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Baconton is a tiny town of 790 people in Mitchell County, Georgia. It's about 14 miles from Albany, GA and 165 miles from Jacksonville, FL, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 92°F and winter highs 61°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $88k and rent runs about $731 a month.
790people
$88kTypical home
$731/moRent
92° / 61°Summer / winter
0"Snow
265Sunny days
105Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 790
- Part of a metro area
- About 405 people per sq mi
- 165 mi to Jacksonville, FL
- 14 mi to Albany, GA
- 14 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $88k (≈$554/mo)
- Median rent $731/mo
- Median household income $57k
- Property tax about 1.9% of value
- 5.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 92°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
- 105 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
- Breezy
Safety
- Low violent crime (242 per 100k), county-wide
- About average property crime (1,543 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 37
- 36% of households have kids
- 16% are 65 or older
- 8% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 7% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 29 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 11 mi to ABY airport
- 157 mi to ATL (major hub)
- 135 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 51% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1984
- 87% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 200 ft
- 88 mi to the ocean
- 47 mi to a big lake
- 35 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 256 mi to the nearest ski area
- 14 mi to the nearest campground
- 7 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 94 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- Few or no bars within 25 mi
- 12 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 1 museum within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 36 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 37% of Georgia districts (reading)
- 10 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 14 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 23 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 16 mi to the nearest vet
- 10 mi to the nearest dog park
- 9 congregations per 10k people
- 13 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Mitchell County: R+16 in 2024
- Georgia: Purple — split almost evenly
Natural hazards
- High hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- Low flood risk
- Moderate drought risk
- Very low winter storm risk
- Low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk