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Wilmington Island is a big small town of 13,905 people in Chatham County, Georgia. It's about 13 miles from Savannah, GA and 122 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 $405k and rent runs about $2k a month.
13,905people
$405kTypical home
$1,752/moRent
92° / 61°Summer / winter
0"Snow
259Sunny days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 13,905
- Part of a metro area
- About 1,675 people per sq mi
- 122 mi to Jacksonville, FL
- 13 mi to Savannah, GA
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $405k (≈$2,553/mo)
- Median rent $1,752/mo
- Median household income $94k
- Property tax about 0.8% of value
- 4.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 92°F
- Winter highs around 61°F
- Steamy summers (dew point 72°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
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (107 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (332 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 45
- 23% of households have kids
- 23% are 65 or older
- 52% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 30 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 16 mi to SAV airport
- 16 mi to SAV (major hub)
- 12 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 74% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1984
- 96% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 33 ft
- 3 mi to the ocean
- 100 mi to a big lake
- 14 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 137 mi to the nearest ski area
- 4 mi to the nearest campground
- 73 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 649 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 55 bars within 25 mi
- 121 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 1 music venue or club within 25 mi
- 38 museums within 25 mi
- 5 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 6 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
- 18 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- Vet in town
- 2 mi to the nearest dog park
- 8 congregations per 10k people
- 5 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