The Town Files

25 Small Towns in Georgia With the Mildest Winters

Ranked by january average low (°f) among 149 towns of 2,500–10,000 people in Georgia. #1 is Country Club Estates, GA (January lows average 44.0°F).

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25 Small Towns in Georgia With the Mildest Winters1. Country Club Estates442. Dock Junction443. Sterling444. Folkston445. Fort Stewart416. Walthourville417. Skidaway Island408. Whitemarsh Island409. Montgomery4010. Buckhead4011. Tybee Island4012. Bloomingdale4013. Springfield4014. Thunderbolt4015. Harlem4016. Adel3917. Alma3918. Nicholls3919. Lyons3920. Metter3921. Leesburg3922. Jesup3923. Baxley3924. Donalsonville3925. Fitzgerald39
  1. 25Fitzgerald, Georgia

    January lows average 38.6°F

    9,006 people · Ben Hill County · median home $99,000 · income $37,323 · Jan low 39°F · 0 in snow

  2. 24Donalsonville, Georgia

    January lows average 38.9°F

    2,833 people · Seminole County · median home $109,900 · income $43,477 · Jan low 39°F

  3. 23Baxley, Georgia

    January lows average 39.0°F

    4,942 people · Appling County · median home $72,300 · income $29,880 · Jan low 39°F · 0 in snow

  4. 22Jesup, Georgia

    January lows average 39.0°F

    9,809 people · Wayne County · median home $158,500 · income $46,974 · Jan low 39°F · 0 in snow

  5. 21Leesburg, Georgia

    January lows average 39.1°F

    3,480 people · Lee County · median home $199,200 · income $79,460 · Jan low 39°F · 0 in snow

  6. 20Metter, Georgia

    January lows average 39.1°F

    4,004 people · Candler County · median home $156,300 · income $35,759 · Jan low 39°F · 0 in snow

  7. 19Lyons, Georgia

    January lows average 39.1°F

    4,239 people · Toombs County · median home $122,000 · income $42,059 · Jan low 39°F · 0 in snow

  8. 18Nicholls, Georgia

    January lows average 39.3°F

    3,147 people · Coffee County · median home $42,900 · income $43,977 · Jan low 39°F · 0 in snow

  9. 17Alma, Georgia

    January lows average 39.3°F

    3,433 people · Bacon County · median home $96,400 · income $36,884 · Jan low 39°F · 0 in snow

  10. 16Adel, Georgia

    January lows average 39.3°F

    5,571 people · Cook County · median home $154,900 · income $43,618 · Jan low 39°F · 0 in snow

  11. 15Harlem, Georgia

    January lows average 39.8°F

    3,571 people · Columbia County · median home $274,500 · income $46,197 · Jan low 40°F · 1 in snow

  12. 14Thunderbolt, Georgia

    January lows average 40.0°F

    2,556 people · Chatham County · median home $334,600 · income $75,234 · Jan low 40°F · 0 in snow

  13. 13Springfield, Georgia

    January lows average 40.0°F

    2,703 people · Effingham County · median home $196,000 · income $62,957 · Jan low 40°F · 0 in snow

  14. 12Bloomingdale, Georgia

    January lows average 40.0°F

    2,790 people · Chatham County · median home $236,000 · income $60,250 · Jan low 40°F · 0 in snow

  15. 11Tybee Island, Georgia

    January lows average 40.0°F

    3,114 people · Chatham County · median home $611,200 · income $120,479 · Jan low 40°F · 0 in snow

  16. 10Buckhead, Georgia

    January lows average 40.0°F

    4,441 people · Bryan County · median home $466,100 · income $144,864 · Jan low 40°F · 0 in snow

  17. 9Montgomery, Georgia

    January lows average 40.0°F

    4,443 people · Chatham County · median home $387,700 · income $90,843 · Jan low 40°F · 0 in snow

  18. 8Whitemarsh Island, Georgia

    January lows average 40.0°F

    6,983 people · Chatham County · median home $399,700 · income $101,729 · Jan low 40°F · 0 in snow

  19. 7Skidaway Island, Georgia

    January lows average 40.0°F

    9,310 people · Chatham County · median home $803,700 · income $136,156 · Jan low 40°F · 0 in snow

  20. 6Walthourville, Georgia

    January lows average 41.1°F

    3,680 people · Liberty County · median home $158,700 · income $73,647 · Jan low 41°F · 0 in snow

  21. 5Fort Stewart, Georgia

    January lows average 41.1°F

    8,821 people · Liberty County · median home — · income $53,500 · Jan low 41°F · 0 in snow

  22. 4Folkston, Georgia

    January lows average 43.7°F

    4,464 people · Charlton County · median home $78,100 · income $50,116 · Jan low 44°F · 0 in snow

  23. 3Sterling, Georgia

    January lows average 44.0°F

    2,534 people · Glynn County · median home — · income $86,103 · Jan low 44°F · 0 in snow

  24. 2Dock Junction, Georgia

    January lows average 44.0°F

    8,266 people · Glynn County · median home $143,700 · income $41,258 · Jan low 44°F · 0 in snow

  25. 1Country Club Estates, Georgia

    January lows average 44.0°F

    8,373 people · Glynn County · median home $168,800 · income $52,500 · Jan low 44°F · 0 in snow

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Methodology. We ranked 149 towns of 2,500–10,000 people in Georgia (2020 Census population; towns with 2,500+ people have pages so far). Only towns better than 60% of their peers on this measure qualify, so lists can be shorter than 25. Sources: