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Ocilla is a small town of 3,100 people in Irwin County, Georgia. It's about 52 miles from Valdosta, GA and 128 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 $96k and rent runs about $868 a month.
3,100people
$96kTypical home
$868/moRent
92° / 60°Summer / winter
0"Snow
267Sunny days
95Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 3,100
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 1,218 people per sq mi
- 128 mi to Jacksonville, FL
- 52 mi to Valdosta, GA
- 19 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $96k (≈$603/mo)
- Median rent $868/mo
- Median household income $41k
- Property tax about 1.2% of value
- 1.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 92°F
- Winter highs around 60°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
- 95 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 (195 per 100k)
- About average property crime (1,661 per 100k)
People
- Median age 38
- 39% of households have kids
- 16% are 65 or older
- 13% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 23 min
- 4% walk or take transit to work
- 56 mi to ABY airport
- 120 mi to JAX (major hub)
- 81 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 76% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1981
- 77% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 358 ft
- 105 mi to the ocean
- 99 mi to a big lake
- 79 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 209 mi to the nearest ski area
- 13 mi to the nearest campground
- 6 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 72 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- Few or no bars within 25 mi
- 9 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 6 museums within 25 mi
- 1 brewery or distillery within 25 mi
- 62 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 35% of Georgia districts (reading)
- 6 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 2 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 45 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 43 mi to the nearest vet
- 20 mi to the nearest dog park
- 4 congregations per 10k people
- 18 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Irwin County: R+54 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