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Port Wentworth is a big small town of 12,892 people in Chatham County, Georgia. It's about 12 miles from Savannah, GA and 131 miles from Jacksonville, FL, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 92°F and winter highs 61°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $228k and rent runs about $2k a month.
12,892people
$228kTypical home
$1,812/moRent
92° / 61°Summer / winter
0"Snow
265Sunny days
108Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 12,892
- Part of a metro area
- About 802 people per sq mi
- 131 mi to Jacksonville, FL
- 12 mi to Savannah, GA
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $228k (≈$1,438/mo)
- Median rent $1,812/mo
- Median household income $80k
- Property tax about 0.7% of value
- 5.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 92°F
- Winter highs around 61°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
- 108 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 (161 per 100k)
- Very low property crime (529 per 100k)
People
- Median age 36
- 27% of households have kids
- 9% are 65 or older
- 25% have a college degree
- Very diverse community
- 6% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 28 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 5 mi to SAV airport
- 5 mi to SAV (major hub)
- 8 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 72% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 2006
- 88% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 49 ft
- 20 mi to the ocean
- 97 mi to a big lake
- 24 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 124 mi to the nearest ski area
- 17 mi to the nearest campground
- 55 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 538 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 49 bars within 25 mi
- 107 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 1 music venue or club within 25 mi
- 37 museums within 25 mi
- 4 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 10 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 43% of Georgia districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 9 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 9 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- Vet in town
- 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