Living in Donalsonville, GA
Donalsonville is a small town of 2,831 people in Seminole County, Georgia. It's about 34 miles from Dothan, AL and 190 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 $110k and rent runs about $914 a month.
2,831people
$110kTypical home
$914/moRent
91° / 59°Summer / winter
0"Snow
265Sunny days
119Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 2,831
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 673 people per sq mi
- 190 mi to Atlanta, GA
- 34 mi to Dothan, AL
- 20 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $110k (≈$693/mo)
- Median rent $914/mo
- Median household income $43k
- Property tax about 1.5% of value
- 7.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 91°F
- Winter highs around 59°F
- Steamy summers (dew point 72°F)
- 265 sunny days a year (118 totally clear)
- 100 cloudy days a year
- 31 of 90 winter days are gray
- 119 days a year with rain or snow
- Basically no snow
- Snow days are rare
- 7 days a year over 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (70 per 100k)
- Very low property crime (766 per 100k)
People
- Median age 37
- 46% of households have kids
- 23% are 65 or older
- 9% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 24 min
- 3% walk or take transit to work
- 39 mi to DHN airport
- 143 mi to PNS (major hub)
- 144 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 81% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1975
- 69% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 161 ft
- 65 mi to the ocean
- 9 mi to a big lake
- 33 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 9 mi to the nearest campground
- 4 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 45 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- Few or no bars within 25 mi
- Few or no coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 3 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 31 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 44% of Georgia districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 14 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 32 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 25 mi to the nearest vet
- 36 mi to the nearest dog park
- 14 congregations per 10k people
- 30 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Seminole County: R+40 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