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Sparks is a small town of 2,056 people in Cook County, Georgia. It's about 24 miles from Valdosta, GA and 120 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 $86k and rent runs about $929 a month.
2,056people
$86kTypical home
$929/moRent
90° / 60°Summer / winter
0"Snow
267Sunny days
100Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 2,056
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 518 people per sq mi
- 120 mi to Jacksonville, FL
- 24 mi to Valdosta, GA
- 21 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $86k (≈$544/mo)
- Median rent $929/mo
- Median household income $39k
- Property tax about 0.8% of value
- 3.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 90°F
- Winter highs around 60°F
- Steamy summers (dew point 72°F)
- 267 sunny days a year (117 totally clear)
- 98 cloudy days a year
- 30 of 90 winter days are gray
- 100 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
- Very low violent crime (63 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (308 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 36
- 25% of households have kids
- 11% are 65 or older
- 10% have a college degree
- Very diverse community
- 2% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 21 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 28 mi to VLD airport
- 114 mi to JAX (major hub)
- 97 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 50% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1980
- 74% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 262 ft
- 81 mi to the ocean
- 76 mi to a big lake
- 54 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 240 mi to the nearest ski area
- 6 mi to the nearest campground
- 9 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 113 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- Few or no bars within 25 mi
- 18 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 1 music venue or club within 25 mi
- 4 museums within 25 mi
- 1 brewery or distillery within 25 mi
- 37 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 30% of Georgia districts (reading)
- 2 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 15 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 24 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 13 mi to the nearest vet
- 17 mi to the nearest dog park
- 6 congregations per 10k people
- 22 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Cook County: R+47 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