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AileyGA

A town of 489. A regional job hub with 324 jobs.

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Photo: Michael Rivera · CC BY-SA 4.0
Population
489
residents
Typical home
$144K
+2% in a year
Household income
$49K
median
Median age
28.5
years
Jobs based here
324
A job hub

What makes Ailey stand out

The 3 things Ailey does most differently from other towns.

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Small town

489 people, and everyone knows the way

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Work & commute

Most working residents commute out of Ailey

Most working residents leave Ailey for work: only 6% work in town. The top destinations are Vidalia (28%), Lyons (9%) and Mount Vernon (6%). Half commute less than 14 miles.

6%work in town

Where working residents work

In Ailey6%
Vidalia28%
Lyons9%
Mount Vernon6%
Dublin4%
14 mi
median commute distance
324
jobs based in Ailey
A job hub
jobs vs. working residents
Census LEHD 2023 · ACSCommute map →
Housing

A typical Ailey home is worth about $144K

The typical Ailey home is worth about $144,000, up 2% in a year, 57% below the Georgia typical home.

$144KZillow home value

Typical home value

Ailey$144K
Georgia$331K
+2%
value change, 1 year
2
homes sold in May
Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data CenterHousing market →
Climate

Mild winters, hot summers

Ailey has mild winters and hot summers. A typical July afternoon reaches 93°, a January night drops to 38°, and snow is almost unheard of.

93°summer high

Typical low → high °F

Winter39–62°
Spring53–78°
Summer70–91°
Fall55–78°
Nov 17
typical first frost
Mar 12
typical last frost
+0.9°
vs. the 20th-century average
93°
typical summer high
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020Full climate →
Schools

Ailey’s public schools outperform 36% of Georgia districts

The public schools Ailey’s kids attend, from kindergarten through graduation, trail 64% of Georgia’s districts on state tests and graduation. Among towns with similar incomes, they sit near the middle.

C+School Grade
SchoolGradesStudentsGrade
Montgomery County Elementary SchoolPK–5435C+
NCES · EDFacts · graded within GA on state tests and graduationAll 1 schools →
Natural hazards

Low risk, with inland flooding at the top

Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 35% of U.S. communities.

35risk score of 100
FEMA risk score
35Low riskLowerHigher
Inland floodingTornadoesHurricanes
1
federal disasters paid out here
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMANatural hazards →
Health

How healthy Ailey is

Ailey beats the Georgia average on 3 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 12.

32 measures vs. Georgia
3 better17 too close to call12 worse
What stands outAileyGA
Fewer adults who have had cancer5.3%7%
Fewer adults with high cholesterol32.4%36.8%
More adults without reliable transportation14.3%9.5%
Memorial Health Meadows Hospital
9.9 mi away · emergency room
2 of 3
care shortages: primary care, dental
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSAFull health report →
Outdoors

0% of Ailey is conserved land

1.8 miles of trails across 0 parks and preserves.

0%conserved
Map of Ailey: conserved land, trails and the top places to walk
Green: conserved land · dashed: trails · numbers: the places below
0%
conserved · 0 of 1,388 acres
1.8 mi
of trails · 0.8 per sq mi
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-USParks & trails →
A job hub

Every workday, about 313 people come to Ailey for work

Where Ailey’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.

28% → Vidalia Vidalia 28% 9% → Lyons Lyons 9% 6% → Mount Vernon Mount Vernon 6% 4% → Dublin Dublin 4% 3% → Douglas Douglas 3% 3% → Atlanta Atlanta 3% Ailey · 6% stay
324jobs based in Ailey
6%of working residents work in town
14 mimedian commute distance

Census LEHD 2023

About Ailey

City in Georgia, United States

Ailey is a city in Montgomery County, Georgia, United States. As of the 2020 census, the city had a population of 519, up from 432 in 2010.

From Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 · facts via Wikidata (CC0)

Population
519
Area
2.2 sq mi
Elevation
249 ft
ZIP code
30410
Area code
912

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