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Country around Barney is a rural area of about 915 people in Brooks County, Georgia, named for the post office its ZIP code uses. It's about 17 miles from Valdosta, GA and 119 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 $241k and rent runs about $809 a month.
915people
$241kTypical home
$809/moRent
91° / 62°Summer / winter
0"Snow
262Sunny days
108Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Rural — about 915 people spread over the area
- Part of a metro area
- About 16 people per sq mi
- 119 mi to Jacksonville, FL
- 17 mi to Valdosta, GA
- 17 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $241k (≈$1,517/mo)
- Median rent $809/mo
- Median household income $85k
- Property tax about 1.1% of value
- 3.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 91°F
- Winter highs around 62°F
- Steamy summers (dew point 72°F)
- 262 sunny days a year (114 totally clear)
- 103 cloudy days a year
- 31 of 90 winter days are gray
- 108 days a year with rain or snow
- Basically no snow
- Snow days are rare
- Rarely hits 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Low violent crime (215 per 100k), county-wide
- Low property crime (970 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 57
- 17% of households have kids
- 25% are 65 or older
- 18% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 5% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 28 min
- 0% walk or take transit to work
- 20 mi to VLD airport
- 114 mi to JAX (major hub)
- 106 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 79% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 2002
- 91% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 213 ft
- 68 mi to the ocean
- 68 mi to a big lake
- 46 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 253 mi to the nearest ski area
- 12 mi to the nearest campground
- 10 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 117 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- Few or no bars within 25 mi
- 27 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 2 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 6 museums within 25 mi
- 1 brewery or distillery within 25 mi
- 29 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 9% of Georgia districts (reading)
- 3 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 14 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 23 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 8 mi to the nearest vet
- 15 mi to the nearest dog park
- 9 congregations per 10k people
- 17 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Brooks County: R+27 in 2024
- Georgia: Purple — split almost evenly
Natural hazards
- High hurricane risk
- Moderate tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- 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.