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Fort Valley is a big small town of 8,858 people in Peach County, Georgia. It's about 14 miles from Warner Robins, GA and 89 miles from Atlanta, GA, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 92°F and winter highs 58°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $127k and rent runs about $886 a month.
8,858people
$127kTypical home
$886/moRent
92° / 58°Summer / winter
0"Snow
260Sunny days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 8,858
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 1,175 people per sq mi
- 89 mi to Atlanta, GA
- 14 mi to Warner Robins, GA
- 10 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $127k (≈$801/mo)
- Median rent $886/mo
- Median household income $50k
- Property tax about 1.1% of value
- 7.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 92°F
- Winter highs around 58°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 69°F)
- 260 sunny days a year (115 totally clear)
- 105 cloudy days a year
- 32 of 90 winter days are gray
- Basically no snow
- Snow days are rare
- 4 days a year over 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (39 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (172 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 33
- 30% of households have kids
- 14% are 65 or older
- 20% have a college degree
- Very diverse community
- 19% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 26 min
- 5% walk or take transit to work
- 17 mi to MCN airport
- 81 mi to ATL (major hub)
- 134 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 52% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1969
- 77% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 509 ft
- 162 mi to the ocean
- 77 mi to a big lake
- 66 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 184 mi to the nearest ski area
- 8 mi to the nearest campground
- 9 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 179 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 18 bars within 25 mi
- 39 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 20 museums within 25 mi
- 2 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 16 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 22% of Georgia districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 10 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 26 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 39 mi to the nearest vet
- 11 mi to the nearest dog park
- 6 congregations per 10k people
- College in town
Politics
- Peach County: R+6 in 2024
- Georgia: Purple — split almost evenly
Natural hazards
- Moderate hurricane risk
- Moderate tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Low earthquake risk
- Moderate flood risk
- Moderate drought risk
- Very low winter storm risk
- Moderate heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk