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SumnerGA
A town of 439. A typical home worth about $210K.
Photo: Michael Rivera · CC BY-SA 4.0
Population
439
residents
Typical home
$210K
+9.2% in a year
Household income
$55K
median
Median age
44.6
years
Jobs based here
34
A commuter town
What makes Sumner stand out
The thing Sumner does most differently from other towns.
Small town
439 people, and everyone knows the way
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The data
Ordered by what stands out in Sumner. Another town gets a different order.
Housing
A typical Sumner home is worth about $210K
The typical Sumner home is worth about $210,000, up 9.2% in a year, 37% below the Georgia typical home.
$210KZillow home value
Typical home value
Sumner$210K
Georgia$331K
+9.2%
value change, 1 year
2
homes sold in May
Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data CenterHousing market →
Work & commute
Most working residents commute out of Sumner
Most working residents leave Sumner for work: only 2% work in town. The top destinations are Sylvester (15%), Tifton (13%) and Albany (9%). Half commute less than 22 miles.
2%work in town
Where working residents work
In Sumner2%
Sylvester15%
Tifton13%
Albany9%
Moultrie4%
22 mi
median commute distance
34
jobs based in Sumner
A commuter town
jobs vs. working residents
Census LEHD 2023 · ACSCommute map →
Climate
Mild winters, hot summers
Sumner has mild winters and warm summers, with plenty of rain. A typical July afternoon reaches 91°, a January night drops to 38°, and snow is almost unheard of.
91°summer high
Typical low → high °F
Winter40–62°
Spring53–78°
Summer70–90°
Fall55–78°
Nov 20
typical first frost
Mar 11
typical last frost
+0.7°
vs. the 20th-century average
91°
typical summer high
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020Full climate →
Natural hazards
Low risk, with hurricanes at the top
Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 39% of U.S. communities.
39risk score of 100
FEMA risk score
HurricanesDroughtInland flooding
3
federal disasters paid out here
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMANatural hazards →
Health
How healthy Sumner is
Sumner beats the Georgia average on 0 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 19.
32 measures vs. Georgia
0 better13 too close to call19 worse
| What stands out | Sumner | GA |
|---|---|---|
| More smokers | 21.2% | 13.6% |
| More adults with COPD | 10.1% | 6.5% |
| More adults facing food insecurity | 25% | 17.7% |
Phoebe Worth Medical Center
6.1 mi away · emergency room
2 of 3
care shortages: primary care, mental health
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSAFull health report →
Outdoors
0% of Sumner is conserved land
1.0 miles of trails across 0 parks and preserves.
0%conserved
0%
conserved · 0 of 1,127 acres
1.0 mi
of trails · 0.6 per sq mi
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-USParks & trails →
A commuter town
98% of working residents leave Sumner for work
Where Sumner’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
34jobs based in Sumner
2%of working residents work in town
22 mimedian commute distance
Census LEHD 2023
About Sumner
Town in Georgia, United States
Sumner is a town in Worth County, Georgia, United States. The population was 445 in 2020, up from 427 in 2010. It is part of the Albany, Georgia metropolitan statistical area. Sumner High School is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
From Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 · facts via Wikidata (CC0)
- Population
- 445
- Area
- 1.8 sq mi
- Elevation
- 377 ft
- ZIP code
- 31789
- Area code
- 229
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