Tifton, GA: how dark is the sky here?

Satellite radiance puts Tifton in the suburban band. Light dome dominates much of the sky. Only the brightest stars and planets stand out clearly. Tifton's sky is brighter than 70.5% of the 3,206 cities in this dataset.

This comes from a satellite measuring light radiating upward, not a person's eyes on the ground, so it isn't the same as a Bortle class, though the two track each other closely.

How far Tifton is from a meaningfully darker sky

71 miles from Tifton, straight-line, sits Perry, GA, the nearest city here with a darker sky than Tifton's own suburban band.

Perry, GA is itself still a measured city, not a designated dark-sky park, this only compares against the 3,206 places this dataset covers.

How Tifton compares nationally

Tifton, GA counts roughly 17,385 residents, among the 3,206 US cities this site tracks. Tifton places 2,247 of 3,206 cities in this dataset's darkest-to-brightest order.