BemissGA
A town of 9,201. Public schools that outperform most of Georgia.
Is Bemiss a good place to live?
Bemiss grades B− overall, 72nd among Georgia's 258 graded towns, with clear strengths and some subjects that lag. Its schools outperform 91% of the state's. Its lowest everyday mark is in cost of living: the typical home is worth about $217K, 3.8 years of the Valdosta metro’s $57K median household income. Most errands need a car: it is less walkable than 86% of U.S. towns. Only 11 of Georgia’s 373 towns score lower on history. 8.5% of residents are 65 or older in Bemiss, below both Georgia’s towns (15%) and U.S. towns (18%).
What makes Bemiss stand out
Where Bemiss beats most towns.
99% of working residents leave Bemiss for work
Where Bemiss’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
How Bemiss grades
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Georgia), ordered by how far Bemiss is from typical.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Moving to Bemiss: who provides what
Bemiss is unincorporated, so Lowndes County and regional agencies provide most services.
EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.
The data
Ordered by what stands out in Bemiss.
Bemiss has schools in the top 5% of Georgia and sends most of its workers to Valdosta and beyond.
For schools, Bemiss earns an A
That grade ranks #12 of the 260 Georgia towns we grade for schools.
Two of the 3 schools are below, and why each made the list.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bemiss Academy PrivateLargest elementary schoolGrades K–1 | Grades K–1 | 16 | – |
| Highland Christian Academy PrivateLargest high schoolGrades PK–12 | Grades PK–12 | 203 | – |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within GA on state tests and graduation
About half of Bemiss’ working residents commute to Valdosta
Bemiss has 192 jobs for its 2,843 working residents: even if every job went to a resident, most would still commute out.
Bemiss’ typical journey to work comes in at 23 minutes. For most workers, Bemiss is a place to come home to: only 1% work in town. Jobs based in Bemiss grew to 192 in 2023, 75 more than in 2013. The top destinations are Valdosta (50%), Atlanta (2%) and Nashville (1%).
| Bemiss | Georgia towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Working residents who work in town | 0.8% | 9.2% | 8% |
| Median household income | $93,000 | $63,000 | $80,000 |
| Average trip to work | 23 minutes | 26 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Below the poverty line | 11% | 15% | 9.6% |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
The biggest natural risk in Bemiss is inland flooding, at a low overall level
Storm and flood damage is expected to run lower than in 72% of U.S. communities. Expected losses in Bemiss break down as 36% from inland flooding and 29% from hurricanes. Federal aid has come to Bemiss households in 2 declared disasters; the latest was in 2024.
FEMA disaster declarations and aid · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Bemiss skews younger than Georgia
30% of Bemiss residents are under 18. People 65 and older are 9% of residents (15% statewide); children under 18 are 30% of residents (23% statewide). The age of the median resident for Bemiss comes to 31.1 years. College graduates make up a third of adults 25 and older, against 35% across Georgia.
| Bemiss | Georgia towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 18 | 30% | 24% | 22% |
| Median age | 31.1 years | 36.6 years | 40.5 years |
| Bachelor’s degree or more, 25+ | 33% | 25% | 29% |
Ages · share of residents
Education · adults 25 and older
Women and men · all residents
47% women, 53% men
About 113 men for every 100 women (the survey’s margin: ±1.8 points). Across Georgia, 51.2% of residents are women.
| Bemiss | GA | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 18.1% | 12.1% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 11.4% | 11.1% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 8.9% | 9.5% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 18.5% | 13.8% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 15% | 13.4% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 10.3% | 12.8% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 9.2% | 12.3% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 6.7% | 9.1% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 1.8% | 5.8% | 7% |
| No diploma | 2.2% | 10.8% | 10.4% |
| High school | 23.8% | 26.6% | 26% |
| Some college | 23.9% | 19.2% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 16.8% | 8.4% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 19.9% | 21.1% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 13.3% | 13.9% | 14.1% |
U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates
8.8% of the land in Bemiss is protected from building
Parks and preserves in Bemiss: one, of 9 acres.
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Freedom Park | — | 9 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Bemiss is healthier than 57% of U.S. towns
The share of adults in Bemiss who had a checkup this year: 76%. This Georgia town beats the Georgia average on 8 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 1. Among adults here, 11% have diabetes and 38% feel lonely.
| Bemiss | Georgia towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 32% | 38% | 35% |
| Diabetes (CDC PLACES) | 11% | 14% | 12% |
| Feel lonely (CDC PLACES) | 38% | 39% | 33% |
| Yearly checkup (CDC PLACES) | 76% | 79% | 79% |
| What stands out | Bemiss | GA |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults with heart disease | 4.7% | 6.1% |
| Fewer adults who have had a stroke | 2.8% | 3.6% |
| Fewer adults treating high blood pressure | 73.7% | 77.4% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Homes in Bemiss sell for about $288K
76% of households live in a home they own in Bemiss. For Bemiss, the median rent is $1,417 a month. A home in Bemiss typically sold within 15 days of listing.
| Bemiss | Georgia towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Households that own their home | 76% | 58% | 73% |
| Median rent | $1,417 a month | $1,152 a month | $1,185 a month |
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Everything we know about Bemiss
Colleges nearby
2 within 15 miles of the center of Bemiss
About 8 of every 100 Bemiss residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Georgia.
About Bemiss
Place in Georgia, United States
Bemiss is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in northern Lowndes County, Georgia, United States. It is on Georgia State Route 125, 8 miles (13 km) north of the center of Valdosta, the county seat. Per the 2020 census, the population was 8,999.
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- Elevation
- 246 ft
Bemiss’s neighbors
One town shares a border with Bemiss.
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Questions about Bemiss
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Bemiss, GA a good place to live?
Bemiss grades B− overall, better than 50% of U.S. towns and #72 of 258 in Georgia. It grades B for health and A for schools. Walkability is its weak spot, with a D.
Is Bemiss, GA expensive?
The typical home is worth about $217,000, 34% below the Georgia typical home. Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades C+.