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Vidalia is a big small town of 10,752 people in Toombs County, Georgia. It's about 53 miles from Hinesville, GA and 137 miles from Jacksonville, FL, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 93°F and winter highs 60°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $159k and rent runs about $794 a month.
10,752people
$159kTypical home
$794/moRent
93° / 60°Summer / winter
0"Snow
264Sunny days
111Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 10,752
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 601 people per sq mi
- 137 mi to Jacksonville, FL
- 53 mi to Hinesville, GA
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $159k (≈$1,000/mo)
- Median rent $794/mo
- Median household income $49k
- Property tax about 1.0% of value
- 5.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 93°F
- Winter highs around 60°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
- 111 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
- Above-average violent crime (459 per 100k)
- Above-average property crime (3,490 per 100k)
People
- Median age 40
- 29% of households have kids
- 21% are 65 or older
- 23% have a college degree
- Very diverse community
- 5% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 24 min
- 3% walk or take transit to work
- 71 mi to SAV airport
- 71 mi to SAV (major hub)
- 52 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 69% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1979
- 84% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 295 ft
- 73 mi to the ocean
- 98 mi to a big lake
- 89 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 146 mi to the nearest ski area
- 19 mi to the nearest campground
- 5 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 32 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- Few or no bars within 25 mi
- 8 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 1 music venue or club within 25 mi
- 1 museum within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 54 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 39% of Georgia districts (reading)
- 2 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 1 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 1 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 54 mi to the nearest vet
- 51 mi to the nearest dog park
- 12 congregations per 10k people
- 36 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Toombs County: R+51 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