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Pooler vs Martinez

109 miles apart. The biggest differences: growth since 2010 (+37.8 pts in Pooler) and trails (2.6× in Pooler).

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Pooler, GAHomes around $342KGeorgia · 28,466 people
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Martinez, GAKnown for its schoolsGeorgia · 33,750 people
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Where each one shines

Two towns, two different strengths

What each town does better than most of its state (not better than each other). Tap one to see the page behind it.

PoolerHomes around $342K
Housing$342K typical home3% above the GA typical home HealthHealthier than 83%of U.S. towns on CDC estimates Work18,479 jobsbased in Pooler, a regional job hub All about Pooler →
MartinezKnown for its schools
Schools#35 for schools in GAof 231 towns Outdoors#50 most walkable in GA7.1 miles of trails across 3 parks and preserves HealthHealthier than 72%of U.S. towns on CDC estimates All about Martinez →
The biggest differences

Where they part ways

The rows below where the towns are furthest apart, beyond the Census margin of error. The full table is further down.

Growth since 2010+37.8 pts
Pooler has grown faster since 2010
Pooler +34.3%Martinez -3.5%
Trails2.6×
Pooler has more miles of trail
Pooler 18.6 miMartinez 7.1 mi
Property tax bill+44%
Tax bills are bigger in Pooler
Pooler $2,866Martinez $1,993
Home values+31%
Homes cost more in Pooler
Pooler $322,400Martinez $246,100
Rent+30%
Rent runs higher in Pooler
Pooler $1,671Martinez $1,284
Typical home built22 yrs
Martinez’s homes are older
Pooler 2007Martinez 1985
★ What stands out · Report cards

Pooler places higher on 11 of 21 GA lists

Our letter grades for safety, schools and health, then every Georgia ranking list both towns are on. A grade is one measure; read the page behind it.

Schools
CPoolerBetter than 34% of districts in the state AMartinezBetter than 91% of districts in the state
Health
A−PoolerHealthier than 83% of U.S. towns B+MartinezHealthier than 72% of U.S. towns
11Pooler
9Martinez

Lists won, of 21 where both are ranked. Ties go to nobody.

Fastest growingGrowth · 254 towns #37#215 Best schoolsSchools · 231 towns #186#35 Closest to a top hospitalHealth · 265 towns #109#227 Most walkableOutdoors · 265 towns #160#50 Most conserved landOutdoors · 257 towns #87#156 Lowest property taxCost of living · 264 towns #204#141 Shortest commuteGetting around · 265 towns #99#37 Cheapest rentCost of living · 261 towns #209#149

Left end = #1 in Georgia. Showing the lists where the towns are furthest apart. All of Pooler’s rankings →

Monthly cost

A typical home costs $350 more a month in Pooler

A typical home in each town, bought with 20% down at 6.3% for 30 years, plus property tax at the town’s own rate and insurance. Change the numbers to fit you.

Pooler$2,050/mo
Typical home $342K (Zillow) · tax rate 0.89% · or rent about $1,671/mo · Housing →
Martinez$1,690/mo
Typical home $286K (Zillow) · tax rate 0.81% · or rent about $1,284/mo · Housing →

The difference: $350 a month, about $4,200 a year, between Pooler and Martinez.

Estimates, not a quote: your price, rate, tax bill and insurance will differ. Tax rate = the Census median tax bill over the median home value.

Life in each

What daily life feels like in each

The weather, the land, the history and the people, row by row. None of it is a grade: more snow is a plus to a skier.

Seasons
PoolerMartinez
Snow a year0″1″
January low40°F35°F
July high92°F94°F
Growing season (days)270d232d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)95th45th
Outdoors & history
PoolerMartinez
Trails19 mi7 mi
Conserved land3.1%1.3%
Archive photos184
Famous people born here3—
Community
PoolerMartinez
Library hours a week42 hrs—
Posts this month00
Neighbors joined00

A dot marks the most on each row. Climate: NOAA 1991–2020 normals at the nearest station. Hazard risk: FEMA National Risk Index, expected yearly damage vs U.S. towns.

Where they are

109 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

PoolerGAMartinezGA
Pooler ↔ Martinez109 miles apart
Everything, side by side

What matters to you?

Pick a few. Those rows jump to the top and the best fit on each is marked. There’s no overall score: what matters is up to you.

PoolerMartinez
People
Population 28,466Lowest 33,750Highest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census +34.3%Highest GA: +10.6% -3.5%Lowest GA: +10.6%
Median age 38.7±2.4Lowest about the GA average 39.1±1.6Highest 4% above GA
Martinez and Pooler are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18 22.1%±2.9Highest GA: 23.2% 20.5%±1.8Lowest GA: 23.2%
Pooler and Martinez are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 14.9%±2.4Lowest GA: 15% 17.7%±1.5Highest GA: 15%
Martinez and Pooler are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 39.7%Highest GA: 34.9% 37.2%Lowest GA: 34.9%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 6.5%±2Highest GA: 6.4% 5.8%±1Lowest GA: 6.4%
Pooler and Martinez are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian $91,766±$6kHighest 19% above GA $81,602±$9kLowest 5% above GA
Pooler and Martinez are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $322,400±$20kHighest 6% above GA $246,100±$9kLowest 19% below GA
Rentmedian gross, monthly $1,671±$81Highest 20% above GA $1,284±$105Lowest 8% below GA
Property taxmedian, yearly $2,866Highest 22% above GA $1,993Lowest 15% below GA
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 54.3%±9.4Highest GA: 52.4% 52.3%±10.6Lowest GA: 52.4%
Pooler and Martinez are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line 7.4%Lowest GA: 13.4% 10%Highest GA: 13.4%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 60.2%Lowest GA: 65.7% 71.2%Highest GA: 65.7%
Typical home builtmedian year 2007Highest 15 yrs newer than GA 1985Lowest 7 yrs older than GA
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 24 minHighest 15% below GA 21 minLowest 27% below GA
Work from home 15%±3.5Highest GA: 15.9% 9.4%±2.1Lowest GA: 15.9%
Pooler and Martinez are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Work in townworking residents 15.6%Highest 10%Lowest
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 9.8 miHighest 7.3 miLowest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 1.65Highest 0.94Lowest
Top workplaceoutside town Savannah (33%)Augusta (40%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in MartinezFew work in Pooler
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 3.1%Highest 1.3%Lowest
Trailsmapped miles 18.6 miHighest 7.1 miLowest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.7 miHighest 0.5 miLowest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 3 3
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 45.6Lowest 76.1Highest
Schools
Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading #186 of 231 in GA#35 of 231 in GA
School district Savannah-Chatham CountyColumbia County
High school in town None in townLakeside High School
Students per teacherat that high school — 17.6
Georgia average“±” Census margin of errorACS 2020–2024
Deciding?

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Sources: U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2010 & 2020 censuses, LEHD commute flows; Zillow Home Value Index; NCES Common Core of Data; FBI crime reporting; CDC PLACES; FEMA National Risk Index; NOAA U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020; USGS PAD-US and OpenStreetMap. “±” is the Census margin of error; differences inside it are never called. Property tax is top-coded by the Census at $10,000+. There is no overall score: which town is better depends on what matters to you.

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