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Lenox is a tiny town of 713 people in Cook County, Georgia. It's about 30 miles from Valdosta, GA and 125 miles from Jacksonville, FL, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 90°F and winter highs 59°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $90k and rent runs about $823 a month.
713people
$90kTypical home
$823/moRent
90° / 59°Summer / winter
0"Snow
267Sunny days
101Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 713
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 447 people per sq mi
- 125 mi to Jacksonville, FL
- 30 mi to Valdosta, GA
- 14 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $90k (≈$566/mo)
- Median rent $823/mo
- Median household income $29k
- Property tax about 0.7% of value
- 2.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 90°F
- Winter highs around 59°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
- 101 days a year with rain or snow
- Basically no snow
- Snow days are rare
- Rarely hits 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Very low violent crime (63 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (308 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 47
- 20% of households have kids
- 21% are 65 or older
- 9% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 11% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 28 min
- 0% walk or take transit to work
- 35 mi to VLD airport
- 118 mi to JAX (major hub)
- 96 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 67% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1972
- 69% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 276 ft
- 86 mi to the ocean
- 77 mi to a big lake
- 55 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 235 mi to the nearest ski area
- 8 mi to the nearest campground
- 8 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 79 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- Few or no bars within 25 mi
- 8 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 4 museums within 25 mi
- 1 brewery or distillery within 25 mi
- 43 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 30% of Georgia districts (reading)
- 9 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 17 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 23 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 19 mi to the nearest vet
- 11 mi to the nearest dog park
- 6 congregations per 10k people
- 16 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Cook County: R+47 in 2024
- Georgia: Purple — split almost evenly
Natural hazards
- High hurricane risk
- Moderate 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