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Bainbridge is a big small town of 14,404 people in Decatur County, Georgia. It's about 37 miles from Tallahassee, FL and 177 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 $175k and rent runs about $791 a month.
14,404people
$175kTypical home
$791/moRent
93° / 63°Summer / winter
0"Snow
267Sunny days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 14,404
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 703 people per sq mi
- 177 mi to Jacksonville, FL
- 37 mi to Tallahassee, FL
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $175k (≈$1,102/mo)
- Median rent $791/mo
- Median household income $45k
- Property tax about 1.0% of value
- 10.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 93°F
- Winter highs around 63°F
- Steamy summers (dew point 71°F)
- 267 sunny days a year (117 totally clear)
- 98 cloudy days a year
- 31 of 90 winter days are gray
- Basically no snow
- Snow days are rare
- 3 days a year over 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Above-average violent crime (513 per 100k)
- Above-average property crime (2,571 per 100k)
People
- Median age 39
- 25% of households have kids
- 19% are 65 or older
- 19% have a college degree
- Very diverse community
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 21 min
- 0% walk or take transit to work
- 37 mi to TLH airport
- 158 mi to PNS (major hub)
- 160 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 72% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1983
- 78% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 157 ft
- 59 mi to the ocean
- 8 mi to a big lake
- 17 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 296 mi to the nearest ski area
- 2 mi to the nearest campground
- 6 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 36 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- Few or no bars within 25 mi
- Few or no coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 4 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 27 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 35% of Georgia districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 18 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 48 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 29 mi to the nearest vet
- 29 mi to the nearest dog park
- 9 congregations per 10k people
- 25 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Decatur County: R+24 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
- Moderate heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk