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Blakely is a big small town of 5,238 people in Early County, Georgia. It's about 30 miles from Dothan, AL and 167 miles from Atlanta, GA, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 92°F and winter highs 60°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $153k and rent runs about $765 a month.
5,238people
$153kTypical home
$765/moRent
92° / 60°Summer / winter
0"Snow
265Sunny days
93Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 5,238
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 298 people per sq mi
- 167 mi to Atlanta, GA
- 30 mi to Dothan, AL
- 30 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $153k (≈$962/mo)
- Median rent $765/mo
- Median household income $50k
- Property tax about 0.8% of value
- 4.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 92°F
- Winter highs around 60°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
- 93 days a year with rain or snow
- Basically no snow
- Snow days are rare
- 3 days a year over 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- High violent crime (1432 per 100k)
- About average property crime (1,596 per 100k)
People
- Median age 40
- 31% of households have kids
- 16% are 65 or older
- 12% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 5% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 20 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 31 mi to DHN airport
- 148 mi to PNS (major hub)
- 150 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 74% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1983
- 74% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 256 ft
- 83 mi to the ocean
- 19 mi to a big lake
- 51 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 280 mi to the nearest ski area
- 6 mi to the nearest campground
- 4 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 19 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
- 29 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 17% of Georgia districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 3 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 33 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- Vet in town
- 22 mi to the nearest dog park
- 9 congregations per 10k people
- 27 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Early County: R+12 in 2024
- Georgia: Purple — split almost evenly
Natural hazards
- High hurricane risk
- High 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