Living in Homeland, GA
Homeland is a tiny town of 755 people in Charlton County, Georgia. It's about 38 miles from Brunswick, GA and 42 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 $108k and rent runs about $848 a month.
755people
$108kTypical home
$848/moRent
94° / 66°Summer / winter
0"Snow
256Sunny days
112Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 755
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 302 people per sq mi
- 42 mi to Jacksonville, FL
- 38 mi to Brunswick, GA
- 14 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $108k (≈$681/mo)
- Median rent $848/mo
- Median household income $48k
- Property tax about 1.0% of value
- 7.0% 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), county-wide
- Very low property crime (463 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 38
- 28% of households have kids
- 17% are 65 or older
- 8% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 6% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 32 min
- 0% walk or take transit to work
- 32 mi to JAX airport
- 32 mi to JAX (major hub)
- 39 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 44% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1994
- 83% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 105 ft
- 29 mi to the ocean
- 95 mi to a big lake
- 19 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 223 mi to the nearest ski area
- 2 mi to the nearest campground
- 6 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 27 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- Few or no bars within 25 mi
- 8 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 1 museum within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 33 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 39% of Georgia districts (reading)
- 3 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 31 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 31 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 20 mi to the nearest vet
- 21 mi to the nearest dog park
- 4 congregations per 10k people
- 41 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.