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Waycross is a big small town of 13,756 people in Ware County, Georgia. It's about 53 miles from Brunswick, GA and 73 miles from Jacksonville, FL, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 94°F and winter highs 64°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $84k and rent runs about $768 a month.
13,756people
$84kTypical home
$768/moRent
94° / 64°Summer / winter
0"Snow
264Sunny days
98Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 13,756
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 1,158 people per sq mi
- 73 mi to Jacksonville, FL
- 53 mi to Brunswick, GA
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $84k (≈$530/mo)
- Median rent $768/mo
- Median household income $38k
- Property tax about 1.0% of value
- 11.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 94°F
- Winter highs around 64°F
- Steamy summers (dew point 72°F)
- 264 sunny days a year (113 totally clear)
- 101 cloudy days a year
- 30 of 90 winter days are gray
- 98 days a year with rain or snow
- Basically no snow
- Snow days are rare
- 6 days a year over 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Above-average violent crime (618 per 100k)
- High property crime (3,754 per 100k)
People
- Median age 38
- 29% of households have kids
- 18% are 65 or older
- 16% have a college degree
- Very diverse community
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 21 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 53 mi to BQK airport
- 64 mi to JAX (major hub)
- 39 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 65% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1969
- 78% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 141 ft
- 51 mi to the ocean
- 124 mi to a big lake
- 41 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 206 mi to the nearest ski area
- 27 mi to the nearest campground
- 4 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 32 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- Few or no bars within 25 mi
- 9 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- No museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 51 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 44% of Georgia districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 1 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 58 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 49 mi to the nearest vet
- Dog park in town
- 12 congregations per 10k people
- 61 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Ware County: R+43 in 2024
- Georgia: Purple — split almost evenly
Natural hazards
- High hurricane risk
- Moderate tornado risk
- Low wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- Very low flood risk
- Low drought risk
- Very low winter storm risk
- Low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk