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Fitzgerald is a big small town of 8,918 people in Ben Hill County, Georgia. It's about 55 miles from Albany, GA and 134 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 $99k and rent runs about $670 a month.
8,918people
$99kTypical home
$670/moRent
92° / 60°Summer / winter
0"Snow
267Sunny days
93Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 8,918
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 985 people per sq mi
- 134 mi to Jacksonville, FL
- 55 mi to Albany, GA
- 23 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $99k (≈$624/mo)
- Median rent $670/mo
- Median household income $37k
- Property tax about 1.2% of value
- 3.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 92°F
- Winter highs around 60°F
- Steamy summers (dew point 71°F)
- 267 sunny days a year (117 totally clear)
- 98 cloudy days a year
- 30 of 90 winter days are gray
- 93 days a year with rain or snow
- Basically no snow
- Snow days are rare
- Rarely hits 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- About average violent crime (381 per 100k)
- Above-average property crime (2,733 per 100k)
People
- Median age 38
- 26% of households have kids
- 17% are 65 or older
- 14% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 16 min
- 6% walk or take transit to work
- 57 mi to ABY airport
- 124 mi to SAV (major hub)
- 81 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 70% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1971
- 77% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 351 ft
- 106 mi to the ocean
- 103 mi to a big lake
- 84 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 203 mi to the nearest ski area
- 12 mi to the nearest campground
- 4 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 41 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- Few or no bars within 25 mi
- 3 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 3 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 66 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 19% of Georgia districts (reading)
- 2 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 3 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 50 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 51 mi to the nearest vet
- 25 mi to the nearest dog park
- 8 congregations per 10k people
- 23 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Ben Hill County: R+32 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
- Low drought risk
- Very low winter storm risk
- Low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk