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Baxley is a small town of 4,888 people in Appling County, Georgia. It's about 43 miles from Hinesville, GA and 107 miles from Jacksonville, FL, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 93°F and winter highs 61°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $72k and rent runs about $725 a month.
4,888people
$72kTypical home
$725/moRent
93° / 61°Summer / winter
0"Snow
264Sunny days
106Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 4,888
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 598 people per sq mi
- 107 mi to Jacksonville, FL
- 43 mi to Hinesville, GA
- 31 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $72k (≈$456/mo)
- Median rent $725/mo
- Median household income $30k
- Property tax about 0.9% of value
- 9.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 93°F
- Winter highs around 61°F
- Steamy summers (dew point 70°F)
- 264 sunny days a year (113 totally clear)
- 101 cloudy days a year
- 30 of 90 winter days are gray
- 106 days a year with rain or snow
- Basically no snow
- Snow days are rare
- 6 days a year over 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Low violent crime (202 per 100k)
- Above-average property crime (3,087 per 100k)
People
- Median age 42
- 23% of households have kids
- 20% are 65 or older
- 12% have a college degree
- Very diverse community
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 27 min
- 3% walk or take transit to work
- 63 mi to BQK airport
- 72 mi to SAV (major hub)
- 30 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 58% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1982
- 66% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 223 ft
- 57 mi to the ocean
- 129 mi to a big lake
- 67 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 171 mi to the nearest ski area
- 16 mi to the nearest campground
- 1 golf course within 25 mi
Things to do
- 34 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- Few or no bars within 25 mi
- 10 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 2 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 42 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 45% of Georgia districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 1 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 32 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 46 mi to the nearest vet
- 38 mi to the nearest dog park
- 12 congregations per 10k people
- 45 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Appling County: R+62 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
- Low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk