Living in Satilla, GA
Satilla is a small town of 1,057 people in Jeff Davis County, Georgia. It's about 55 miles from Hinesville, GA and 114 miles from Jacksonville, FL, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 93°F and winter highs 61°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $123k and rent runs about $650 a month.
1,057people
$123kTypical home
$650/moRent
93° / 61°Summer / winter
0"Snow
264Sunny days
117Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 1,057
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 345 people per sq mi
- 114 mi to Jacksonville, FL
- 55 mi to Hinesville, GA
- 26 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $123k (≈$778/mo)
- Median rent $650/mo
- Median household income $40k
- Property tax about 0.6% of value
- 14.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 93°F
- Winter highs around 61°F
- Steamy summers (dew point 70°F)
- 264 sunny days a year (113 totally clear)
- 101 cloudy days a year
- 30 of 90 winter days are gray
- 117 days a year with rain or snow
- Basically no snow
- Snow days are rare
- 3 days a year over 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Above-average violent crime (581 per 100k), county-wide
- Above-average property crime (3,121 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 36
- 19% of households have kids
- 8% are 65 or older
- 4% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 24 min
- 0% walk or take transit to work
- 74 mi to BQK airport
- 83 mi to SAV (major hub)
- 42 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 38% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 2002
- 62% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 233 ft
- 69 mi to the ocean
- 127 mi to a big lake
- 76 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 175 mi to the nearest ski area
- 11 mi to the nearest campground
- 3 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 48 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- Few or no bars within 25 mi
- 10 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 2 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 55 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 35% of Georgia districts (reading)
- 5 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 3 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 31 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 58 mi to the nearest vet
- 41 mi to the nearest dog park
- 9 congregations per 10k people
- 44 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Jeff Davis County: R+68 in 2024
- Georgia: Purple — split almost evenly
Natural hazards
- High hurricane risk
- Moderate tornado risk
- Very 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
Limited data: this place is small enough that most of its Census numbers (rent, home value, income, age) are blended with county figures. Treat its match as a rough guide.