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St. Simons is a small city of 16,228 people in Glynn County, Georgia. It's about 6 miles from Brunswick, GA and 61 miles from Jacksonville, FL, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 91°F and winter highs 62°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $556k and rent runs about $2k a month.
16,228people
$556kTypical home
$1,799/moRent
91° / 62°Summer / winter
0"Snow
252Sunny days
105Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small city of 16,228
- Part of a metro area
- About 986 people per sq mi
- 61 mi to Jacksonville, FL
- 6 mi to Brunswick, GA
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $556k (≈$3,504/mo)
- Median rent $1,799/mo
- Median household income $109k
- Property tax about 0.5% of value
- 3.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 91°F
- Winter highs around 62°F
- Steamy summers (dew point 75°F)
- 252 sunny days a year (71 totally clear)
- 113 cloudy days a year
- 36 of 90 winter days are gray
- 105 days a year with rain or snow
- Basically no snow
- Snow days are rare
- Rarely hits 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Windier than most places
Safety
- Low violent crime (231 per 100k), county-wide
- Low property crime (1,414 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 59
- 14% of households have kids
- 37% are 65 or older
- 56% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 19 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 7 mi to BQK airport
- 51 mi to JAX (major hub)
- 42 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 71% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1988
- 95% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 23 ft
- Right on the coast
- 117 mi to a big lake
- 25 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 194 mi to the nearest ski area
- 5 mi to the nearest campground
- 21 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 118 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 6 bars within 25 mi
- 26 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 6 museums within 25 mi
- 1 brewery or distillery within 25 mi
- 2 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 26% of Georgia districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 27 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 27 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 2 mi to the nearest vet
- Dog park in town
- 9 congregations per 10k people
- 48 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Glynn County: R+26 in 2024
- Georgia: Purple — split almost evenly
Natural hazards
- High hurricane risk
- Moderate tornado risk
- Moderate wildfire risk
- Low earthquake risk
- Low flood risk
- Low drought risk
- Very low winter storm risk
- Low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk