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Sumner is a tiny town of 439 people in Worth County, Georgia. It's about 26 miles from Albany, GA and 147 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 $88k and rent runs about $1k a month.
439people
$88kTypical home
$1,042/moRent
90° / 59°Summer / winter
0"Snow
267Sunny days
101Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 439
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 248 people per sq mi
- 147 mi to Jacksonville, FL
- 26 mi to Albany, GA
- 13 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $88k (≈$553/mo)
- Median rent $1,042/mo
- Median household income $55k
- Property tax about 1.0% of value
- 6.0% 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
- 101 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
- Very low violent crime (152 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (264 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 45
- 30% of households have kids
- 18% are 65 or older
- 8% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 29 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 27 mi to ABY airport
- 140 mi to JAX (major hub)
- 109 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 52% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1994
- 71% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 384 ft
- 98 mi to the ocean
- 72 mi to a big lake
- 54 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 232 mi to the nearest ski area
- 20 mi to the nearest campground
- 6 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 78 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- Few or no bars within 25 mi
- 8 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 4 museums within 25 mi
- 1 brewery or distillery within 25 mi
- 50 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 50% of Georgia districts (reading)
- 5 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 9 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 23 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 27 mi to the nearest vet
- 15 mi to the nearest dog park
- 11 congregations per 10k people
- 13 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Worth County: R+50 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
- Moderate drought risk
- Very low winter storm risk
- Low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk