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Pearson is a small town of 1,919 people in Atkinson County, Georgia. It's about 40 miles from Valdosta, GA and 97 miles from Jacksonville, FL, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 92°F and winter highs 61°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $66k and rent runs about $689 a month.
1,919people
$66kTypical home
$689/moRent
92° / 61°Summer / winter
0"Snow
264Sunny days
111Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 1,919
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 572 people per sq mi
- 97 mi to Jacksonville, FL
- 40 mi to Valdosta, GA
- 14 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $66k (≈$415/mo)
- Median rent $689/mo
- Median household income $32k
- Property tax about 1.0% of value
- 6.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 92°F
- Winter highs around 61°F
- Steamy summers (dew point 71°F)
- 264 sunny days a year (113 totally clear)
- 101 cloudy days a year
- 30 of 90 winter days are gray
- 111 days a year with rain or snow
- Basically no snow
- Snow days are rare
- 2 days a year over 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (144 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (300 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 34
- 36% of households have kids
- 15% are 65 or older
- 7% have a college degree
- Very diverse community
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 23 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 43 mi to VLD airport
- 89 mi to JAX (major hub)
- 61 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 42% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1984
- 81% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 217 ft
- 80 mi to the ocean
- 112 mi to a big lake
- 71 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 214 mi to the nearest ski area
- 17 mi to the nearest campground
- 3 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 35 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- Few or no bars within 25 mi
- 6 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 3 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 44 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 37% of Georgia districts (reading)
- 11 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 3 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 59 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 38 mi to the nearest vet
- 30 mi to the nearest dog park
- 4 congregations per 10k people
- 41 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Atkinson County: R+54 in 2024
- Georgia: Purple — split almost evenly
Natural hazards
- High hurricane risk
- Moderate tornado risk
- 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