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Darien is a small town of 1,452 people in McIntosh County, Georgia. It's about 15 miles from Brunswick, GA and 71 miles from Jacksonville, FL, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 91°F and winter highs 62°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $172k and rent runs about $925 a month.
1,452people
$172kTypical home
$925/moRent
91° / 62°Summer / winter
0"Snow
252Sunny days
102Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 1,452
- Part of a metro area
- About 69 people per sq mi
- 71 mi to Jacksonville, FL
- 15 mi to Brunswick, GA
- 12 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $172k (≈$1,086/mo)
- Median rent $925/mo
- Median household income $57k
- Property tax about 1.1% of value
- 4.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 91°F
- Winter highs around 62°F
- Steamy summers (dew point 74°F)
- 252 sunny days a year (71 totally clear)
- 113 cloudy days a year
- 36 of 90 winter days are gray
- 102 days a year with rain or snow
- Basically no snow
- Snow days are rare
- 1 day a year over 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Very low violent crime (62 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (849 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 52
- 26% of households have kids
- 34% are 65 or older
- 27% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 6% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 35 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 6 mi to BQK airport
- 56 mi to SAV (major hub)
- 33 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 67% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1990
- 89% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 3 ft
- Right on the coast
- 128 mi to a big lake
- 32 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 183 mi to the nearest ski area
- 4 mi to the nearest campground
- 21 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 118 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 6 bars within 25 mi
- 26 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 6 museums within 25 mi
- 1 brewery or distillery within 25 mi
- 13 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 36% of Georgia districts (reading)
- 3 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 36 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 38 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 13 mi to the nearest vet
- 6 mi to the nearest dog park
- 7 congregations per 10k people
- 37 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- McIntosh County: R+29 in 2024
- Georgia: Purple — split almost evenly
Natural hazards
- High hurricane risk
- Moderate tornado risk
- Moderate wildfire risk
- Low earthquake risk
- Very low flood risk
- Low drought risk
- Very low winter storm risk
- Moderate heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk