Living in Vernonburg, GA
Vernonburg is a tiny town of 133 people in Chatham County, Georgia. It's about 6 miles from Savannah, GA and 117 miles from Jacksonville, FL, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 92°F and winter highs 62°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $651k and rent runs about $1k a month.
133people
$651kTypical home
$1,200/moRent
92° / 62°Summer / winter
0"Snow
252Sunny days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 133
- Part of a metro area
- About 330 people per sq mi
- 117 mi to Jacksonville, FL
- 6 mi to Savannah, GA
- 6 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $651k (≈$4,107/mo)
- Median rent $1,200/mo
- Median household income $185k
- Property tax about 0.6% of value
- 5.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 92°F
- Winter highs around 62°F
- Steamy summers (dew point 72°F)
- 252 sunny days a year (71 totally clear)
- 113 cloudy days a year
- 36 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
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (107 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (332 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 57
- 27% of households have kids
- 20% are 65 or older
- 45% have a college degree
- Very diverse community
- 7% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 25 min
- 3% walk or take transit to work
- 12 mi to SAV airport
- 12 mi to SAV (major hub)
- 8 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 72% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1967
- 92% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 66 ft
- 4 mi to the ocean
- 106 mi to a big lake
- 22 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 139 mi to the nearest ski area
- 4 mi to the nearest campground
- 35 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 515 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 49 bars within 25 mi
- 103 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 1 music venue or club within 25 mi
- 38 museums within 25 mi
- 5 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 3 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 21% of Georgia districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 6 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 20 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 2 mi to the nearest vet
- 3 mi to the nearest dog park
- 8 congregations per 10k people
- 2 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
Some of this place's Census numbers are blended with county figures because its survey sample is small.