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Meigs is a tiny town of 924 people in Thomas County, Georgia. It's about 35 miles from Albany, GA and 153 miles from Jacksonville, FL, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 90°F and winter highs 60°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $69k and rent runs about $595 a month.
924people
$69kTypical home
$595/moRent
90° / 60°Summer / winter
0"Snow
265Sunny days
94Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 924
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 594 people per sq mi
- 153 mi to Jacksonville, FL
- 35 mi to Albany, GA
- 15 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $69k (≈$435/mo)
- Median rent $595/mo
- Median household income $36k
- Property tax about 1.0% of value
- 10.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 90°F
- Winter highs around 60°F
- Steamy summers (dew point 71°F)
- 265 sunny days a year (118 totally clear)
- 100 cloudy days a year
- 31 of 90 winter days are gray
- 94 days a year with rain or snow
- Basically no snow
- Snow days are rare
- Rarely hits 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Low violent crime (251 per 100k), county-wide
- About average property crime (1,623 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 30
- 33% of households have kids
- 19% are 65 or older
- 12% have a college degree
- Very diverse community
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 26 min
- 0% walk or take transit to work
- 32 mi to ABY airport
- 148 mi to JAX (major hub)
- 136 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 50% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1981
- 76% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 354 ft
- 67 mi to the ocean
- 38 mi to a big lake
- 17 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 269 mi to the nearest ski area
- 14 mi to the nearest campground
- 7 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 62 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- Few or no bars within 25 mi
- 12 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 7 museums within 25 mi
- 1 brewery or distillery within 25 mi
- 14 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 10% of Georgia districts (reading)
- 5 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 15 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 17 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 18 mi to the nearest vet
- 17 mi to the nearest dog park
- 13 congregations per 10k people
- 19 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Thomas County: R+24 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