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Climax is a tiny town of 170 people in Decatur County, Georgia. It's about 31 miles from Tallahassee, FL and 169 miles from Jacksonville, FL, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 91°F and winter highs 62°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $105k and rent runs about $698 a month.
170people
$105kTypical home
$698/moRent
91° / 62°Summer / winter
0"Snow
267Sunny days
96Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 170
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 212 people per sq mi
- 169 mi to Jacksonville, FL
- 31 mi to Tallahassee, FL
- 9 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $105k (≈$663/mo)
- Median rent $698/mo
- Median household income $37k
- Property tax about 1.1% of value
- 8.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 91°F
- Winter highs around 62°F
- Steamy summers (dew point 71°F)
- 267 sunny days a year (117 totally clear)
- 98 cloudy days a year
- 31 of 90 winter days are gray
- 96 days a year with rain or snow
- Basically no snow
- Snow days are rare
- 2 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
- 23% are 65 or older
- 15% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 23 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 33 mi to TLH airport
- 165 mi to JAX (major hub)
- 159 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 64% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1978
- 73% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 322 ft
- 55 mi to the ocean
- 14 mi to a big lake
- 8 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 292 mi to the nearest ski area
- 9 mi to the nearest campground
- 9 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 86 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
- 3 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 18 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 30% of Georgia districts (reading)
- 7 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 24 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 41 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 23 mi to the nearest vet
- 24 mi to the nearest dog park
- 9 congregations per 10k people
- 23 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