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Retire To Valdosta, GA
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Valdosta, Georgia is one of the great places in the U.S. to live in retirement. Find city facts on home sales prices, air quality, water quality, medical care, cost of living, taxes, weather and other demographics.



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Valdosta, Georgia
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Valdosta, Georgia


Valdosta Population
. 1990 2000 2010
Lowndes County blank blank 109,233
Valdosta 39,806 43,724 54,518



Valdosta
Home Sales Prices
(new & existing homes)
. Monthly Average Annual Average Yr-Over-Yr Change
2012 .$117,532-14.8%
Mar $107,655 . .
Feb $151,250 . .
Jan $104,635 . .
2011 .$138,023-3.5%
2010 .$143,063-18.2%
2009 .$174,943-6.8%
2008 . $187,773 -4.5%
2007 . $196,718 2.7%
2006 . $191,514 22.2%
2005 . $156,708 7.2%



Home Sales Price to Big City Comparison
(2012)
. Valdosta GPTR 99 City Avg
Home Price $117,532 $276,000
Nearest Big City Tallahassee na
Home Sales Price in Tallahassee $137,000 $205,000
Home Sales Price Bargain Index 86% of Tallahassee home prices 145%



Home Sales Price to Renting Comparison
(2012)
. Valdosta GPTR 99 City Avg
Home Price $117,532 $276,000
Monthly Rent $952 $1,353
Price/Rent Index 8.3 times the annual rent 14.7



Valdosta
Cost of Living (2012)
76% GPTR 99 City Average
123%



Valdosta Taxes
(2012)
blank Tax Rate Days Worked to Pay State Rank Tax Rate
(99 City Avg)
Days Worked to Pay
(99 City Avg)
State and Local Sales Tax 6.8% -- 24* 6.8% --
Federal, State and Local Tax -- 101 days 35* -- 107 days
* State rank of 1 pays the highest taxes



Valdosta Building Permits
(single family homes)
2010 73
2009 118
2008 216
2007 365
2006 414
2005 256



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