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Quitman is a small town of 4,062 people in Brooks County, Georgia. It's about 17 miles from Valdosta, GA and 117 miles from Jacksonville, FL, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 92°F and winter highs 63°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $111k and rent runs about $750 a month.
4,062people
$111kTypical home
$750/moRent
92° / 63°Summer / winter
0"Snow
262Sunny days
121Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 4,062
- Part of a metro area
- About 984 people per sq mi
- 117 mi to Jacksonville, FL
- 17 mi to Valdosta, GA
- 17 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $111k (≈$698/mo)
- Median rent $750/mo
- Median household income $19k
- Property tax about 1.0% of value
- 3.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 92°F
- Winter highs around 63°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
- 121 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
- About average violent crime (368 per 100k)
- Low property crime (1,294 per 100k)
People
- Median age 46
- 24% of households have kids
- 24% are 65 or older
- 12% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 25 min
- 0% walk or take transit to work
- 17 mi to VLD airport
- 113 mi to JAX (major hub)
- 113 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 69% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1977
- 66% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 207 ft
- 54 mi to the ocean
- 65 mi to a big lake
- 39 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 266 mi to the nearest ski area
- 17 mi to the nearest campground
- 13 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 103 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- Few or no bars within 25 mi
- 22 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 2 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 5 museums within 25 mi
- 1 brewery or distillery within 25 mi
- 22 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 9% of Georgia districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 1 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 33 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- Vet in town
- 14 mi to the nearest dog park
- 9 congregations per 10k people
- 17 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Brooks County: R+27 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.