Living in Uvalda, GA
Uvalda is a tiny town of 540 people in Montgomery County, Georgia. It's about 54 miles from Hinesville, GA and 128 miles from Jacksonville, FL, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 93°F and winter highs 61°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $110k and rent runs about $800 a month.
540people
$110kTypical home
$800/moRent
93° / 61°Summer / winter
0"Snow
264Sunny days
117Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 540
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 285 people per sq mi
- 128 mi to Jacksonville, FL
- 54 mi to Hinesville, GA
- 14 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $110k (≈$695/mo)
- Median rent $800/mo
- Median household income $63k
- Property tax about 0.7% of value
- 9.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 93°F
- Winter highs around 61°F
- Steamy summers (dew point 70°F)
- 264 sunny days a year (113 totally clear)
- 101 cloudy days a year
- 32 of 90 winter days are gray
- 117 days a year with rain or snow
- Basically no snow
- Snow days are rare
- 4 days a year over 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (174 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (405 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 36
- 35% of households have kids
- 19% are 65 or older
- 21% have a college degree
- Very diverse community
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 29 min
- 0% walk or take transit to work
- 77 mi to SAV airport
- 77 mi to SAV (major hub)
- 47 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 67% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1959
- 87% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 190 ft
- 75 mi to the ocean
- 110 mi to a big lake
- 88 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 159 mi to the nearest ski area
- 6 mi to the nearest campground
- 5 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 50 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- Few or no bars within 25 mi
- 12 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 1 music venue or club within 25 mi
- 2 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 55 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 47% of Georgia districts (reading)
- 11 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 14 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 14 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 56 mi to the nearest vet
- 52 mi to the nearest dog park
- 8 congregations per 10k people
- 38 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Montgomery County: R+53 in 2024
- Georgia: Purple — split almost evenly
Natural hazards
- High hurricane risk
- Moderate tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Low earthquake risk
- Low flood risk
- Low drought risk
- Very low winter storm risk
- Moderate heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk
Some of this place's Census numbers are blended with county figures because its survey sample is small.