Brunswick
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Outdoors in Brunswick
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c. 1890
Dock area for the Downing Company in Brunswick, Georgia, circa 1890, c. 1890
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Landmark of the day
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Fort Frederica National Monument (Additional Documentation)
Fort Frederica National Monument, on St. Simons Island, Georgia, preserves the archaeological remnants of a fort and town built by James Oglethorpe between 1736 and 1748 to protect the southern boundary of the British colony of Georgia from Spanish raids.
About Brunswick
City in the United StatesBrunswick ( BRUN-zwik) is a city in and the county seat of Glynn County in the U.S. state of Georgia. As the primary urban and economic center of the lower southeast portion of Georgia, it is the second-largest urban area on the Georgia coastline after Savannah and contains the Brunswick Old Town Historic District. At the 2020 U.S. census, the population of the city proper was 15,210; the Brunswick metropolitan area's population as of 2020 was 113,495. Established as "Brunswick" after the German Duchy of Brunswick–Lüneburg, the ancestral home of the House of Hanover, the municipal community was incorporated as a city in 1856. Throughout its history, Brunswick has served as an important port…
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How Brunswick ranks
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Housing in Brunswick
The typical Brunswick home is worth about $255,000, about the same as a year ago, 23% below the Georgia typical home.
A buyer's market
Safety in Brunswick
Not graded
A grade needs all of the FBI's latest years (2023–2025). Brunswick's police department reported none of them, so we don't grade it yet. The figures below are still real.
Work & commute in Brunswick
Full picture →About one in 4 of Brunswick’s working residents works in town. The top destinations are St. Simons (10%), Dock Junction (6%) and Savannah (3%). Half commute less than 6 miles.
Health in Brunswick
Health Grade D−
Healthier than 4% of U.S. towns on seven CDC estimates, and 20% of towns with similar incomes.
Compared with Georgia
of 32 measures CDC estimates. The other 6 are too close to call.
What stands out
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Natural hazards in Brunswick
Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 70% of U.S. communities.
Climate in Brunswick
Full climate →Brunswick has warm winters and warm summers, with plenty of rain. A typical July afternoon reaches 92°, a January night drops to 43°, and snow is almost unheard of.
Schools in Brunswick
All Brunswick schools →School Grade A-
The public schools Brunswick’s kids attend, from kindergarten through graduation, outperform 76% of Georgia’s districts on state tests and graduation. Among towns with similar incomes, they rank near the top.
School data from the U.S. Department of Education (NCES, EDFacts). The School Grade is our own summary of state test results and graduation rates, graded within GA. Ratings are from neighbors.
Brunswick is a college town
Colleges →of Brunswick’s residents are enrolled in college. College of Coastal Georgia has about 2,388 students on campus.
Brunswick’s library
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