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Echols County is a small town of 3,709 people in Echols County, Georgia. It's about 25 miles from Valdosta, GA and 78 miles from Jacksonville, FL, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 91°F and winter highs 64°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $124k and rent runs about $1k a month.
3,709people
$124kTypical home
$1,017/moRent
91° / 64°Summer / winter
0"Snow
256Sunny days
101Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 3,709
- Part of a metro area
- About 9 people per sq mi
- 78 mi to Jacksonville, FL
- 25 mi to Valdosta, GA
- 25 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $124k (≈$783/mo)
- Median rent $1,017/mo
- Median household income $59k
- Property tax about 0.9% of value
- 2.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 91°F
- Winter highs around 64°F
- Steamy summers (dew point 72°F)
- 256 sunny days a year (103 totally clear)
- 109 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
- 1 day a year over 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Usually calm
People
- Median age 31
- 50% of households have kids
- 12% are 65 or older
- 16% have a college degree
- Very diverse community
- 5% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 30 min
- 7% walk or take transit to work
- 23 mi to VLD airport
- 74 mi to JAX (major hub)
- 74 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 55% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1992
- 69% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 164 ft
- 72 mi to the ocean
- 105 mi to a big lake
- 46 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 251 mi to the nearest ski area
- 21 mi to the nearest campground
- 3 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 19 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- Few or no bars within 25 mi
- Few or no coffee shops within 25 mi
- 1 music venue or club within 25 mi
- 2 museums within 25 mi
- 1 brewery or distillery within 25 mi
- 13 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 43% of Georgia districts (reading)
- 14 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 24 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 65 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 19 mi to the nearest vet
- 24 mi to the nearest dog park
- 25 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Echols County: R+82 in 2024
- Georgia: Purple — split almost evenly
Natural hazards
- High hurricane risk
- Moderate tornado risk
- Low wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- Very low flood risk
- Low drought risk
- Very low winter storm risk
- Low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk