schedule - Banks County Leopards (Homer, GA) Football 26-27 MaxPreps · Aug 15
- 210 Woodland St, Homer, GA 30547 Realtor.com · Jul 27
- Mississippi State’s season ends on 10th-inning homer as Georgia advances to College World Series WLBT · Jun 7
- Homer Air Quality Index (AQI) and USA Air Pollution IQAir · Jun 23
Live headlines via Google News — updates through the day.
What Makes Homer Unique
- One of 9 places in the US named Homer — but the Georgia one has a character all its own.
- Positioned in northern Georgia, convenient to the region's corridors and crossings.
- Part of the fabric of Georgia — one of 675 recognized communities statewide.
Why People Love It Here
- A tight community feel that bigger cities can't replicate.
- Cost of living typically runs below the big-metro average.
- Well connected: 3+ neighboring communities within 9 miles.
🎡 Fun Things to Do
- M60 · Attraction
Attractions mapped by the OpenStreetMap community.
🏞️ Parks & Outdoors in Homer
Parks mapped by the OpenStreetMap community · "reviews" opens each park's live Google reviews.
🏫 Schools in Homer
- Banks County Elementary School
- Banks County High School
- Banks County Middle School
- Banks County Primary School
Public schools, U.S. Dept. of Education (NCES) 2023–24 directory.
⚡ Quick Facts
StateGeorgia
TypeTown
Population (2024)1,810
Rank in state#257 of 537
Land area9.8 sq mi
Density185/sq mi
Coordinates34.3380, -83.4948