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Lakeland is a small town of 2,968 people in Lanier County, Georgia. It's about 18 miles from Valdosta, GA and 97 miles from Jacksonville, FL, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 92°F and winter highs 62°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $149k and rent runs about $879 a month.
2,968people
$149kTypical home
$879/moRent
92° / 62°Summer / winter
0"Snow
267Sunny days
114Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 2,968
- Part of a metro area
- About 956 people per sq mi
- 97 mi to Jacksonville, FL
- 18 mi to Valdosta, GA
- 18 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $149k (≈$937/mo)
- Median rent $879/mo
- Median household income $31k
- Property tax about 1.0% of value
- 1.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 92°F
- Winter highs around 62°F
- Steamy summers (dew point 72°F)
- 267 sunny days a year (117 totally clear)
- 98 cloudy days a year
- 30 of 90 winter days are gray
- 114 days a year with rain or snow
- Basically no snow
- Snow days are rare
- 1 day a year over 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Low violent crime (223 per 100k)
- About average property crime (1,876 per 100k)
People
- Median age 37
- 40% of households have kids
- 17% are 65 or older
- 13% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 7% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 21 min
- 9% walk or take transit to work
- 21 mi to VLD airport
- 91 mi to JAX (major hub)
- 81 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 64% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1984
- 84% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 210 ft
- 84 mi to the ocean
- 95 mi to a big lake
- 70 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 235 mi to the nearest ski area
- 8 mi to the nearest campground
- 5 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 101 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
- 3 museums within 25 mi
- 1 brewery or distillery within 25 mi
- 23 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 34% of Georgia districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 4 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 46 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 16 mi to the nearest vet
- 14 mi to the nearest dog park
- 8 congregations per 10k people
- 19 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Lanier County: R+46 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