Living in Midway, GA
Midway is a small town of 2,185 people in Liberty County, Georgia. It's about 12 miles from Hinesville, GA and 102 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 $237k and rent runs about $1k a month.
2,185people
$237kTypical home
$1,018/moRent
92° / 62°Summer / winter
0"Snow
252Sunny days
125Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 2,185
- Part of a metro area
- About 339 people per sq mi
- 102 mi to Jacksonville, FL
- 12 mi to Hinesville, GA
- 9 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $237k (≈$1,495/mo)
- Median rent $1,018/mo
- Median household income $81k
- Property tax about 1.1% of value
- 5.0% 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
- 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
- High violent crime (755 per 100k), county-wide
- Above-average property crime (2,212 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 32
- 37% of households have kids
- 11% are 65 or older
- 25% have a college degree
- Very diverse community
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 32 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 26 mi to SAV airport
- 26 mi to SAV (major hub)
- 25 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 63% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 2003
- 96% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 39 ft
- 9 mi to the ocean
- 126 mi to a big lake
- 43 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 152 mi to the nearest ski area
- 11 mi to the nearest campground
- 17 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 230 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 14 bars within 25 mi
- 59 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 8 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 13 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 44% of Georgia districts (reading)
- 10 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 12 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 37 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 10 mi to the nearest vet
- 7 mi to the nearest dog park
- 5 congregations per 10k people
- 11 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Liberty County: D+17 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