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Country around Smithville is a rural area of about 1,122 people in Lee County, Georgia, named for the post office its ZIP code uses. It's about 22 miles from Albany, GA and 129 miles from Atlanta, GA, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 91°F and winter highs 59°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $206k and rent runs about $1k a month.
1,122people
$206kTypical home
$1,005/moRent
91° / 59°Summer / winter
0"Snow
265Sunny days
101Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Rural — about 1,122 people spread over the area
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 13 people per sq mi
- 129 mi to Atlanta, GA
- 22 mi to Albany, GA
- 12 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $206k (≈$1,300/mo)
- Median rent $1,005/mo
- Median household income $93k
- Property tax about 1.0% of value
- 3.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 91°F
- Winter highs around 59°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 70°F)
- 265 sunny days a year (118 totally clear)
- 100 cloudy days a year
- 31 of 90 winter days are gray
- 101 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
- Very low violent crime (146 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (583 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 42
- 39% of households have kids
- 14% are 65 or older
- 20% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 32 min
- 0% walk or take transit to work
- 25 mi to ABY airport
- 121 mi to ATL (major hub)
- 140 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 69% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1988
- 79% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 338 ft
- 124 mi to the ocean
- 47 mi to a big lake
- 70 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 233 mi to the nearest ski area
- 20 mi to the nearest campground
- 9 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 83 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- Few or no bars within 25 mi
- 10 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 6 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 31 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 28% of Georgia districts (reading)
- 8 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 14 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 54 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 12 mi to the nearest vet
- 19 mi to the nearest dog park
- 3 congregations per 10k people
- 11 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Lee County: R+44 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.