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Putney is a small town of 3,150 people in Dougherty County, Georgia. It's about 8 miles from Albany, GA and 159 miles from Atlanta, GA, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 92°F and winter highs 60°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $135k and rent runs about $1k a month.
3,150people
$135kTypical home
$1,049/moRent
92° / 60°Summer / winter
0"Snow
265Sunny days
107Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 3,150
- Part of a metro area
- About 143 people per sq mi
- 159 mi to Atlanta, GA
- 8 mi to Albany, GA
- 8 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $135k (≈$849/mo)
- Median rent $1,049/mo
- Median household income $69k
- Property tax about 1.1% of value
- 12.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 92°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
- 107 days a year with rain or snow
- Basically no snow
- Snow days are rare
- 3 days a year over 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Above-average violent crime (696 per 100k), county-wide
- About average property crime (1,888 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 40
- 25% of households have kids
- 19% are 65 or older
- 24% have a college degree
- Very diverse community
- 5% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 25 min
- 0% walk or take transit to work
- 7 mi to ABY airport
- 151 mi to ATL (major hub)
- 131 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 88% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1974
- 91% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 203 ft
- 95 mi to the ocean
- 54 mi to a big lake
- 42 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 249 mi to the nearest ski area
- 15 mi to the nearest campground
- 7 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 80 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- Few or no bars within 25 mi
- 7 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 1 museum within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 42 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 14% of Georgia districts (reading)
- 7 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 13 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 25 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 11 mi to the nearest vet
- 3 mi to the nearest dog park
- 8 congregations per 10k people
- 7 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Dougherty County: D+41 in 2024
- Georgia: Purple — split almost evenly
Natural hazards
- High hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- Moderate flood risk
- Moderate drought risk
- Very low winter storm risk
- Low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk