88% of residents live below the poverty line in Gough, above both the Georgia town median (15%) and the median of U.S. towns (9.6%). No town among the 264 in Georgia we compare has a higher age of the median resident than Gough. Gough has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.

Small town

139 people, and everyone knows the way

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

Nearby towns

Vidette · 3 mi Keysville · 11 mi Louisville · 11 mi Wrens · 12 mi Waynesboro · 13 mi Blythe · 15 mi

The data

Ordered by what stands out in Gough.

Climate

Mild winters and hot summers: that is Gough’s year

92°summer high

July afternoons reach 92°, January nights drop to 35° and snow is almost unheard of.

Typical low → high °F

Winter37–60°

Spring51–77°

Summer69–90°

Fall53–77°

Nov 9

typical first frost

Mar 21

typical last frost

+1.1°

vs. the 20th-century average

92°

typical summer high

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A year of weatherJuly highs 92°, January lows 35°Rain & snow47″ of rain a year · Snow is almost unheard of Heating & coolingBoth heating and cooling Then and now+1.1° vs. the 20th century · Warmer than the 20th-century average

NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020

Health

A larger share of adults have high blood pressure in Gough than in most of Georgia or the rest of the country

The share of adults in Gough who say their health is fair or poor: 37%. Among 262 Georgia towns, just one has a higher share of adults who have diabetes than Gough. CDC measures, 32 in all: Gough beats Georgia on 3 and trails on 23.

	Gough	Georgia towns	U.S. towns
Fair or poor health (CDC PLACES)	37%	23%	19%
Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES)	23%	15%	14%
Diabetes (CDC PLACES)	25%	14%	12%
Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES)	21%	14%	14%

32 measures vs. Georgia

3 better6 too close to call23 worse

What stands out	Gough	GA
Fewer binge drinkers	9.9%	14.5%
More adults treating high blood pressure	83.2%	77.4%
More older adults who have lost all their teeth	35.1%	14.5%

Jefferson Hospital

11.2 mi away · emergency room

1 of 3

care shortages: mental health

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Everyday habitsMore smokers Hospitals & doctors nearby11.2 miles to an ER · Jefferson Hospital How adults are doingMore adults in fair or poor health Every CDC estimateBetter than GA on 3 of 32

CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA

Natural hazards

Top of a moderate hazard risk in Gough: inland flooding

51risk score of 100

Federal disaster aid has reached households in Gough once, in 2024. Compared with 51% of U.S. communities, expected storm and flood damage here is higher. Expected losses in Gough break down as 38% from inland flooding and 20% from hurricanes.

FEMA risk score

Inland floodingHurricanesDrought

federal disasters paid out here

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What it facesModerate risk Flood claims0 paid flood claims · No paid flood claims on record Past disasters1 federal disaster · Paid out in Gough Get ready0.3 events a year, on average · Ready for inland flooding

FEMA disaster declarations and aid · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA

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