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Brinson is a tiny town of 207 people in Decatur County, Georgia. It's about 43 miles from Dothan, AL and 188 miles from Jacksonville, FL, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 92°F and winter highs 61°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $127k and rent runs about $838 a month.
207people
$127kTypical home
$838/moRent
92° / 61°Summer / winter
0"Snow
267Sunny days
110Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 207
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 101 people per sq mi
- 188 mi to Jacksonville, FL
- 43 mi to Dothan, AL
- 11 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $127k (≈$801/mo)
- Median rent $838/mo
- Median household income $74k
- Property tax about 0.9% of value
- 5.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 92°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
- 31 of 90 winter days are gray
- 110 days a year with rain or snow
- Basically no snow
- Snow days are rare
- 5 days a year over 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- About average violent crime (360 per 100k), county-wide
- About average property crime (1,754 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 62
- 26% of households have kids
- 25% are 65 or older
- 17% have a college degree
- Very diverse community
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 26 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 46 mi to TLH airport
- 150 mi to PNS (major hub)
- 151 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 67% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1983
- 78% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 131 ft
- 67 mi to the ocean
- 5 mi to a big lake
- 27 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 300 mi to the nearest ski area
- 10 mi to the nearest campground
- 3 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 26 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
- 1 museum within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 36 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 39% of Georgia districts (reading)
- 9 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 13 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 41 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 31 mi to the nearest vet
- 38 mi to the nearest dog park
- 9 congregations per 10k people
- 33 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
Some of this place's Census numbers are blended with county figures because its survey sample is small.