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Garden City is a big small town of 10,426 people in Chatham County, Georgia. It's about 5 miles from Savannah, GA and 124 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 $169k and rent runs about $1k a month.
10,426people
$169kTypical home
$1,282/moRent
92° / 61°Summer / winter
0"Snow
265Sunny days
108Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 10,426
- Part of a metro area
- About 728 people per sq mi
- 124 mi to Jacksonville, FL
- 5 mi to Savannah, GA
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $169k (≈$1,068/mo)
- Median rent $1,282/mo
- Median household income $48k
- Property tax about 0.7% of value
- 9.0% 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
- Above-average violent crime (510 per 100k)
- Above-average property crime (2,137 per 100k)
People
- Median age 36
- 34% of households have kids
- 12% are 65 or older
- 17% have a college degree
- Very diverse community
- 5% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 21 min
- 3% walk or take transit to work
- 3 mi to SAV airport
- 3 mi to SAV (major hub)
- 2 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 53% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1980
- 88% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 36 ft
- 12 mi to the ocean
- 102 mi to a big lake
- 22 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 131 mi to the nearest ski area
- 10 mi to the nearest campground
- 51 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 515 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 49 bars within 25 mi
- 103 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 1 music venue or club within 25 mi
- 39 museums within 25 mi
- 4 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 8 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 21% of Georgia districts (reading)
- 2 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 3 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 13 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 2 mi to the nearest vet
- 5 mi to the nearest dog park
- 8 congregations per 10k people
- 5 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