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Douglas is a big small town of 11,749 people in Coffee County, Georgia. It's about 52 miles from Valdosta, GA and 107 miles from Jacksonville, FL, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 92°F and winter highs 60°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $133k and rent runs about $680 a month.
11,749people
$133kTypical home
$680/moRent
92° / 60°Summer / winter
0"Snow
264Sunny days
96Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 11,749
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 813 people per sq mi
- 107 mi to Jacksonville, FL
- 52 mi to Valdosta, GA
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $133k (≈$841/mo)
- Median rent $680/mo
- Median household income $34k
- Property tax about 1.0% of value
- 6.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 92°F
- Winter highs around 60°F
- Steamy summers (dew point 71°F)
- 264 sunny days a year (113 totally clear)
- 101 cloudy days a year
- 30 of 90 winter days are gray
- 96 days a year with rain or snow
- Basically no snow
- Snow days are rare
- 3 days a year over 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Low violent crime (200 per 100k)
- Low property crime (1,033 per 100k)
People
- Median age 31
- 39% of households have kids
- 14% are 65 or older
- 16% have a college degree
- Very diverse community
- 6% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 16 min
- 5% walk or take transit to work
- 56 mi to VLD airport
- 98 mi to JAX (major hub)
- 58 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 71% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1980
- 86% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 266 ft
- 81 mi to the ocean
- 117 mi to a big lake
- 77 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 201 mi to the nearest ski area
- 5 mi to the nearest campground
- 4 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 23 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- Few or no bars within 25 mi
- 6 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 3 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 57 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 34% of Georgia districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 17 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 56 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 47 mi to the nearest vet
- 36 mi to the nearest dog park
- 8 congregations per 10k people
- 40 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Coffee County: R+45 in 2024
- Georgia: Purple — split almost evenly
Natural hazards
- High hurricane risk
- Moderate tornado risk
- Low wildfire risk
- Low earthquake risk
- Very low flood risk
- Low drought risk
- Very low winter storm risk
- Low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk