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Sale City is a tiny town of 318 people in Mitchell County, Georgia. It's about 24 miles from Albany, GA and 154 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 $100k and rent runs about $761 a month.
318people
$100kTypical home
$761/moRent
90° / 60°Summer / winter
0"Snow
265Sunny days
97Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 318
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 173 people per sq mi
- 154 mi to Jacksonville, FL
- 24 mi to Albany, GA
- 15 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $100k (≈$632/mo)
- Median rent $761/mo
- Median household income $47k
- Property tax about 1.2% of value
- 5.0% 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
- Breezy
Safety
- Low violent crime (242 per 100k), county-wide
- About average property crime (1,543 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 44
- 30% of households have kids
- 19% are 65 or older
- 12% have a college degree
- Very diverse community
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 26 min
- 0% walk or take transit to work
- 21 mi to ABY airport
- 148 mi to JAX (major hub)
- 128 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 60% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1966
- 80% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 390 ft
- 80 mi to the ocean
- 49 mi to a big lake
- 30 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 256 mi to the nearest ski area
- 26 mi to the nearest campground
- 5 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 97 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- Few or no bars within 25 mi
- 12 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 2 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 28 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 21% of Georgia districts (reading)
- 11 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 16 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 12 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 17 mi to the nearest vet
- 19 mi to the nearest dog park
- 9 congregations per 10k people
- 22 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
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.