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Sterling is a small town of 2,091 people in Glynn County, Georgia. It's about 10 miles from Brunswick, GA and 64 miles from Jacksonville, FL, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 91°F and winter highs 61°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $301k and rent runs about $919 a month.
2,091people
$301kTypical home
$919/moRent
91° / 61°Summer / winter
0"Snow
252Sunny days
105Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 2,091
- Part of a metro area
- About 486 people per sq mi
- 64 mi to Jacksonville, FL
- 10 mi to Brunswick, GA
- 10 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $301k (≈$1,900/mo)
- Median rent $919/mo
- Median household income $86k
- Property tax about 0.4% of value
- 6.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 91°F
- Winter highs around 61°F
- Steamy summers (dew point 74°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
- 1 day a year over 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Low violent crime (231 per 100k), county-wide
- Low property crime (1,414 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 35
- 33% of households have kids
- 13% are 65 or older
- 18% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 2% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 22 min
- 0% walk or take transit to work
- 5 mi to BQK airport
- 54 mi to JAX (major hub)
- 31 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 45% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1991
- 92% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 30 ft
- 7 mi to the ocean
- 121 mi to a big lake
- 23 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 190 mi to the nearest ski area
- 4 mi to the nearest campground
- 21 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 123 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
- 8 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 36% of Georgia districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 32 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 32 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 12 mi to the nearest vet
- 3 mi to the nearest dog park
- 9 congregations per 10k people
- 41 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
Some of this place's Census numbers are blended with county figures because its survey sample is small.