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Isle of Hope is a small town of 2,053 people in Chatham County, Georgia. It's about 9 miles from Savannah, GA and 119 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 $454k and rent runs about $1k a month.
2,053people
$454kTypical home
$1,471/moRent
92° / 62°Summer / winter
0"Snow
252Sunny days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 2,053
- Part of a metro area
- About 1,047 people per sq mi
- 119 mi to Jacksonville, FL
- 9 mi to Savannah, GA
- 5 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $454k (≈$2,862/mo)
- Median rent $1,471/mo
- Median household income $105k
- Property tax about 0.8% of value
- 2.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 92°F
- Winter highs around 62°F
- Steamy summers (dew point 72°F)
- 252 sunny days a year (71 totally clear)
- 113 cloudy days a year
- 36 of 90 winter days are gray
- 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 50
- 24% of households have kids
- 26% are 65 or older
- 53% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 2% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 21 min
- 0% walk or take transit to work
- 13 mi to SAV airport
- 13 mi to SAV (major hub)
- 9 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 93% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1965
- 97% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 66 ft
- 5 mi to the ocean
- 103 mi to a big lake
- 18 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 138 mi to the nearest ski area
- Campground in town
- 58 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 623 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 55 bars within 25 mi
- 121 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 1 music venue or club within 25 mi
- 38 museums within 25 mi
- 5 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- Farmers market in town
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 21% of Georgia districts (reading)
- 2 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 4 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 18 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 5 mi to the nearest vet
- 4 mi to the nearest dog park
- 8 congregations per 10k people
- 2 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
Some of this place's Census numbers are blended with county figures because its survey sample is small.