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Phillipsburg is a tiny town of 193 people in Tift County, Georgia. It's about 40 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 $165k and rent runs about $643 a month.
193people
$165kTypical home
$643/moRent
90° / 59°Summer / winter
0"Snow
267Sunny days
102Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 193
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 627 people per sq mi
- 134 mi to Jacksonville, FL
- 40 mi to Albany, GA
- 2 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $165k (≈$1,042/mo)
- Median rent $643/mo
- Median household income $22k
- Property tax about 0.9% of value
- 2.0% 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
- 102 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 (246 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (731 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 40
- 27% of households have kids
- 14% are 65 or older
- 15% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 6% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 20 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 40 mi to ABY airport
- 127 mi to JAX (major hub)
- 97 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 59% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1956
- 64% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 335 ft
- 97 mi to the ocean
- 80 mi to a big lake
- 59 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 228 mi to the nearest ski area
- 10 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
- 3 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 5 museums within 25 mi
- 1 brewery or distillery within 25 mi
- 53 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 39% of Georgia districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 17 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 26 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 27 mi to the nearest vet
- 2 mi to the nearest dog park
- 10 congregations per 10k people
- 3 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.