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Pavo is a tiny town of 901 people in Thomas County, Georgia. It's about 28 miles from Valdosta, GA and 131 miles from Jacksonville, FL, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 91°F and winter highs 62°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $121k and rent runs about $843 a month.
901people
$121kTypical home
$843/moRent
91° / 62°Summer / winter
0"Snow
262Sunny days
113Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 901
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 512 people per sq mi
- 131 mi to Jacksonville, FL
- 28 mi to Valdosta, GA
- 16 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $121k (≈$761/mo)
- Median rent $843/mo
- Median household income $57k
- Property tax about 0.8% of value
- 2.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 91°F
- Winter highs around 62°F
- Steamy summers (dew point 72°F)
- 262 sunny days a year (114 totally clear)
- 103 cloudy days a year
- 31 of 90 winter days are gray
- 113 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
- Low violent crime (251 per 100k), county-wide
- About average property crime (1,623 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 40
- 28% of households have kids
- 19% are 65 or older
- 18% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 6% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 25 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 30 mi to VLD airport
- 126 mi to JAX (major hub)
- 118 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 72% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1964
- 88% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 266 ft
- 61 mi to the ocean
- 55 mi to a big lake
- 33 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 262 mi to the nearest ski area
- 19 mi to the nearest campground
- 7 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 90 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- Few or no bars within 25 mi
- 22 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 7 museums within 25 mi
- 1 brewery or distillery within 25 mi
- 24 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 17% of Georgia districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 17 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 17 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 12 mi to the nearest vet
- 14 mi to the nearest dog park
- 13 congregations per 10k people
- 17 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.