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Whitemarsh Island is a big small town of 6,886 people in Chatham County, Georgia. It's about 11 miles from Savannah, GA and 123 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 $400k and rent runs about $2k a month.
6,886people
$400kTypical home
$1,777/moRent
92° / 61°Summer / winter
0"Snow
265Sunny days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 6,886
- Part of a metro area
- About 1,184 people per sq mi
- 123 mi to Jacksonville, FL
- 11 mi to Savannah, GA
- 3 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $400k (≈$2,521/mo)
- Median rent $1,777/mo
- Median household income $102k
- Property tax about 0.9% of value
- 4.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 92°F
- Winter highs around 61°F
- Steamy summers (dew point 72°F)
- 265 sunny days a year (115 totally clear)
- 100 cloudy days a year
- 31 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 39
- 32% of households have kids
- 18% are 65 or older
- 51% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 5% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 25 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 13 mi to SAV airport
- 13 mi to SAV (major hub)
- 9 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 75% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1993
- 98% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 26 ft
- 6 mi to the ocean
- 99 mi to a big lake
- 15 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 135 mi to the nearest ski area
- 3 mi to the nearest campground
- 74 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 665 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 55 bars within 25 mi
- 126 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 1 music venue or club within 25 mi
- 38 museums within 25 mi
- 5 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 4 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 21% of Georgia districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 3 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 15 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 2 mi to the nearest vet
- 3 mi to the nearest dog park
- 8 congregations per 10k people
- 3 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