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Omega is a small town of 1,194 people in Tift County, Georgia. It's about 38 miles from Albany, GA and 134 miles from Jacksonville, FL, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 90°F and winter highs 59°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $124k and rent runs about $775 a month.
1,194people
$124kTypical home
$775/moRent
90° / 59°Summer / winter
0"Snow
267Sunny days
101Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 1,194
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 670 people per sq mi
- 134 mi to Jacksonville, FL
- 38 mi to Albany, GA
- 10 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $124k (≈$781/mo)
- Median rent $775/mo
- Median household income $47k
- Property tax about 1.1% of value
- 3.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 90°F
- Winter highs around 59°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
- 101 days a year with rain or snow
- Basically no snow
- Snow days are rare
- Rarely hits 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Low violent crime (208 per 100k)
- Very low property crime (620 per 100k)
People
- Median age 35
- 42% of households have kids
- 9% are 65 or older
- 9% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 6% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 29 min
- 4% walk or take transit to work
- 38 mi to ABY airport
- 127 mi to JAX (major hub)
- 103 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 58% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1982
- 78% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 338 ft
- 89 mi to the ocean
- 73 mi to a big lake
- 52 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 236 mi to the nearest ski area
- 12 mi to the nearest campground
- 5 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 71 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- Few or no bars within 25 mi
- 8 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 4 museums within 25 mi
- 1 brewery or distillery within 25 mi
- 45 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 39% of Georgia districts (reading)
- 8 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 22 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 18 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 19 mi to the nearest vet
- 8 mi to the nearest dog park
- 10 congregations per 10k people
- 11 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Tift County: R+36 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
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.