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Blackshear is a small town of 3,578 people in Pierce County, Georgia. It's about 48 miles from Brunswick, GA and 75 miles from Jacksonville, FL, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 94°F and winter highs 64°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $131k and rent runs about $837 a month.
3,578people
$131kTypical home
$837/moRent
94° / 64°Summer / winter
0"Snow
264Sunny days
97Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 3,578
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 707 people per sq mi
- 75 mi to Jacksonville, FL
- 48 mi to Brunswick, GA
- 8 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $131k (≈$827/mo)
- Median rent $837/mo
- Median household income $41k
- Property tax about 1.2% of value
- 5.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 94°F
- Winter highs around 64°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
- 97 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 (187 per 100k)
- Low property crime (1,059 per 100k)
People
- Median age 41
- 31% of households have kids
- 20% are 65 or older
- 16% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 21 min
- 0% walk or take transit to work
- 46 mi to BQK airport
- 65 mi to JAX (major hub)
- 31 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 78% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1983
- 90% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 131 ft
- 45 mi to the ocean
- 128 mi to a big lake
- 39 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 199 mi to the nearest ski area
- 29 mi to the nearest campground
- 4 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 43 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- Few or no bars within 25 mi
- 15 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- No museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 46 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 9% of Georgia districts (reading)
- 7 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 7 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 56 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 48 mi to the nearest vet
- 8 mi to the nearest dog park
- 10 congregations per 10k people
- 55 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Pierce County: R+78 in 2024
- Georgia: Purple — split almost evenly
Natural hazards
- High hurricane risk
- Moderate tornado risk
- Low wildfire risk
- Low earthquake risk
- Very low flood risk
- Low drought risk
- Very low winter storm risk
- Low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk