Living in Colquitt, GA
Colquitt is a small town of 1,898 people in Miller County, Georgia. It's about 40 miles from Dothan, AL and 180 miles from Atlanta, GA, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 91°F and winter highs 60°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $90k and rent runs about $699 a month.
1,898people
$90kTypical home
$699/moRent
91° / 60°Summer / winter
0"Snow
265Sunny days
119Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 1,898
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 231 people per sq mi
- 180 mi to Atlanta, GA
- 40 mi to Dothan, AL
- 21 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $90k (≈$564/mo)
- Median rent $699/mo
- Median household income $39k
- Property tax about 1.6% of value
- 4.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 91°F
- Winter highs around 60°F
- Steamy summers (dew point 72°F)
- 265 sunny days a year (118 totally clear)
- 100 cloudy days a year
- 31 of 90 winter days are gray
- 119 days a year with rain or snow
- Basically no snow
- Snow days are rare
- 4 days a year over 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Usually calm
People
- Median age 43
- 29% of households have kids
- 21% are 65 or older
- 20% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 25 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 40 mi to ABY airport
- 153 mi to PNS (major hub)
- 155 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 71% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1967
- 77% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 197 ft
- 77 mi to the ocean
- 18 mi to a big lake
- 33 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 290 mi to the nearest ski area
- 4 mi to the nearest campground
- 4 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 18 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
- 38 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 47% of Georgia districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 4 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 40 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 20 mi to the nearest vet
- 40 mi to the nearest dog park
- 14 congregations per 10k people
- 36 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Miller County: R+51 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
- 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.