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McRae-Helena is a big small town of 6,030 people in Telfair County, Georgia. It's about 58 miles from Warner Robins, GA and 140 miles from Jacksonville, FL, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 92°F and winter highs 60°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $113k and rent runs about $713 a month.
6,030people
$113kTypical home
$713/moRent
92° / 60°Summer / winter
0"Snow
264Sunny days
79Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 6,030
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 937 people per sq mi
- 140 mi to Jacksonville, FL
- 58 mi to Warner Robins, GA
- 31 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $113k (≈$715/mo)
- Median rent $713/mo
- Median household income $47k
- Property tax about 1.1% of value
- 2.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 92°F
- Winter highs around 60°F
- Steamy summers (dew point 70°F)
- 264 sunny days a year (113 totally clear)
- 101 cloudy days a year
- 32 of 90 winter days are gray
- 79 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
- Very low violent crime (102 per 100k)
- Very low property crime (673 per 100k)
People
- Median age 41
- 32% of households have kids
- 19% are 65 or older
- 8% have a college degree
- Very diverse community
- 2% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 22 min
- 0% walk or take transit to work
- 62 mi to MCN airport
- 99 mi to SAV (major hub)
- 67 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 62% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1973
- 74% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 256 ft
- 96 mi to the ocean
- 111 mi to a big lake
- 90 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 171 mi to the nearest ski area
- 24 mi to the nearest campground
- 2 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 18 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- Few or no bars within 25 mi
- 4 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 2 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 57 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 33% of Georgia districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 20 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 30 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 63 mi to the nearest vet
- 36 mi to the nearest dog park
- 10 congregations per 10k people
- 17 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Telfair County: R+39 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
- Moderate heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk
Limited data: this place is small enough that most of its Census numbers (rent, home value, income, age) are blended with county figures. Treat its match as a rough guide.