Living in Alamo, GA
Alamo is a small town of 3,037 people in Wheeler County, Georgia. It's about 60 miles from Warner Robins, GA and 141 miles from Jacksonville, FL, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 92°F and winter highs 60°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $103k and rent runs about $576 a month.
3,037people
$103kTypical home
$576/moRent
92° / 60°Summer / winter
0"Snow
264Sunny days
119Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 3,037
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 1,550 people per sq mi
- 141 mi to Jacksonville, FL
- 60 mi to Warner Robins, GA
- 23 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $103k (≈$651/mo)
- Median rent $576/mo
- Median household income $29k
- Property tax about 0.5% of value
- 14.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 92°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
- 119 days a year with rain or snow
- Basically no snow
- Snow days are rare
- 2 days a year over 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Usually calm
People
- Median age 34
- 22% of households have kids
- 12% are 65 or older
- 6% have a college degree
- Very diverse community
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 27 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 63 mi to MCN airport
- 92 mi to SAV (major hub)
- 65 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 54% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1975
- 88% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 236 ft
- 92 mi to the ocean
- 104 mi to a big lake
- 86 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 162 mi to the nearest ski area
- 21 mi to the nearest campground
- 3 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 23 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- Few or no bars within 25 mi
- 8 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 2 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 58 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 28% of Georgia districts (reading)
- 9 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 22 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 22 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 57 mi to the nearest vet
- 41 mi to the nearest dog park
- 21 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Wheeler County: R+45 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.