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Lake Park is a small town of 1,234 people in Lowndes County, Georgia. It's about 13 miles from Valdosta, GA and 94 miles from Jacksonville, FL, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 92°F and winter highs 63°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $258k and rent runs about $797 a month.
1,234people
$258kTypical home
$797/moRent
92° / 63°Summer / winter
0"Snow
262Sunny days
118Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 1,234
- Part of a metro area
- About 762 people per sq mi
- 94 mi to Jacksonville, FL
- 13 mi to Valdosta, GA
- 13 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $258k (≈$1,628/mo)
- Median rent $797/mo
- Median household income $55k
- Property tax about 0.9% of value
- 2.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 92°F
- Winter highs around 63°F
- Steamy summers (dew point 72°F)
- 262 sunny days a year (114 totally clear)
- 103 cloudy days a year
- 31 of 90 winter days are gray
- 118 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
- About average violent crime (307 per 100k), county-wide
- Above-average property crime (2,383 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 31
- 45% of households have kids
- 13% are 65 or older
- 19% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 24 min
- 0% walk or take transit to work
- 9 mi to VLD airport
- 90 mi to JAX (major hub)
- 90 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 71% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 2005
- 94% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 174 ft
- 60 mi to the ocean
- 87 mi to a big lake
- 55 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 260 mi to the nearest ski area
- 12 mi to the nearest campground
- 9 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 91 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- Few or no bars within 25 mi
- 22 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 2 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 4 museums within 25 mi
- 1 brewery or distillery within 25 mi
- 2 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 12% of Georgia districts (reading)
- 2 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 16 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 52 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- Vet in town
- 9 mi to the nearest dog park
- 7 congregations per 10k people
- 13 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Lowndes County: R+18 in 2024
- Georgia: Purple — split almost evenly
Natural hazards
- High hurricane risk
- Moderate tornado risk
- 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
Some of this place's Census numbers are blended with county figures because its survey sample is small.