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Albany is a mid-size city of 67,224 people in Dougherty County, Georgia. It's part of the Albany, GA area. Summer highs average 93°F and winter highs 61°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $124k and rent runs about $931 a month.
67,224people
$124kTypical home
$931/moRent
93° / 61°Summer / winter
0"Snow
265Sunny days
108Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Mid-size city of 67,224
- Part of a metro area
- About 1,221 people per sq mi
- 152 mi to Atlanta, GA
- In the Albany, GA area
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $124k (≈$784/mo)
- Median rent $931/mo
- Median household income $47k
- Property tax about 1.4% of value
- 11.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 93°F
- Winter highs around 61°F
- Steamy summers (dew point 71°F)
- 265 sunny days a year (118 totally clear)
- 100 cloudy days a year
- 31 of 90 winter days are gray
- 108 days a year with rain or snow
- Basically no snow
- Snow days are rare
- 3 days a year over 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- High violent crime (763 per 100k)
- About average property crime (2,018 per 100k)
People
- Median age 35
- 29% of households have kids
- 16% are 65 or older
- 21% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 9% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 22 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 3 mi to ABY airport
- 143 mi to ATL (major hub)
- 135 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 59% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1974
- 81% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 213 ft
- 102 mi to the ocean
- 52 mi to a big lake
- 48 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 247 mi to the nearest ski area
- 12 mi to the nearest campground
- 6 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 79 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- Few or no bars within 25 mi
- 7 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 1 museum within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 49 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 14% of Georgia districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 17 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 33 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 3 mi to the nearest vet
- 4 mi to the nearest dog park
- 8 congregations per 10k people
- 2 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Dougherty County: D+41 in 2024
- Georgia: Purple — split almost evenly
Natural hazards
- High hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- Moderate flood risk
- Moderate drought risk
- Very low winter storm risk
- Low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk