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Fort Gaines is a small town of 1,248 people in Clay County, Georgia. It's about 34 miles from Dothan, AL and 152 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 $91k and rent runs about $525 a month.
1,248people
$91kTypical home
$525/moRent
91° / 59°Summer / winter
0"Snow
261Sunny days
103Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 1,248
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 261 people per sq mi
- 152 mi to Atlanta, GA
- 34 mi to Dothan, AL
- 20 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $91k (≈$571/mo)
- Median rent $525/mo
- Median household income $38k
- Property tax about 1.8% of value
- 8.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 91°F
- Winter highs around 59°F
- Steamy summers (dew point 71°F)
- 261 sunny days a year (113 totally clear)
- 104 cloudy days a year
- 32 of 90 winter days are gray
- 103 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
- Above-average violent crime (596 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (772 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 33
- 30% of households have kids
- 21% are 65 or older
- 14% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 6% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 24 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 31 mi to DHN airport
- 144 mi to ATL (major hub)
- 152 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 55% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1965
- 82% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 177 ft
- 95 mi to the ocean
- 1 mi to a big lake
- 68 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 268 mi to the nearest ski area
- 3 mi to the nearest campground
- 3 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 15 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
- 4 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 35 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 14% of Georgia districts (reading)
- 2 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 21 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 39 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 14 mi to the nearest vet
- 4 mi to the nearest dog park
- 11 congregations per 10k people
- 33 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Clay County: D+7 in 2024
- Georgia: Purple — split almost evenly
Natural hazards
- High hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- Very low flood risk
- Moderate drought risk
- Very low winter storm risk
- Low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk