Living in Berlin, GA
Berlin is a tiny town of 535 people in Colquitt County, Georgia. It's about 25 miles from Valdosta, GA and 127 miles from Jacksonville, FL, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 91°F and winter highs 61°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $111k and rent runs about $913 a month.
535people
$111kTypical home
$913/moRent
91° / 61°Summer / winter
0"Snow
267Sunny days
103Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 535
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 640 people per sq mi
- 127 mi to Jacksonville, FL
- 25 mi to Valdosta, GA
- 13 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $111k (≈$701/mo)
- Median rent $913/mo
- Median household income $52k
- Property tax about 0.8% of value
- 5.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 91°F
- Winter highs around 61°F
- Steamy summers (dew point 72°F)
- 267 sunny days a year (117 totally clear)
- 98 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
- 1 day a year over 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Above-average violent crime (595 per 100k), county-wide
- High property crime (3,921 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 35
- 37% of households have kids
- 20% are 65 or older
- 14% have a college degree
- Very diverse community
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 22 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 28 mi to VLD airport
- 122 mi to JAX (major hub)
- 109 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 57% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1985
- 76% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 259 ft
- 71 mi to the ocean
- 64 mi to a big lake
- 42 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 252 mi to the nearest ski area
- 9 mi to the nearest campground
- 8 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 70 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- Few or no bars within 25 mi
- 15 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 1 music venue or club within 25 mi
- 4 museums within 25 mi
- 1 brewery or distillery within 25 mi
- 33 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 21% of Georgia districts (reading)
- 10 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 21 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 15 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 10 mi to the nearest vet
- 23 mi to the nearest dog park
- 8 congregations per 10k people
- 25 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Colquitt County: R+50 in 2024
- Georgia: Purple — split almost evenly
Natural hazards
- High hurricane risk
- Moderate tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- Very low flood risk
- Moderate drought risk
- Very low winter storm risk
- Low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk