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Country around Folkston is a rural area of about 9,349 people in Charlton County, Georgia, named for the post office its ZIP code uses. It's about 44 miles from Brunswick, GA and 51 miles from Jacksonville, FL, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 94°F and winter highs 65°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $157k and rent runs about $540 a month.
9,349people
$157kTypical home
$540/moRent
94° / 65°Summer / winter
0"Snow
256Sunny days
115Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Rural — about 9,349 people spread over the area
- Part of a metro area
- About 17 people per sq mi
- 51 mi to Jacksonville, FL
- 44 mi to Brunswick, GA
- 22 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $157k (≈$991/mo)
- Median rent $540/mo
- Median household income $64k
- Property tax about 0.7% of value
- 14.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 94°F
- Winter highs around 65°F
- Steamy summers (dew point 72°F)
- 256 sunny days a year (103 totally clear)
- 109 cloudy days a year
- 31 of 90 winter days are gray
- 115 days a year with rain or snow
- Basically no snow
- Snow days are rare
- 4 days a year over 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (84 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (463 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 41
- 29% of households have kids
- 17% are 65 or older
- 13% have a college degree
- Very diverse community
- 8% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 34 min
- 0% walk or take transit to work
- 42 mi to JAX airport
- 42 mi to JAX (major hub)
- 47 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 56% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1986
- 88% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 141 ft
- 38 mi to the ocean
- 102 mi to a big lake
- 27 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 221 mi to the nearest ski area
- 9 mi to the nearest campground
- 4 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 31 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- Few or no bars within 25 mi
- 5 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 1 museum within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 43 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 39% of Georgia districts (reading)
- 13 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 23 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 41 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 30 mi to the nearest vet
- 23 mi to the nearest dog park
- 4 congregations per 10k people
- 50 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Charlton County: R+56 in 2024
- Georgia: Purple — split almost evenly
Natural hazards
- High hurricane risk
- Moderate tornado risk
- Moderate wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- Very low flood risk
- Low drought risk
- Very low winter storm risk
- Low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk
Some of this place's Census numbers are blended with county figures because its survey sample is small.