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30.84° N · 83.31° W · GEOID 1364596

Remerton

Lowndes County, Georgia · part of the Valdosta, GA metro

Limited data population under 5,000, core figures borrowed from county or metro: median_home_value

GeorgiaRemerton, GARemertonRemerton

The short answer

Remerton is home to 1,280 people. Median household income is $26,824 a year and median rent is $932 a month, 41.7% of income (a ratio of two medians, not any one household's burden). That is above the usual 30% line for cost burden. The median home is valued at $215,600, about 8.0x annual median household income.

Median gross rent
$932
32% below the median place
Median household income
$26,824
67% below the median place
Median home value
$215,600
32% below the median place
Unemployment
5.1%
4% above the median place

Compared with the median of the 6,645 places we track. The bundle was checked 2026-11-14; each measure may refer to an older release.

What stands out about Remerton

  • After the median rent, and with prices for everything else adjusted to the US average, the median household has about $16,600 a year left, less than in 99% of the 1,875 places under 10,000 people we track. It is the lowest of 132 Georgia places.
  • The median rent takes 41.7% of the median household's income, a bigger share than in 99% of places its size. It is the highest of 166 Georgia places.
  • 41.3% of residents live below the poverty line, more than in 99% of places its size. It is the highest of 156 Georgia places.
  • The median resident is 24.4 years old, younger than in 98% of places its size. It is the 3rd-lowest of 166 Georgia places.
  • The median home is worth 8 years of the median household's income, more than in 96% of places its size. It is the highest of 166 Georgia places.
01

Moving to Remerton

Lowndes County gains about 2.6 residents per 1,000 a year to moves between counties.

Moved in7,539
Moved out7,312
Net+227

Where people come from and where they go, top counties

Brooks County, GA360382−22
Lanier County, GA243296−53
Cook County, GA182282−100
Duval County, FL156191−35
Berrien County, GA144191−47

Within Georgia, other states or abroad

Arrivals
Leavers
Within GeorgiaOther statesAbroad

Income per tax return

Arrivals$45K
Leavers$51K

People on tax returns who moved between counties, from IRS migration data, 2022 to 2023. Figures are for all of Lowndes County; flows under 20 returns are not published.

Who moves here
5.5% of residents arrived from another county in the past year, 3.5% from another state.
Who arrives and who leaves
Households moving into Lowndes County report $44,500 a year in income on average; those leaving, $51,100, so leavers earn more than newcomers.
Income you would need
$37,300 a year to rent the median home at the 30% line. From your city
Rent or buy
Median rent is $932 a month; owners with a mortgage pay $1,439 a month including taxes and insurance, on a median home of $215,600.
Getting to work
17 minutes each way on average; 6.5% work from home.
If it is close but not quite
Hamtramck, MI matches it on character. Compare the two
Moved here in the past year1
5.5%
4% below the median place
Income of households moving in8
$44,506
37% below the median place
Income of households moving out8
$51,116
27% below the median place
All 5 moving measures
MeasureRemertonAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Moved here in the past year15.5%4% below
Moved from another state1County figure3.5%76% above
Net movers per 1,000 people8County figure2.6above (median -0.6)
Income of households moving in8County figure$44,50637% below
Income of households moving out8County figure$51,11627% below
02

What it costs to live here

Rent to income is 41.7%, 104% above the median place.

Remerton41.7%
Typical place20.4%

Share of the median household income that goes to the median rent. Above 30% is the usual stress line.

Income needed to rent
$37,280
a year, at the 30% line
Rent to income
41.7%
104% above the median place
Home price to income
8.0x
112% above the median place

Could you afford it?

The median rent would take
41%
well over the 30% line
Left after rent, in US prices
$16,800
a year
Vs the typical household here
Same
as the median household

Uses the median rent in Remerton, $932 a month, and local prices for everything else (94.3 against a US average of 100). It runs in your browser and stores nothing.

Like Remerton, but easier on the budget

Close matches on income, rent, home value, education and age, where rent takes a clearly smaller share of income.

PlaceRent to incomeMore left a year
Doffing, TX29.1% vs 41.7%$8,300Compare
East Porterville, CA30.5% vs 41.7%$11,100Compare
Hudson, TX28.8% vs 41.7%n/aCompare

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Median year built1
1999
1% above the median place
Vacant homes1
12.8%
81% above the median place
Renters paying 30%+1
45.8%
10% below the median place
All 16 cost and housing measures
MeasureRemertonAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Median gross rent1$93232% below
Rent to income141.7%104% above
Property tax rate10.8%11% below
Home price to income18.0x112% above
Prices vs US average2Metro figure88.313% below
Fair market rent, 2 bedrooms3County figure$1,17927% below
HUD area median income4County figure$82,60023% below
Property tax paid (median)1County figure$1,75046% below
Median home value1County figure$215,60032% below
Home prices, 1-year change5County figure3.0%7% below
Home prices, 5-year change5County figure48.9%5% below
Homeownership1County figure56.9%14% below
Renters paying 30%+145.8%10% below
Owner costs with a mortgage1County figure$1,43923% below
Vacant homes112.8%81% above
Median year built119991% above
03

Work and pay

Commutes by transit is 0.0%, below the median place (median 0.8%).

