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Pelham is a small town of 3,433 people in Mitchell County, Georgia. It's about 31 miles from Albany, GA and 158 miles from Jacksonville, FL, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 90°F and winter highs 60°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $94k and rent runs about $773 a month.
3,433people
$94kTypical home
$773/moRent
90° / 60°Summer / winter
0"Snow
265Sunny days
97Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 3,433
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 842 people per sq mi
- 158 mi to Jacksonville, FL
- 31 mi to Albany, GA
- 17 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $94k (≈$592/mo)
- Median rent $773/mo
- Median household income $39k
- Property tax about 1.4% of value
- 10.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 90°F
- Winter highs around 60°F
- Steamy summers (dew point 71°F)
- 265 sunny days a year (118 totally clear)
- 100 cloudy days a year
- 31 of 90 winter days are gray
- 97 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
- Above-average violent crime (519 per 100k)
- Above-average property crime (3,095 per 100k)
People
- Median age 37
- 34% of households have kids
- 19% are 65 or older
- 6% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 6% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 19 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 28 mi to ABY airport
- 153 mi to JAX (major hub)
- 138 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 68% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1968
- 82% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 377 ft
- 71 mi to the ocean
- 37 mi to a big lake
- 18 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 268 mi to the nearest ski area
- 17 mi to the nearest campground
- 7 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 33 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- Few or no bars within 25 mi
- 5 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 7 museums within 25 mi
- 1 brewery or distillery within 25 mi
- 18 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 10% of Georgia districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 10 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 19 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 22 mi to the nearest vet
- 22 mi to the nearest dog park
- 9 congregations per 10k people
- 24 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Mitchell County: R+16 in 2024
- Georgia: Purple — split almost evenly
Natural hazards
- High hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- Low flood risk
- Moderate drought risk
- Very low winter storm risk
- Low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk