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Country around Climax is a rural area of about 2,251 people in Decatur County, Georgia, named for the post office its ZIP code uses. It's about 32 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 $154k and rent runs about $688 a month.
2,251people
$154kTypical home
$688/moRent
91° / 62°Summer / winter
0"Snow
267Sunny days
96Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Rural — about 2,251 people spread over the area
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 18 people per sq mi
- 169 mi to Jacksonville, FL
- 32 mi to Tallahassee, FL
- 8 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $154k (≈$970/mo)
- Median rent $688/mo
- Median household income $48k
- Property tax about 1.0% of value
- 2.0% 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 41
- 31% of households have kids
- 14% are 65 or older
- 16% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 27 min
- 0% walk or take transit to work
- 34 mi to TLH airport
- 165 mi to JAX (major hub)
- 158 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 66% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1986
- 74% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 276 ft
- 56 mi to the ocean
- 15 mi to a big lake
- 8 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 291 mi to the nearest ski area
- 9 mi to the nearest campground
- 10 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
- 23 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 40 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 23 mi to the nearest vet
- 25 mi to the nearest dog park
- 9 congregations per 10k people
- 24 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