Commutes by transit1
0.0%
below the median place (median 0.8%)
Median household income1
$26,824
67% below the median place
Poverty rate1
41.3%
283% above the median place
All 10 work and pay measures
MeasureRemertonAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Median household income1$26,82467% below
Income per person1$23,01543% below
Unemployment1County figure5.1%4% above
Average annual pay6County figure$50,03224% below
Pay growth, 1 year6County figure3.1%16% below
Jobs6County figure49,34967% below
Poverty rate141.3%283% above
Mean commute117 min34% below
Works from home1County figure6.5%48% below
Commutes by transit10.0%below (median 0.8%)
04

Who lives here

Homes with broadband is 70.1%, 24% below the median place.

Homes with broadband1
70.1%
24% below the median place
Median age1
24.4
37% below the median place
No health insurance1
23.2%
262% above the median place

More about who lives here, against the typical place

Household size2.0 −19%
Bachelor's or higher14.0% −56%
High school or higher93.3% +1%
All 9 people measures
MeasureRemertonAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Population11,2806646th largest
Population change since 20207-3.4%below (median 1.1%)
Median age124.437% below
Bachelor's or higher114.0%56% below
High school or higher193.3%1% above
Household size12.019% below
Born abroad1County figure4.0%55% below
No health insurance123.2%262% above
Homes with broadband170.1%24% below
05

Life in Remerton

18 sites are on the National Register of Historic Places.

Out the door, against the typical place

Parks per 10k residents0.0 −100%
Playgrounds per 10k0.0 −100%
Grocery stores per 10k0.0 −100%
Restaurants, cafes and bars per 10k171.9 15.4×
Libraries per 10k0.0 −100%
Named paths and bike trails0 km −100%
Bus and rail stops per sq mi0.0 −100%

Mapped by volunteers in OpenStreetMap inside the city limits (Census boundaries), so coverage is fuller in some places than others. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL.

Businesses per 10,000 residents (county figures)

Restaurants and bars20.5 −1%
Shops42.7 +41%
Arts, recreation and fitness2.8 −32%
Doctors' offices and clinics22.6 +12%
Child care centers2.8 +22%

Counts businesses with paid staff, so small owner-run shops are not included.

Shops per 10k9
42.7
41% above the median place
Arts, recreation and fitness per 10k9
2.8
32% below the median place
Public school students13
19,812
305% above the median place
All 16 schools and local life measures
MeasureRemertonAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Public schools13County figure20122% above
Public school students13County figure19,812305% above
Students per teacher13County figure14.46% below
Restaurants and bars per 10k9County figure20.51% below
Shops per 10k9County figure42.741% above
Arts, recreation and fitness per 10k9County figure2.832% below
Doctors' offices and clinics per 10k9County figure22.612% above
Child care centers per 10k9County figure2.822% above
Parks per 10k100.0below (median 10.2)
Playgrounds per 10k100.0below (median 9.4)
Grocery stores per 10k100.0below (median 2.1)
Restaurants, cafes and bars per 10k10171.9above (median 11.2)
Libraries per 10k100.0below (median 0.9)
Named paths and bike trails100.0below (median 2.0)
Transit stops per sq mi100.0below (median 0.2)
National Register listings11County figure1838% above
06

Safety, weather and risk

Violent crime per 100k is 155, 19% below the median place.

Violent crime per 100k
155
19% below the median place
Property crime per 100k
1,162
4% below the median place
Months reported
12 of 12
by the city police department to the FBI

Counts only offenses reported by the city police department. Sheriff, state and campus police are not included, and some departments do not report to the FBI at all, so compare with care.

Average temperature14
67°F
22% above the median place
January average low14
40°F
57% above the median place
July average high14
92°F
6% above the median place
All 11 weather and risk measures
MeasureRemertonAmong 6,645 placesVs median
July average high14County figure92°F6% above
January average low14County figure40°F57% above
Average temperature14County figure67°F22% above
Annual precipitation14County figure51.0 in16% above
Natural hazard risk15County figure72.721% below
Hurricane risk15County figure91.229% above
Tornado risk15County figure73.89% below
Wildfire risk15County figure72.518% above
Heat wave risk15County figure77.414% below
Median air quality index16County figure4914% above
Good air days16County figure51.2%25% below
08

Remerton in 2030: where the trends point

If recent trends hold, the median rent will take about 42% of the median income in 2030, about the same as 42% now.

Citytistics projections to 2030: each figure's own trend, blended with the typical trend across the places we rate, eased toward long-run US growth and carried forward from the latest release. The range is where 80% of places landed when we tested the same method on past releases.

MeasureLatest2030 projectionLikely rangeAvg. per year
Median rent$932/mo (2024)$1,190/mo$980 to $1,450/mo+4.2%
Median household income$26,824 (2024)$34,000$28,500 to $40,000+4.0%
Population1,291 (2025)1,2801,230 to 1,340−0.1%

A projection of recent trends, not a prediction of the economy or advice to buy or sell. How we project.

09

Places like Remerton

The closest matches on income, rent, home value, education and age, and the places nearby.

PlaceRentIncome
Hamtramck, MI$989$39,293Compare
Doffing, TX$785$32,318Compare
Albion, MI$775$39,885Compare
Williamsburg, KY$793$38,147Compare
Williamsburg, KYAlbion, MIDoffing, TXHamtramck, MIRemerton, GARemertonHamtramckDoffingAlbionWilliamsburgRemertonHamtramckDoffingAlbionWilliamsburg

Common questions

Is Remerton a good place to live?

It depends on what you need, so here is what the numbers say. After the median rent, and with prices for everything else adjusted to the US average, the median household has about $16,600 a year left, less than in 99% of the 1,875 places under 10,000 people we track. It is the lowest of 132 Georgia places. The median rent takes 41.7% of the median household's income, a bigger share than in 99% of places its size. It is the highest of 166 Georgia places. See how it ranks with your own weights.

Is Remerton expensive to live in?

The median rent takes 41.7% of the median household income, against 20.4% in the typical place we track. Housing is a heavier load here than usual. The median home is valued at $215,600.

What salary do you need to live in Remerton?

To rent the median home without spending more than 30% of income on rent, a household needs about $37,280 a year. Work it out from your current city.

Is Remerton safe?

There were 155 reported violent crimes per 100,000 residents, against 192 in the typical place.

What places are similar to Remerton?

On income, rent, home value, education and age, the closest matches are Hamtramck, MI, Doffing, TX, Albion, MI and Williamsburg, KY.

Sources and methods

The small numbers beside each measure point here. Every dataset is public; links go to the publisher.

  1. American Community Survey 5-year estimates · US Census Bureau · 2020 to 2024 estimatesTables B01002, B01003, B05002, B07003, B08013, B08301, B15003, B17001, B19013, B19301, B23025, B25002, B25003, B25010, B25035, B25064, B25070, B25077, B25088, B25103, B28002, S2701
  2. Regional Price Parities · US Bureau of Economic Analysis · Latest release, retrieved 2026-11-14
  3. Fair Market Rents · US Department of Housing and Urban Development · Fiscal year 2027
  4. Income Limits · US Department of Housing and Urban Development · Fiscal year 2026
  5. House Price Index · Federal Housing Finance Agency · Latest release, retrieved 2026-11-14
  6. Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages · US Bureau of Labor Statistics · 2025 annual averages
  7. Population Estimates · US Census Bureau · Vintage 2025
  8. SOI Tax Stats, county-to-county migration · Internal Revenue Service · Tax years 2022 to 2023Counts tax returns and the people on them; flows under 20 returns are suppressed.
  9. County Business Patterns · US Census Bureau · 2023 data
  10. OpenStreetMap · © OpenStreetMap contributors, available under the Open Database License (ODbL) · Map data as of 2026-11
  11. National Register of Historic Places · National Park Service · Listings through 2026-05-22
  12. Crime Data Explorer · Federal Bureau of Investigation · 2025 data
  13. Common Core of Data · National Center for Education Statistics · 2024 release
  14. 1991-2020 climate normals · NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information · Series updated 2026-11-05Averages for 1991 to 2020 computed from NOAA's county climate series (nClimDiv).nClimDiv county series
  15. National Risk Index · Federal Emergency Management Agency · Latest release, retrieved 2026-11-14NRI data and maps
  16. Air Quality System, annual AQI by county · US Environmental Protection Agency · 2025 dataAirData download files

Derived by Citytistics from the tables above: rent to income (B25064, B19013); property tax rate (B25103, B25077); home price to income (B25077, B19013).

What stands out compares Remerton with places of a similar size, using only figures measured for Remerton itself; county and metro figures never count. Survey figures are estimates with margins of error. Formulas and definitions: methodology. API: /api/v1/places/remerton-georgia

Citytistics. “Remerton, Georgia.” Data as of 2026-11-14. https://www.citytistics.com/city/remerton-georgia/

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