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Ailey is a tiny town of 489 people in Montgomery County, Georgia. It's about 62 miles from Hinesville, GA and 139 miles from Jacksonville, FL, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 93°F and winter highs 60°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $124k and rent runs about $778 a month.
489people
$124kTypical home
$778/moRent
93° / 60°Summer / winter
0"Snow
264Sunny days
116Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 489
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 226 people per sq mi
- 139 mi to Jacksonville, FL
- 62 mi to Hinesville, GA
- 10 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $124k (≈$784/mo)
- Median rent $778/mo
- Median household income $49k
- Property tax about 1.1% of value
- 6.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 93°F
- Winter highs around 60°F
- Steamy summers (dew point 70°F)
- 264 sunny days a year (113 totally clear)
- 101 cloudy days a year
- 32 of 90 winter days are gray
- 116 days a year with rain or snow
- Basically no snow
- Snow days are rare
- 4 days a year over 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (174 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (405 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 35
- 27% of households have kids
- 20% are 65 or older
- 28% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 19% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 24 min
- 3% walk or take transit to work
- 72 mi to MCN airport
- 81 mi to SAV (major hub)
- 57 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 79% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1972
- 87% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 276 ft
- 82 mi to the ocean
- 100 mi to a big lake
- 87 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 153 mi to the nearest ski area
- 17 mi to the nearest campground
- 4 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 30 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- Few or no bars within 25 mi
- 8 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 1 music venue or club within 25 mi
- 2 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 62 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 45% of Georgia districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 10 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 10 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 55 mi to the nearest vet
- 52 mi to the nearest dog park
- 8 congregations per 10k people
- 30 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Montgomery County: R+53 in 2024
- Georgia: Purple — split almost evenly
Natural hazards
- High hurricane risk
- Moderate tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Low earthquake risk
- Low flood risk
- Low drought risk
- Very low winter storm risk
- Moderate heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk
Some of this place's Census numbers are blended with county figures because its survey sample is small.