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Tybee Island is a small town of 3,123 people in Chatham County, Georgia. It's about 14 miles from Hilton Head Island, SC and 125 miles from Jacksonville, FL, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 92°F and winter highs 61°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $611k and rent runs about $2k a month.
3,123people
$611kTypical home
$1,696/moRent
92° / 61°Summer / winter
0"Snow
259Sunny days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 3,123
- Part of a metro area
- About 1,084 people per sq mi
- 125 mi to Jacksonville, FL
- 14 mi to Hilton Head Island, SC
- 7 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $611k (≈$3,854/mo)
- Median rent $1,696/mo
- Median household income $120k
- Property tax about 0.8% of value
- 2.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 92°F
- Winter highs around 61°F
- Steamy summers (dew point 75°F)
- 259 sunny days a year (104 totally clear)
- 106 cloudy days a year
- 32 of 90 winter days are gray
- Basically no snow
- Snow days are rare
- 2 days a year over 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Windier than most places
Safety
- Very low violent crime (80 per 100k)
- Very low property crime (731 per 100k)
People
- Median age 62
- 16% of households have kids
- 38% are 65 or older
- 46% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 28 min
- 5% walk or take transit to work
- 17 mi to HHH airport
- 22 mi to SAV (major hub)
- 18 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 74% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1984
- 94% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 7 ft
- Right on the coast
- 96 mi to a big lake
- 10 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 136 mi to the nearest ski area
- Campground in town
- 73 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 654 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 52 bars within 25 mi
- 119 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 1 music venue or club within 25 mi
- 37 museums within 25 mi
- 5 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 13 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 21% of Georgia districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 12 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 20 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 7 mi to the nearest vet
- 7 mi to the nearest dog park
- 8 congregations per 10k people
- 12 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Chatham County: D+18 in 2024
- Georgia: Purple — split almost evenly
Natural hazards
- High hurricane risk
- Moderate tornado risk
- Low wildfire risk
- Low earthquake risk
- Moderate flood risk
- Low drought risk
- Very low winter storm risk
- Moderate heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk