How hard is the water in Rome, GA?

Tap water hardness
104mg/L
6.1gpg
Moderately hard

Reported by Floyd County · March 2025

GA typical
28 mg/L
EPA health violations since 2016
0
Softener for 3 people
24k grain
Data
Utility report

The water in Rome carries roughly 104 mg/L of dissolved calcium and magnesium, or 6.1 grains per gallon. That is moderately hard water. The number comes from Floyd County, dated March 2025.

Rome on the hardness scale, with nearby cities
060120180240300360+GA typical 28Villa Rica: 19 mg/LVilla Rica 19Canton: 23 mg/LCanton 23Woodstock: 26 mg/LWoodstock 26Cartersville: 31 mg/LCartersville 31Acworth: 40 mg/LAcworth 40Kennesaw: 40 mg/LKennesaw 40Marietta: 40 mg/LMarietta 40Austell: 40 mg/LAustell 40Calhoun: 59 mg/LCalhoun 59Dalton: 70 mg/LDalton 70Rome 104mg/L as calcium carbonate060120180240300360+GA 28Canton: 23 mg/LCanton 23Cartersville: 31 mg/LCartersvil. 31Acworth: 40 mg/LAcworth 40Kennesaw: 40 mg/LKennesaw 40Calhoun: 59 mg/LCalhoun 59Dalton: 70 mg/LDalton 70104 mg/Lmg/L as calcium carbonate
Soft 0–60 mg/LModerately hard 61–120 mg/LHard 121–180 mg/LVery hard 181+ mg/L

Rome sits 76 mg/L above the typical Georgia figure of 28. None of the 10 nearest cities we track has harder water. The range nearby runs from 19 mg/L in Villa Rica to 70 in Dalton.

What 104 mg/L means at home

You may see faint white spots on glasses and shower doors after the water dries.

Scale builds up slowly. A kettle or coffee maker needs descaling now and then, maybe every few months.

Hardness is not a health problem, and EPA sets no limit for it. It is a matter of scale and soap.

What to do about it

Optional. Plenty of households at this level live with it and descale the kettle now and then.

Water softener

Worth a look if spots on glass bother you, or if your tankless water heater manual asks for softer water.

Carbon filter

Improves taste and removes chlorine. It leaves calcium and magnesium in place.

Softener size for Rome

3 people × 75 gallons a day × 6.1 gpg = 1,368 grains a day. A 24,000-grain unit regenerates about every 17 days.

Size it for your household

EPA record for Rome's water system

Floyd County · PWSID GA1150001

No health-based violations since 2016

Serves about 46,143 people from surface water.

Health-based
0
Monitoring or reporting
1
Open now
0

Health-based means a contaminant above its legal limit or a missed treatment step. Monitoring and reporting violations are late or missing tests and notices. Source: EPA ECHO, 2026Q3 export, violations with periods starting 2016 or later. Full EPA record.

Questions

Is Rome water hard?

Somewhat. It measures about 104 mg/L (6.1 grains per gallon), which the USGS classes as moderately hard.

What is the water hardness in Rome in grains per gallon?

About 6.1 gpg. One grain per gallon equals 17.1 mg/L, so 104 mg/L divided by 17.1 gives 6.1.

What size water softener do I need in Rome?

For 3 people using 75 gallons each per day, 6.1 gpg works out to about 1,368 grains a day. A 24,000-grain softener covers that with a regeneration about every 17 days.

Has the Rome water system had EPA violations?

EPA records show no health-based violations for Floyd County since 2016. There were also 1 monitoring or reporting violation, which are about late or missing tests and notices.

Nearby cities

All 85 cities in Georgia

Hardness data: TapWaterData US Water Hardness (utility report, March 6, 2025), CC BY 4.0. Population: US Census Bureau. Violations: EPA ECHO. How we use them.