Living in Bloomingdale, GA
Bloomingdale is a small town of 3,007 people in Chatham County, Georgia. It's about 10 miles from Savannah, GA and 125 miles from Jacksonville, FL, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 92°F and winter highs 61°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $236k and rent runs about $2k a month.
3,007people
$236kTypical home
$1,538/moRent
92° / 61°Summer / winter
0"Snow
265Sunny days
108Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 3,007
- Part of a metro area
- About 215 people per sq mi
- 125 mi to Jacksonville, FL
- 10 mi to Savannah, GA
- 3 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $236k (≈$1,488/mo)
- Median rent $1,538/mo
- Median household income $60k
- Property tax about 0.6% of value
- 2.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 92°F
- Winter highs around 61°F
- Steamy summers (dew point 72°F)
- 265 sunny days a year (115 totally clear)
- 100 cloudy days a year
- 31 of 90 winter days are gray
- 108 days a year with rain or snow
- Basically no snow
- Snow days are rare
- 2 days a year over 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (138 per 100k)
- Very low property crime (748 per 100k)
People
- Median age 45
- 28% of households have kids
- 18% are 65 or older
- 23% have a college degree
- Very diverse community
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 30 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 6 mi to SAV airport
- 6 mi to SAV (major hub)
- 10 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 74% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1986
- 89% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 46 ft
- 19 mi to the ocean
- 105 mi to a big lake
- 30 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 129 mi to the nearest ski area
- 18 mi to the nearest campground
- 28 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 420 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 41 bars within 25 mi
- 89 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 1 music venue or club within 25 mi
- 33 museums within 25 mi
- 3 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 5 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 37% of Georgia districts (reading)
- 3 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 10 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 17 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- Vet in town
- 4 mi to the nearest dog park
- 8 congregations per 10k people
- 6 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Chatham County: D+18 in 2024
- Georgia: Purple — split almost evenly
Natural hazards
- High hurricane risk
- Moderate tornado risk
- Low wildfire risk
- Low earthquake risk
- Moderate flood risk
- Low drought risk
- Very low winter storm risk
- Moderate heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk