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Moultrie is a big small town of 14,588 people in Colquitt County, Georgia. It's about 36 miles from Albany, GA and 139 miles from Jacksonville, FL, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 90°F and winter highs 61°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $157k and rent runs about $790 a month.
14,588people
$157kTypical home
$790/moRent
90° / 61°Summer / winter
0"Snow
267Sunny days
99Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 14,588
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 876 people per sq mi
- 139 mi to Jacksonville, FL
- 36 mi to Albany, GA
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $157k (≈$991/mo)
- Median rent $790/mo
- Median household income $44k
- Property tax about 0.8% of value
- 7.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 90°F
- Winter highs around 61°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
- 99 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
- Above-average violent crime (595 per 100k)
- High property crime (3,921 per 100k)
People
- Median age 36
- 33% of households have kids
- 17% are 65 or older
- 19% have a college degree
- Very diverse community
- 6% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 20 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 34 mi to ABY airport
- 133 mi to JAX (major hub)
- 116 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 60% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1978
- 87% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 325 ft
- 75 mi to the ocean
- 57 mi to a big lake
- 36 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 252 mi to the nearest ski area
- 15 mi to the nearest campground
- 7 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 51 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- Few or no bars within 25 mi
- 5 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 4 museums within 25 mi
- 1 brewery or distillery within 25 mi
- 29 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 21% of Georgia districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 25 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 3 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 4 mi to the nearest vet
- 24 mi to the nearest dog park
- 8 congregations per 10k people
- 26 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Colquitt County: R+50 in 2024
- Georgia: Purple — split almost evenly
Natural hazards
- High hurricane risk
- Moderate tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- Very low flood risk
- Moderate drought risk
- Very low winter storm risk
- Low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk