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Country around Sale City is a rural area of about 451 people in Mitchell County, Georgia, named for the post office its ZIP code uses. It's about 24 miles from Albany, GA and 155 miles from Jacksonville, FL, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 90°F and winter highs 60°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $88k and rent runs about $743 a month.
451people
$88kTypical home
$743/moRent
90° / 60°Summer / winter
0"Snow
265Sunny days
96Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Rural — about 451 people spread over the area
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 14 people per sq mi
- 155 mi to Jacksonville, FL
- 24 mi to Albany, GA
- 16 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $88k (≈$554/mo)
- Median rent $743/mo
- Median household income $57k
- Property tax about 1.4% of value
- 4.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 90°F
- Winter highs around 60°F
- Steamy summers (dew point 71°F)
- 265 sunny days a year (118 totally clear)
- 100 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
- Rarely hits 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Low violent crime (242 per 100k), county-wide
- About average property crime (1,543 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 48
- 25% of households have kids
- 21% are 65 or older
- 16% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 26 min
- 0% walk or take transit to work
- 21 mi to ABY airport
- 150 mi to JAX (major hub)
- 130 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 57% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1977
- 81% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 354 ft
- 79 mi to the ocean
- 47 mi to a big lake
- 29 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 258 mi to the nearest ski area
- 25 mi to the nearest campground
- 5 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 97 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- Few or no bars within 25 mi
- 12 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 2 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 27 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 16% of Georgia districts (reading)
- 9 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 14 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 13 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 18 mi to the nearest vet
- 19 mi to the nearest dog park
- 9 congregations per 10k people
- 23 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Mitchell County: R+16 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
Limited data: this place is small enough that most of its Census numbers (rent, home value, income, age) are blended with county figures. Treat its match as a rough guide.