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Jesup is a big small town of 9,942 people in Wayne County, Georgia. It's about 23 miles from Hinesville, GA and 88 miles from Jacksonville, FL, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 93°F and winter highs 62°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $159k and rent runs about $696 a month.
9,942people
$159kTypical home
$696/moRent
93° / 62°Summer / winter
0"Snow
252Sunny days
100Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 9,942
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 601 people per sq mi
- 88 mi to Jacksonville, FL
- 23 mi to Hinesville, GA
- 23 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $159k (≈$1,000/mo)
- Median rent $696/mo
- Median household income $47k
- Property tax about 1.0% of value
- 11.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 93°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
- 100 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
People
- Median age 46
- 26% of households have kids
- 24% are 65 or older
- 18% have a college degree
- Very diverse community
- 2% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 29 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 34 mi to BQK airport
- 55 mi to SAV (major hub)
- Amtrak station in town
- 78% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1970
- 88% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 108 ft
- 28 mi to the ocean
- 144 mi to a big lake
- 45 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 172 mi to the nearest ski area
- 7 mi to the nearest campground
- 2 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 44 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 3 bars within 25 mi
- 11 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 2 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 20 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 46% of Georgia districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 6 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 53 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 26 mi to the nearest vet
- 22 mi to the nearest dog park
- 11 congregations per 10k people
- 25 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Wayne County: R+60 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
- Low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk