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Locations and reports
Radon Levels in Murray County, Georgia
EPA puts Murray County in Zone 3, its lowest radon zone, and only 13 radon tests from it are on file with CDC (2008 to 2017, laboratory totals). Homes with elevated levels occur in all three zones, so only a test measures yours.
Data checked By Radon411Methodology
Highest bordering
46.4%
Fannin County
- Fannin
- 46.4%
- Whitfield
- 16.8%
6 of 6 neighbours have 30+ tests, 2007 to 2016
Nearest county
16.8%
Whitfield County, 13 miles
- Whitfield
- 16.8%
- Georgia
- 23.9%
Share at 4+ pCi/L, 95 tests, 2007 to 2016
Ground above low
33.1%
6.6 pts above Georgia
- Murray
- 33.1%
- Georgia
- 26.5%
Share of land USGS rates moderate or high potential
Tests reported
13
Too few for a share
- Murray
- 13
- Needed
- 30
2008 to 2017, laboratory
EPA radon zone
Zone 3
Lower potential
- 1
- 2
- Zone 3
1 highest, 3 lowest
EPA predicts under 2 pCi/L indoors
Read a result for Murray County
Starts at EPA's action level
EPA’s own thresholds; the figures are the area’s, never this home’s.
EPA’s reading of 4.0 pCi/L
At or above 4 pCi/L
- Under 20 to 1.9 pCi/L
- 2 to 4consider a fix
- 4 and aboveEPA says fix it
This result is at or above 4 pCi/L. EPA recommends fixing a home when the radon level is 4 pCi/L or higher.
The data
Murray County, At a glance
Murray County at a glance
Predicted: EPA radon zone
EPA Zone 3: lower predicted potential
USGS geologic potential: Low across 67% of the county's area
Predicted: EPA Map of Radon Zones
Measured: tests reported to CDC
Radon tests reported for Murray County, 2008 to 2017, laboratory
CDC holds 13 reported tests for Murray County over the 2008 to 2017 laboratory totals, with a median of 1.3 pCi/L: too few to describe a county (Radon411 reads a share from 30 tests up). Murray County beside the counties around it is how this page reads it.
What these figures count
Only 13 tests were reported to CDC for Murray County over 2008 to 2017 (laboratory totals), and tests are often run on homes being sold or already suspected of a problem: so few describe neither the county nor this house.
Measured: CDC tracking data. Figure above: 2008 to 2017, laboratory. Measured data period: 2005 to 2017 (every CDC figure on file).
Murray County, Compared
Murray County radon figures, compared
Calculated by Radon411CDC's largest figure for Murray County rests on 13 tests over the 2008 to 2017 laboratory totals, 3 of them at or above 4 pCi/L, so each test moves its share by 7.7 points and no rank or comparison is drawn from it. Results reached as high as 6.8 pCi/L, with a middle value of 1.3 pCi/L.
Of the counties bordering it, 6 have a figure over the 2007 to 2016 laboratory totals: Fannin County reported the largest share at or above 4 pCi/L, 46.4%, and Whitfield County the smallest, 16.8%, with Gilmer County at 36.5%, Gordon County at 34.4% and Polk County, TN at 31.3% between. Farther out, Catoosa County (24 miles away) at 17.9%, Pickens County (28 miles away) at 39.4% and Walker County (32 miles away) at 19.2% have figures too. Pooled across 137 Georgia counties, 23.9% of reported tests reached that level; across every county in the country with a figure, 35.8%.
Statewide for the same period, Barrow County reported the highest share (51.0%) and Dougherty County the lowest (0.0%). EPA's 1993 map puts Murray County in Zone 3, its lowest label: a predicted county average under 2 pCi/L. USGS geology rates 67% of the county's land low radon potential.
Pooled shares: Radon411's sum of CDC's county counts for one period.
Murray County, Geology
The ground under Murray County
PredictedUSGS's geologic map splits Murray County: 66.9% of its land is low radon potential and 33.1% moderate. The map puts 66.9% of Murray County in the area it calls Rome-Kingston Thrust Stack and 33.1% in Georgiabama Thrust Stack (North). USGS gives the first a radon index of 8, in the low band (5 to 8), and the second 9, in the moderate band (9 to 11).
| Area | The rock, in USGS's words | Potential | Radon index | Share of land |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rome-Kingston Thrust Stack | Limestone and shale. | Low | 8 | 66.9% |
| Georgiabama Thrust Stack (North) | Gneiss, phyllite, and schist. | Moderate | 9 | 33.1% |
Names, descriptions and indexes: U.S. Geological Survey, Geologic Radon Potential Map (2025). Shares: Radon411, from the map cut to the boundary.
Murray County beside the ground around it
On moderate-potential ground Murray County is close to Georgia as a whole: 33.1% of its land against 26.5%. Of the 6 counties that border it, 2 have more high-potential ground, Bradley County, TN the most at 99.7%.
The map rates the ground, not the air in any home.
Local help
Murray County, Local resources
Radon testing and mitigation in Murray County
- Georgia's radon programGeorgia Attorney General's Consumer Protection DivisionGeorgia's radon program does not license radon professionals and offers free or discounted test kits, and answers questions about testing and mitigation in Georgia.Visit the program’s page(opens in a new tab)
- Free and low-cost kitsThe program says:
A kit costs $15.00 if mailed or $10.00 if picked up at a participating County Extension office.
- Compare kits
- Professionals in Georgia3 professionals are listed in Georgia.
What Georgia's program says
- Licensing of radon professionals
There are no laws mandating a mitigator receive certification in Georgia, however, many mitigators choose to get certified by one of two national programs.
What it means
Murray County, Questions
Questions about radon in Murray County
Are radon levels high in Murray County?
Over the 2008 to 2017 laboratory totals, 23.1% of the radon tests reported to CDC for Murray County, Georgia were at or above 4 pCi/L, and the median reported pre-mitigation result was 1.3 pCi/L. Of the counties bordering it, 6 have a figure over the 2007 to 2016 laboratory totals: Fannin County reported the largest share at or above 4 pCi/L, 46.4%, and Whitfield County the smallest, 16.8%, with Gilmer County at 36.5%, Gordon County at 34.4% and Polk County, TN at 31.3% between.
Which counties border Murray County?
Murray County borders 6 counties: Whitfield County, GA, Gilmer County, GA, Gordon County, GA, Bradley County, TN, Polk County, TN and Fannin County, GA.
Products
Murray County, Products
Testing a home in Murray County
No CDC figure names Murray County; the nearest county with one, Whitfield County (13 miles away), reported 16.8% of its tests at or above 4 pCi/L over the 2007 to 2016 laboratory totals, the only reading nearby until a test of this home. Zone 3 is the lowest label, yet homes at or above 4 pCi/L occur in every zone: a short-term kit (2 to 90 days) is the quick first check in Murray County.
Test kits and monitors3
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Long-term kit
RL116 long-term radon test kit
- Lab fee extra
Method: Alpha track
In home: 90 days to 12 months
MonitorX-Sense
XR0A-iR Wi-Fi battery radon detector with a screen
- C-NRPP 2024/25: Not included
- Battery
- Wi-Fi
- Screen, app
Method: Alpha spectrometry
First reading: Within 24 hours
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Murray County, Bordering counties
Counties bordering Murray County
Calculated by Radon411- Radon levels in Fannin County, GAEPA zone 2
46.4%at or above 4 pCi/L
Median 3.5 pCi/L · 250 tests
- Radon levels in Gilmer County, GAEPA zone 2
36.5%at or above 4 pCi/L
Median 3.1 pCi/L · 181 tests
- Radon levels in Gordon County, GAEPA zone 3
34.4%at or above 4 pCi/L
Median 2.1 pCi/L · 32 tests
- Radon levels in Polk County, TNEPA zone 2
31.3%at or above 4 pCi/L
Median 2.1 pCi/L · 32 tests
- Radon levels in Bradley County, TNEPA zone 1
22.5%at or above 4 pCi/L
Median 1.9 pCi/L · 320 tests
- Radon levels in Whitfield County, GAEPA zone 2
16.8%at or above 4 pCi/L
Median 1.1 pCi/L · 95 tests
Murray County, Cities and towns
Cities and towns in Murray County
The Census Bureau estimates 41,607 residents in Murray County for July 1, 2025, 1,611 more than in 2020 (+4.0%). That works out to 121 people per square mile of land. No town dominates: Chatsworth, the largest, has 5,029 residents, 12.1% of the total. Together its 2 incorporated places hold 14.1% of those residents; the other 85.9% live outside any of them. Reported testing is thin here: 13 tests over 2008 to 2017, or 0.3 for every 1,000 residents (2025 estimate), where Georgia as a whole comes to 2.7.
From Chatsworth to Eton, CDC publishes no figure by town: each reads Murray County's.
| Place | Residents | Since 2020 | Share of residents |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chatsworth | 5,029 | +2.9% | 12.1% |
| Eton | 850 | +3.2% | 2.0% |
2 incorporated places, as listed in the U.S. Census Bureau’s 2020 place reference files. Residents: U.S. Census Bureau population estimates for July 1, 2025 (Vintage 2025).
Murray County, Homes
Homes in Murray County
Of Murray County's 16,163 homes, 61% are detached houses, against 66% across Georgia; 29% are mobile homes. Half of its homes were built before 1993, close to Georgia's 1991: 8% date from before 1960 and 31% from 2000 or later. 73% of occupied homes are lived in by their owner (Georgia: 65%); in the rest a tenant can run a test, but a fix is the landlord's to make.
| Homes | Murray County | Georgia |
|---|---|---|
| Housing units | 16,163 | 4,483,873 |
| Detached houses | 61% | 66% |
| In buildings of 5 or more | 4% | 16% |
| Mobile homes | 29% | 8% |
| Built before 1960 | 8% | 12% |
| Built since 2000 | 31% | 33% |
| Middle year built | 1993 | 1991 |
| Owner-occupied | 73% | 65% |
Census Bureau, American Community Survey, 2019 to 2023: estimates from a sample of homes, looser for a small place. Shares by Radon411.