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Sylvester is a big small town of 5,489 people in Worth County, Georgia. It's about 20 miles from Albany, GA and 153 miles from Jacksonville, FL, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 92°F and winter highs 60°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $116k and rent runs about $896 a month.
5,489people
$116kTypical home
$896/moRent
92° / 60°Summer / winter
0"Snow
267Sunny days
105Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 5,489
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 836 people per sq mi
- 153 mi to Jacksonville, FL
- 20 mi to Albany, GA
- 19 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $116k (≈$731/mo)
- Median rent $896/mo
- Median household income $58k
- Property tax about 1.2% of value
- 6.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 92°F
- Winter highs around 60°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
- 105 days a year with rain or snow
- Basically no snow
- Snow days are rare
- 2 days a year over 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 37
- 33% of households have kids
- 19% are 65 or older
- 14% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 6% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 25 min
- 4% walk or take transit to work
- 21 mi to ABY airport
- 146 mi to JAX (major hub)
- 115 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 72% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1977
- 73% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 410 ft
- 99 mi to the ocean
- 69 mi to a big lake
- 52 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 235 mi to the nearest ski area
- 25 mi to the nearest campground
- 7 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 129 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- Few or no bars within 25 mi
- 15 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 4 museums within 25 mi
- 1 brewery or distillery within 25 mi
- 49 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 50% of Georgia districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 4 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 24 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 23 mi to the nearest vet
- 11 mi to the nearest dog park
- 11 congregations per 10k people
- 18 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