Living in Richmond Hill, GA
Richmond Hill is a small city of 18,181 people in Bryan County, Georgia. It's about 11 miles from Savannah, GA and 110 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 $313k and rent runs about $2k a month.
18,181people
$313kTypical home
$1,781/moRent
92° / 62°Summer / winter
0"Snow
252Sunny days
125Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small city of 18,181
- Part of a metro area
- About 764 people per sq mi
- 110 mi to Jacksonville, FL
- 11 mi to Savannah, GA
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $313k (≈$1,976/mo)
- Median rent $1,781/mo
- Median household income $93k
- Property tax about 0.9% of value
- 6.0% 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
- Low violent crime (180 per 100k)
- Very low property crime (846 per 100k)
People
- Median age 31
- 56% of households have kids
- 7% are 65 or older
- 37% have a college degree
- Very diverse community
- 7% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 32 min
- 0% walk or take transit to work
- 17 mi to SAV airport
- 17 mi to SAV (major hub)
- 16 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 79% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 2007
- 91% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 46 ft
- 9 mi to the ocean
- 117 mi to a big lake
- 34 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 144 mi to the nearest ski area
- 15 mi to the nearest campground
- 24 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 411 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 44 bars within 25 mi
- 85 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 1 music venue or club within 25 mi
- 33 museums within 25 mi
- 2 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 13 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 7% of Georgia districts (reading)
- 2 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 7 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 28 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 11 mi to the nearest vet
- 3 mi to the nearest dog park
- 5 congregations per 10k people
- 10 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Bryan County: R+36 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