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Folkston is a small town of 4,631 people in Charlton County, Georgia. It's about 38 miles from Brunswick, GA and 40 miles from Jacksonville, FL, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 94°F and winter highs 66°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $110k and rent runs about $495 a month.
4,631people
$110kTypical home
$495/moRent
94° / 66°Summer / winter
0"Snow
256Sunny days
112Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 4,631
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 1,106 people per sq mi
- 40 mi to Jacksonville, FL
- 38 mi to Brunswick, GA
- 13 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $110k (≈$696/mo)
- Median rent $495/mo
- Median household income $50k
- Property tax about 0.9% of value
- 26.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 94°F
- Winter highs around 66°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
- 112 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)
- Very low property crime (463 per 100k)
People
- Median age 39
- 33% of households have kids
- 12% are 65 or older
- 6% have a college degree
- Very diverse community
- 8% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 30 min
- 0% walk or take transit to work
- 31 mi to JAX airport
- 31 mi to JAX (major hub)
- 37 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 51% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1980
- 89% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 98 ft
- 28 mi to the ocean
- 94 mi to a big lake
- 19 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 224 mi to the nearest ski area
- Campground in town
- 7 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 38 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 3 bars within 25 mi
- 14 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 1 museum within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 31 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 39% of Georgia districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 30 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 30 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 19 mi to the nearest vet
- 20 mi to the nearest dog park
- 4 congregations per 10k people
- 39 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.