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Valdosta is a mid-size city of 55,252 people in Lowndes County, Georgia. It's part of the Valdosta, GA area. Summer highs average 91°F and winter highs 63°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $183k and rent runs about $1k a month.
55,252people
$183kTypical home
$1,054/moRent
91° / 63°Summer / winter
0"Snow
262Sunny days
118Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Mid-size city of 55,252
- Part of a metro area
- About 1,535 people per sq mi
- 103 mi to Jacksonville, FL
- In the Valdosta, GA area
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $183k (≈$1,153/mo)
- Median rent $1,054/mo
- Median household income $46k
- Property tax about 0.9% of value
- 6.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 91°F
- Winter highs around 63°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
- 118 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
- Above-average violent crime (470 per 100k)
- High property crime (3,736 per 100k)
People
- Median age 29
- 28% of households have kids
- 14% are 65 or older
- 28% have a college degree
- Very diverse community
- 15% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 18 min
- 3% walk or take transit to work
- 5 mi to VLD airport
- 98 mi to JAX (major hub)
- 98 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 63% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1986
- 81% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 207 ft
- 67 mi to the ocean
- 82 mi to a big lake
- 56 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 253 mi to the nearest ski area
- 11 mi to the nearest campground
- 8 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 95 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- Few or no bars within 25 mi
- 22 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 2 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 4 museums within 25 mi
- 1 brewery or distillery within 25 mi
- 13 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 49% of Georgia districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 4 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 41 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- Vet in town
- 2 mi to the nearest dog park
- 7 congregations per 10k people
- College in town
Politics
- Lowndes County: R+18 in 2024
- Georgia: Purple — split almost evenly
Natural hazards
- High hurricane risk
- Moderate tornado risk
- 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