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A town of 713. A typical home worth about $153K.

Photo: Michael Rivera · CC BY-SA 3.0
Population
713
−13.9% since 2010
Typical home
$153K
+4.7% in a year
Household income
$29K
median
Median age
47.1
years
Jobs based here
153
A commuter town

What makes Lenox stand out

The thing Lenox does most differently from other towns.

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$153Ktypical home
Housing
$153K typical home
54% below the GA typical home
Up 4.7% in a year.
Small town

713 people, and everyone knows the way

In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.

Nearby towns
Sparks · 7 miEllenton · 9 miOmega · 9 miAdel · 10 miNorman Park · 13 miEnigma · 13 mi

Lenox’s report card

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Housing$153K54% below the GA typical homeCommute17 miHalf of commuters travel lessClimate92°/39°Summer high · winter lowHazards53/100Moderate risk of storm & flood damageSchoolsB−Beats 51% of GA districtsOutdoors1 miof trails · 0.3% conserved

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Weather

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89°
Mostly Cloudy
H 92° · L 72°

Upcoming events

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The data

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Housing

A typical Lenox home is worth about $153K

The typical Lenox home is worth about $153,000, up 4.7% in a year, 54% below the Georgia typical home.

$153KZillow home value

Typical home value

Lenox$153K
Georgia$331K
+4.7%
value change, 1 year
Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data CenterHousing market →
Work & commute

Most working residents commute out of Lenox

Most working residents leave Lenox for work: only 3% work in town. The top destinations are Tifton (14%), Adel (10%) and Valdosta (9%). Half commute less than 17 miles.

3%work in town

Where working residents work

In Lenox3%
Tifton14%
Adel10%
Valdosta9%
Nashville6%
17 mi
median commute distance
153
jobs based in Lenox
A commuter town
jobs vs. working residents
Census LEHD 2023 · ACSCommute map →
Climate

Mild winters, hot summers

Lenox has mild winters and warm summers, with plenty of rain. A typical July afternoon reaches 92°, a January night drops to 39°, and snow is almost unheard of.

92°summer high

Typical low → high °F

Winter40–63°
Spring54–78°
Summer70–91°
Fall56–79°
Nov 27
typical first frost
Mar 6
typical last frost
+0.6°
vs. the 20th-century average
92°
typical summer high
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020Full climate →
Health

How healthy Lenox is

Lenox beats the Georgia average on 1 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 17.

32 measures vs. Georgia
1 better14 too close to call17 worse
What stands outLenoxGA
More adults treating high blood pressure81.6%77.4%
More older adults who have lost all their teeth25.6%14.5%
Sgmc Berrien Campus
14.1 mi away · emergency room
1 of 3
care shortages: mental health
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSAFull health report →
Natural hazards

Moderate risk, with hurricanes at the top

Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 53% of U.S. communities.

53risk score of 100
FEMA risk score
53Moderate riskLowerHigher
HurricanesInland floodingTornadoes
6
federal disasters paid out here
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMANatural hazards →
Schools

Lenox’s public schools outperform 51% of Georgia districts

The public schools Lenox’s kids attend, from kindergarten through graduation, outperform 51% of Georgia’s districts on state tests and graduation. Among towns with similar incomes, they sit near the middle.

B−School Grade
SchoolGradesStudentsGrade
Discovery Regional High School9–12136Not graded
NCES · EDFacts · graded within GA on state tests and graduationAll 1 schools →
Outdoors

0.3% of Lenox is conserved land

1.1 miles of trails across 1 parks and preserves.

0.3%conserved
0.3%
conserved · 3 of 1,033 acres
1.1 mi
of trails · 0.7 per sq mi
Biggest places to walkTrailsAcres
1. Roscoe Frances Memorial Park0.2 mi1
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-USParks & trails →
A commuter town

97% of working residents leave Lenox for work

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

14% → Tifton Tifton 14% 10% → Adel Adel 10% 9% → Valdosta Valdosta 9% 6% → Nashville Nashville 6% 5% → Moultrie Moultrie 5% 2% → Douglas Douglas 2% Lenox · 3% stay
153jobs based in Lenox
3%of working residents work in town
17 mimedian commute distance

Census LEHD 2023

Florida [Sarasota County (part) - Washington County] -- Georgia [Appling County - Effingham County (part)]
1940 · Florida [Sarasota County (part) - Washington County] -- Georgia [Appling County - Effingham County (part)] · Wikimedia Commons
Lenox’s story

Lenox in pictures

6 postcards, papers and photographs from public archives.

GAMap-doton-LenoxLenox City Hall 2005Lenox Fire Station 2005
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About Lenox

Town in Georgia, United States

Lenox is a town in Cook County, Georgia, United States. The population was 752 at the 2020 census.

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

Population
752
Area
1.6 sq mi
Elevation
289 ft
ZIP code
31637
Area code
229

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