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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.

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