Area data
Fort Benning, GA — ZIP 31905
Population: 15,157 (Census ACS)
FEMA's National Risk Index rates the county's overall natural-hazard risk Relatively Moderate, with lightning, hail, heatwave the top-rated hazards. Cost of living is 3.7% below the US average (BEA, metro/state-level).
Home values & appreciation
- House Price Index (state)
- 421.8 (-0.1% YoY)
Sources: home value index (ZIP-level) · FHFA House Price Index (state-level)
Affordability
- Cost of living index (Average)
- 96.3 (100 = US avg)
- Electricity rate (state-level)
- 14.7¢/kWh
- Natural gas rate (state-level)
- $20.40/MCF
- 30-year mortgage rate (national)
- 6.66%
- 15-year mortgage rate (national)
- 6.00%
Sources: BEA Regional Price Parities (metro/state-level) · EIA energy rates (state-level) · Freddie Mac PMMS (national)
Natural hazards & flood risk
- Overall hazard risk (county)
- Relatively Moderate
- Top hazards (county)
- lightning, hail, heatWave, hurricane, inlandFlooding
- Notable hazard ratings (county)
- earthquake: Relatively Low · hail: Relatively Moderate · heatWave: Relatively Moderate · hurricane: Relatively Moderate · iceStorm: Relatively Low · inlandFlooding: Relatively Moderate
- Wildfire risk to homes (county)
- Higher than 60% of US counties
- Buildings in wildfire direct-exposure zone
- 19.9%
- Radon potential (county)
- Low radon potential — EPA Zone 3 of 3
- EPA Superfund (NPL) sites within 5 mi
- None
Sources: FEMA National Risk Index (county-level) · FEMA flood data (ZIP-level) · USDA Forest Service Wildfire Risk to Communities (county-level) · EPA radon zones + Superfund NPL
Climate (30-year normals)
- Annual precipitation
- 55.1 in
- USDA plant hardiness zone
- 8b (extreme annual low 15 to 20°F)
Sources: NOAA Climate Normals (30-year, nearest-station) · USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map (2023)
Air quality
- Air quality rating
- Good
- Median AQI (annual)
- 49
- Days with Good air quality
- 193
- Days with Moderate air quality
- 166
- Highest AQI recorded (year)
- 127
Source: EPA air quality data (nearest monitoring station, annual)
Amenities
- National parks within ~60 mi
- 4
- Nearest national park
- Jimmy Carter National Historical Park (40 mi)
- National parks include
- Jimmy Carter National Historical Park, Tuskegee Airmen National Historic Site, Tuskegee Institute National Historic Site
- Airports within 30 mi
- 12
- Nearest airport
- Lawson Army Air Field (LSF) (5 mi)
- Nearest major airport
- Lawson Army Air Field (LSF) (5 mi)
- Hospitals nearby (~15 mi)
- 1
- Hospitals include
- Martin ACH (FT Benning)
- EV charging stations (within 10 mi)
- 29
- Solar radiation rating
- Good (4.6 kWh/m²/day)
Sources: National Park Service · FAA airport data · CMS hospital data · DOE/NREL (proximity-based)
Housing stock
- Median year housing built
- 2,000
- Housing built before 1970
- 27.2%
- Housing built 2000 or later
- 50.8%
- Households with broadband internet
- 83.0%
Source: Census ACS 5-year estimates (ZIP-level)
Employment & development
- Total county employment
- 73,771
- Average weekly wage
- $1,013
- Top industries (by employment)
- Health Care, Accommodation & Food, Finance & Insurance
- Annual residential building permits (county)
- 156
Sources: BLS QCEW (county-level) · Census Building Permits (county-level)
Area data compiled from public government, academic, and industry research feeds. Data sources →
Common questions
- What is the natural-hazard risk in ZIP 31905?
- Overall risk: Relatively Moderate (FEMA NRI, county-level). Top hazards: lightning, hail, heatWave, hurricane, inlandFlooding.
- What is the wildfire risk in ZIP 31905?
- Risk to homes is higher than 60% of US counties (USDA Forest Service Wildfire Risk to Communities, county-level).
- What is the radon potential in ZIP 31905?
- Low radon potential — EPA Zone 3 of 3, county-level. EPA recommends testing every home regardless of zone.
- Are there Superfund sites near ZIP 31905?
- No current or proposed National Priorities List sites within 5 miles (EPA).
- What is the air quality in ZIP 31905?
- Good. Median AQI: 49. (EPA AQI).
- What is the cost of living in ZIP 31905?
- Regional Price Parity: 96.3 (100 = US average) (Average) (BEA RPP, metro/state-level).
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