Valdosta is a city in and the county seat of Lowndes County in the U.S. state of Georgia. As the principal city of the Valdosta metropolitan statistical area, which in 2023 had a metropolitan population of 151,118, according to the US Census Bureau its metropolitan area includes Brooks County to the west. With a city population of 55,378 in 2020, Valdosta is the home of Valdosta State University, a regional university in the University System of Georgia with over 12,000 students as of 2021.
Southeast
Valdosta
Lowndes County, GA
Population
55,266
Walk Score
71 · Very Walkable
Median rent
$932
Median home value
$152,100
Incorporated
1860
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On the National Register
Historic districts
- Brookwood North Historic District · listed 1995
- East End Historic District · listed 2005
- Fairview Historic District · listed 1984
- North Patterson Street Historic District · listed 1984
- Southside Historic District · listed 2007
- Valdosta Commercial Historic District · listed 1983
- Valdosta Commercial Historic District (Boundary Increase) · listed 2002
Notable landmarks
- Barber-Pittman House · listed 1980
- Carnegie Library of Valdosta · listed 1984
- Converse-Dalton House · listed 1983
- Crescent, The · listed 1980
- Crestwood · listed 1984
- Dasher High School · listed 1985
- First Presbyterian Church · listed 1987
- Lowndes County Courthouse · listed 1980
- Sunset Hill Cemetery · listed 2004
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