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Henderson is a small town of 1,952 people in Chatham County, Georgia. It's about 4 miles from Savannah, GA and 118 miles from Jacksonville, FL, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 92°F and winter highs 62°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $342k and rent runs about $2k a month.
1,952people
$342kTypical home
$1,640/moRent
92° / 62°Summer / winter
0"Snow
265Sunny days
125Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 1,952
- Part of a metro area
- About 1,124 people per sq mi
- 118 mi to Jacksonville, FL
- 4 mi to Savannah, GA
- 3 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $342k (≈$2,154/mo)
- Median rent $1,640/mo
- Median household income $104k
- Property tax about 0.8% of value
- 3.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 92°F
- Winter highs around 62°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
- 125 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 (107 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (332 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 64
- 15% of households have kids
- 33% are 65 or older
- 48% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 5% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 29 min
- 0% walk or take transit to work
- 9 mi to SAV airport
- 9 mi to SAV (major hub)
- 9 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 63% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 2002
- 98% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 43 ft
- 11 mi to the ocean
- 109 mi to a big lake
- 29 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 137 mi to the nearest ski area
- 12 mi to the nearest campground
- 26 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 463 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 47 bars within 25 mi
- 97 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 1 music venue or club within 25 mi
- 37 museums within 25 mi
- 2 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 8 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 21% of Georgia districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 2 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 21 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 5 mi to the nearest vet
- 2 mi to the nearest dog park
- 8 congregations per 10k people
- 6 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