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Dasher is a tiny town of 944 people in Lowndes County, Georgia. It's about 8 miles from Valdosta, GA and 97 miles from Jacksonville, FL, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 92°F and winter highs 63°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $208k and rent runs about $1k a month.
944people
$208kTypical home
$1,008/moRent
92° / 63°Summer / winter
0"Snow
262Sunny days
118Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 944
- Part of a metro area
- About 205 people per sq mi
- 97 mi to Jacksonville, FL
- 8 mi to Valdosta, GA
- 8 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $208k (≈$1,308/mo)
- Median rent $1,008/mo
- Median household income $66k
- Property tax about 0.6% of value
- 4.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 92°F
- Winter highs around 63°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
- 118 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 (307 per 100k), county-wide
- Above-average property crime (2,383 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 45
- 29% of households have kids
- 16% are 65 or older
- 21% have a college degree
- Very diverse community
- 6% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 22 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 4 mi to VLD airport
- 93 mi to JAX (major hub)
- 93 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 77% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1990
- 88% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 184 ft
- 62 mi to the ocean
- 85 mi to a big lake
- 56 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 258 mi to the nearest ski area
- 13 mi to the nearest campground
- 8 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 91 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- Few or no bars within 25 mi
- 22 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 2 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 4 museums within 25 mi
- 1 brewery or distillery within 25 mi
- 5 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 12% of Georgia districts (reading)
- 4 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 11 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 48 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 4 mi to the nearest vet
- 5 mi to the nearest dog park
- 7 congregations per 10k people
- 8 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Lowndes County: R+18 in 2024
- Georgia: Purple — split almost evenly
Natural hazards
- High hurricane risk
- Moderate tornado risk
- 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