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Fargo is a tiny town of 512 people in Clinch County, Georgia. It's about 43 miles from Valdosta, GA and 59 miles from Jacksonville, FL, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 93°F and winter highs 65°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $83k and rent runs about $509 a month.
512people
$83kTypical home
$509/moRent
93° / 65°Summer / winter
0"Snow
256Sunny days
101Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 512
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 187 people per sq mi
- 59 mi to Jacksonville, FL
- 43 mi to Valdosta, GA
- 35 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $83k (≈$522/mo)
- Median rent $509/mo
- Median household income $59k
- Property tax about 1.3% of value
- 2.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 93°F
- Winter highs around 65°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
- 2 days a year over 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (59 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (488 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 47
- 23% of households have kids
- 19% are 65 or older
- 6% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 2% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 31 min
- 5% walk or take transit to work
- 42 mi to VLD airport
- 54 mi to JAX (major hub)
- 55 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 72% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1975
- 57% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 105 ft
- 63 mi to the ocean
- 97 mi to a big lake
- 35 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 245 mi to the nearest ski area
- 10 mi to the nearest campground
- 1 golf course within 25 mi
Things to do
- Few or no 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
- No museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 32 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 1% of Georgia districts (reading)
- 25 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 26 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 57 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 35 mi to the nearest vet
- 29 mi to the nearest dog park
- 18 congregations per 10k people
- 36 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Clinch County: R+52 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
Limited data: this place is small enough that most of its Census numbers (rent, home value, income, age) are blended with county figures. Treat its match as a rough guide.