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Guyton is a small town of 2,740 people in Effingham County, Georgia. It's about 24 miles from Savannah, GA and 139 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 $226k and rent runs about $1k a month.
2,740people
$226kTypical home
$1,149/moRent
92° / 61°Summer / winter
0"Snow
265Sunny days
87Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 2,740
- Part of a metro area
- About 758 people per sq mi
- 139 mi to Jacksonville, FL
- 24 mi to Savannah, GA
- 9 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $226k (≈$1,424/mo)
- Median rent $1,149/mo
- Median household income $86k
- Property tax about 1.0% of value
- 12.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 92°F
- Winter highs around 61°F
- Steamy summers (dew point 71°F)
- 265 sunny days a year (115 totally clear)
- 100 cloudy days a year
- 31 of 90 winter days are gray
- 87 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 (62 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (421 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 31
- 47% of households have kids
- 12% are 65 or older
- 20% have a college degree
- Very diverse community
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 33 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 18 mi to SAV airport
- 18 mi to SAV (major hub)
- 22 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 88% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 2007
- 86% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 125 ft
- 33 mi to the ocean
- 97 mi to a big lake
- 37 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 116 mi to the nearest ski area
- 15 mi to the nearest campground
- 8 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 140 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- Few or no bars within 25 mi
- 38 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 1 music venue or club within 25 mi
- 26 museums within 25 mi
- 3 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 17 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 14% of Georgia districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 7 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 20 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 13 mi to the nearest vet
- 11 mi to the nearest dog park
- 7 congregations per 10k people
- 15 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Effingham County: R+49 in 2024
- Georgia: Purple — split almost evenly
Natural hazards
- High hurricane risk
- Moderate tornado risk
- Low 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
Some of this place's Census numbers are blended with county figures because its survey sample is small.