A town of 8,918, settled in 1895. A typical home worth about $131K.
The 3 things Fitzgerald does most differently from other towns.
1897
900 bales, $16,000.00
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Nothing on the calendar.
Ordered by what stands out in Fitzgerald. Another town gets a different order.
About one in 3 of Fitzgerald’s working residents works in town. The top destinations are Tifton (6%), Ocilla (5%) and Douglas (5%). Half commute less than 18 miles.
The typical Fitzgerald home is worth about $131,000, down 1.9% in a year, 60% below the Georgia typical home.
Fitzgerald beats the Georgia average on 2 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 21.
| What stands out | Fitzgerald | GA |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer binge drinkers | 11.7% | 14.5% |
| More adults treating high blood pressure | 80.7% | 77.4% |
| More adults facing a utility shut-off | 17.8% | 9.6% |
Fitzgerald reports more crime per resident than most U.S. towns we grade: about 93% report less.
4.6 miles of trails across 5 parks and preserves.
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Paulk Park | 1.5 mi | 53 |
| 2. Sports Park | 0.3 mi | 20 |
| 3. American Legion Park | — | 14 |
Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 14% of U.S. communities.
The public schools Fitzgerald’s kids attend, from kindergarten through graduation, trail 77% of Georgia’s districts on state tests and graduation. Among towns with similar incomes, they rank near the bottom.
| School | Grades | Students | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ben Hill County Primary School | PK–2 | 815 | Not graded |
| Ben Hill County Middle School | 6–8 | 594 | C |
Fitzgerald has mild winters and warm summers. A typical July afternoon reaches 92°, a January night drops to 39°, and snow is almost unheard of.
18 postcards, papers and photographs from public archives, and 7 places on the National Register.
7 places in Fitzgerald on the National Register of Historic Places.
18 notable people were born in Fitzgerald.
City in Georgia, United States
Fitzgerald is a city in and the county seat of Ben Hill County in the south central portion of the U.S. state of Georgia. As of 2020, its population was 9,006. It is the principal city of the Fitzgerald micropolitan statistical area, which includes all of Ben Hill and Irwin counties. A small portion of Fitzgerald is in Irwin County. The city is an agricultural marketing center that grows cotton, tobacco, and peanuts. It is also home to diverse manufactures including textiles, lumber, and metal products. The city is home to the Blue and Gray Museum, the Grand Theatre, the Milton Hopkins Memorial Nature Preserve, and the Fitzgerald chicken topiary. The Ben Hill Irwin Campus of Wiregrass Georg…
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