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Sylvania is a small town of 2,618 people in Screven County, Georgia. It's about 53 miles from Augusta, GA and 167 miles from Jacksonville, FL, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 92°F and winter highs 58°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $155k and rent runs about $571 a month.
2,618people
$155kTypical home
$571/moRent
92° / 58°Summer / winter
0"Snow
265Sunny days
82Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 2,618
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 519 people per sq mi
- 167 mi to Jacksonville, FL
- 53 mi to Augusta, GA
- 23 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $155k (≈$979/mo)
- Median rent $571/mo
- Median household income $46k
- Property tax about 1.0% of value
- 2.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 92°F
- Winter highs around 58°F
- Steamy summers (dew point 70°F)
- 265 sunny days a year (115 totally clear)
- 100 cloudy days a year
- 31 of 90 winter days are gray
- 82 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
- Breezy
Safety
- Very low violent crime (38 per 100k)
- Low property crime (902 per 100k)
People
- Median age 46
- 24% of households have kids
- 26% are 65 or older
- 19% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 2% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 31 min
- 0% walk or take transit to work
- 47 mi to AGS airport
- 50 mi to SAV (major hub)
- 46 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 72% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1965
- 78% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 236 ft
- 48 mi to the ocean
- 71 mi to a big lake
- 55 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 92 mi to the nearest ski area
- 7 mi to the nearest campground
- 2 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 14 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- Few or no bars within 25 mi
- Few or no coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 3 museums within 25 mi
- 1 brewery or distillery within 25 mi
- 43 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 47% of Georgia districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 2 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 42 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 31 mi to the nearest vet
- 40 mi to the nearest dog park
- 13 congregations per 10k people
- 24 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Screven County: R+25 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
- Moderate drought risk
- Very low winter storm risk
- Moderate heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk