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Thomasville is a small city of 18,666 people in Thomas County, Georgia. It's about 31 miles from Tallahassee, FL and 142 miles from Jacksonville, FL, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 90°F and winter highs 62°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $205k and rent runs about $1k a month.
18,666people
$205kTypical home
$1,077/moRent
90° / 62°Summer / winter
0"Snow
262Sunny days
120Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small city of 18,666
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 1,243 people per sq mi
- 142 mi to Jacksonville, FL
- 31 mi to Tallahassee, FL
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $205k (≈$1,294/mo)
- Median rent $1,077/mo
- Median household income $50k
- Property tax about 0.8% of value
- 6.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 90°F
- Winter highs around 62°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
- 120 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
- About average violent crime (409 per 100k)
- Above-average property crime (2,510 per 100k)
People
- Median age 39
- 29% of households have kids
- 21% are 65 or older
- 25% have a college degree
- Very diverse community
- 5% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 18 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 38 mi to TLH airport
- 138 mi to JAX (major hub)
- 135 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 77% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1977
- 89% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 299 ft
- 51 mi to the ocean
- 40 mi to a big lake
- 19 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 277 mi to the nearest ski area
- 6 mi to the nearest campground
- 14 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 81 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
- 6 museums within 25 mi
- 1 brewery or distillery within 25 mi
- 9 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 43% of Georgia districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 6 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 25 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- Vet in town
- 2 mi to the nearest dog park
- 13 congregations per 10k people
- 2 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Thomas County: R+24 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