Living in Broxton, GA
Broxton is a small town of 1,031 people in Coffee County, Georgia. It's about 58 miles from Valdosta, GA and 115 miles from Jacksonville, FL, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 92°F and winter highs 60°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $120k and rent runs about $631 a month.
1,031people
$120kTypical home
$631/moRent
92° / 60°Summer / winter
0"Snow
264Sunny days
96Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 1,031
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 318 people per sq mi
- 115 mi to Jacksonville, FL
- 58 mi to Valdosta, GA
- 8 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $120k (≈$758/mo)
- Median rent $631/mo
- Median household income $25k
- Property tax about 0.7% of value
- 1.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 92°F
- Winter highs around 60°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
- 96 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
- Very low violent crime (120 per 100k)
- Very low property crime (879 per 100k)
People
- Median age 47
- 31% of households have kids
- 22% are 65 or older
- 11% have a college degree
- Very diverse community
- 2% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 20 min
- 4% walk or take transit to work
- 63 mi to VLD airport
- 105 mi to SAV (major hub)
- 59 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 59% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1978
- 84% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 282 ft
- 84 mi to the ocean
- 119 mi to a big lake
- 83 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 195 mi to the nearest ski area
- 10 mi to the nearest campground
- 5 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 47 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
- 4 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 65 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 34% of Georgia districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 21 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 50 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 53 mi to the nearest vet
- 39 mi to the nearest dog park
- 8 congregations per 10k people
- 39 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Coffee County: R+45 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
Some of this place's Census numbers are blended with county figures because its survey sample is small.