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St. Marys is a small city of 19,166 people in Camden County, Georgia. It's about 27 miles from Brunswick, GA and 29 miles from Jacksonville, FL, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 90°F and winter highs 63°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $312k and rent runs about $1k a month.
19,166people
$312kTypical home
$1,183/moRent
90° / 63°Summer / winter
0"Snow
257Sunny days
111Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small city of 19,166
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 751 people per sq mi
- 29 mi to Jacksonville, FL
- 27 mi to Brunswick, GA
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $312k (≈$1,969/mo)
- Median rent $1,183/mo
- Median household income $74k
- Property tax about 1.0% of value
- 8.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 90°F
- Winter highs around 63°F
- Steamy summers (dew point 72°F)
- 257 sunny days a year (72 totally clear)
- 108 cloudy days a year
- 33 of 90 winter days are gray
- 111 days a year with rain or snow
- Basically no snow
- Snow days are rare
- Rarely hits 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- About average violent crime (337 per 100k)
- Low property crime (1,135 per 100k)
People
- Median age 34
- 36% of households have kids
- 17% are 65 or older
- 29% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 6% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 28 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 19 mi to JAX airport
- 19 mi to JAX (major hub)
- 28 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 72% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1994
- 94% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 26 ft
- 5 mi to the ocean
- 86 mi to a big lake
- 16 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 225 mi to the nearest ski area
- 5 mi to the nearest campground
- 50 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 167 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 12 bars within 25 mi
- 37 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 7 museums within 25 mi
- 3 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 9 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 6% of Georgia districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 5 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 5 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 2 mi to the nearest vet
- 4 mi to the nearest dog park
- 6 congregations per 10k people
- 28 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Camden County: R+36 in 2024
- Georgia: Purple — split almost evenly
Natural hazards
- High hurricane risk
- Moderate tornado risk
- Moderate wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- Very low flood risk
- Low drought risk
- Very low winter storm risk
- Low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk