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Alma is a small town of 3,426 people in Bacon County, Georgia. It's about 54 miles from Hinesville, GA and 96 miles from Jacksonville, FL, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 93°F and winter highs 63°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $96k and rent runs about $683 a month.
3,426people
$96kTypical home
$683/moRent
93° / 63°Summer / winter
0"Snow
264Sunny days
103Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 3,426
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 562 people per sq mi
- 96 mi to Jacksonville, FL
- 54 mi to Hinesville, GA
- 22 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $96k (≈$608/mo)
- Median rent $683/mo
- Median household income $37k
- Property tax about 1.0% of value
- 2.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 93°F
- Winter highs around 63°F
- Steamy summers (dew point 71°F)
- 264 sunny days a year (113 totally clear)
- 101 cloudy days a year
- 30 of 90 winter days are gray
- 103 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
Safety
- Above-average violent crime (448 per 100k)
- Above-average property crime (2,688 per 100k)
People
- Median age 44
- 28% of households have kids
- 21% are 65 or older
- 9% have a college degree
- Very diverse community
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 28 min
- 5% walk or take transit to work
- 63 mi to BQK airport
- 85 mi to SAV (major hub)
- 35 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 79% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1965
- 88% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 207 ft
- 59 mi to the ocean
- 138 mi to a big lake
- 60 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 188 mi to the nearest ski area
- 17 mi to the nearest campground
- 7 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 63 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- Few or no bars within 25 mi
- 19 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 4 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 52 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 30% of Georgia districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 18 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 47 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 57 mi to the nearest vet
- 24 mi to the nearest dog park
- 9 congregations per 10k people
- 56 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Bacon County: R+73 in 2024
- Georgia: Purple — split almost evenly
Natural hazards
- High hurricane risk
- Moderate tornado risk
- Low wildfire risk
- Low earthquake risk
- Low flood risk
- Low drought risk
- Very low winter storm risk
- Low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk