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Ochlocknee is a tiny town of 628 people in Thomas County, Georgia. It's about 38 miles from Tallahassee, FL and 149 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 $166k and rent runs about $834 a month.
628people
$166kTypical home
$834/moRent
90° / 61°Summer / winter
0"Snow
267Sunny days
105Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 628
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 678 people per sq mi
- 149 mi to Jacksonville, FL
- 38 mi to Tallahassee, FL
- 10 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $166k (≈$1,047/mo)
- Median rent $834/mo
- Median household income $42k
- Property tax about 0.7% of value
- 9.0% 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
- 31 of 90 winter days are gray
- 105 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 36
- 28% of households have kids
- 22% are 65 or older
- 13% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 6% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 21 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 39 mi to ABY airport
- 144 mi to JAX (major hub)
- 135 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 64% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1983
- 86% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 262 ft
- 60 mi to the ocean
- 38 mi to a big lake
- 16 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 272 mi to the nearest ski area
- 7 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
- 9 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 49% of Georgia districts (reading)
- 10 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 15 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 19 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 11 mi to the nearest vet
- 10 mi to the nearest dog park
- 13 congregations per 10k people
- 12 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
Some of this place's Census numbers are blended with county figures because its survey sample is small.