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NahuntaGA

A town of 1,386. A regional job hub with 819 jobs.

Population
1,386
−3.8% since 2010
Typical home
$175K
+11.3% in a year
Household income
$46K
median
Median age
36.3
years
Jobs based here
819
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1,386 people, and everyone knows the way

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Work & commute

About one in six working residents works right in Nahunta

Most working residents leave Nahunta for work: only 16% work in town. The top destinations are Waycross (4%), Brunswick (4%) and Dock Junction (4%). Half commute less than 28 miles.

16%work in town

Where working residents work

In Nahunta16%
Waycross4%
Brunswick4%
Dock Junction4%
Jacksonville2%
28 mi
median commute distance
819
jobs based in Nahunta
A job hub
jobs vs. working residents
Census LEHD 2023 · ACSCommute map →
Schools

Nahunta’s public schools outperform 87% of Georgia districts

The public schools Nahunta’s kids attend, from kindergarten through graduation, outperform 87% of Georgia’s districts on state tests and graduation. Among towns with similar incomes, they rank near the top.

ASchool Grade
SchoolGradesStudentsGrade
Nahunta Primary SchoolPK–3440A−
Nahunta Elementary School4–6260A−
NCES · EDFacts · graded within GA on state tests and graduationAll 2 schools →
Housing

A typical Nahunta home is worth about $175K

The typical Nahunta home is worth about $175,000, up 11.3% in a year, 47% below the Georgia typical home.

$175KZillow home value

Typical home value

Nahunta$175K
Georgia$331K
+11.3%
value change, 1 year
2
homes sold in May
Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data CenterHousing market →
Health

Healthier than 21% of U.S. towns

Nahunta beats the Georgia average on 0 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 7.

C−Health Grade
32 measures vs. Georgia
0 better25 too close to call7 worse
What stands outNahuntaGA
More adults with COPD8.6%6.5%
More adults who have had cancer8.5%7%
More adults with arthritis29.6%24.6%
Memorial Satilla Health
21.8 mi away · emergency room
3 of 3
care shortages: primary care, dental, mental health
44th
percentile among GA towns
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSAFull health report →
Natural hazards

High risk, with hurricanes at the top

Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 73% of U.S. communities.

73risk score of 100
FEMA risk score
73High riskLowerHigher
HurricanesInland floodingTornadoes
5
federal disasters paid out here
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMANatural hazards →
Climate

Mild winters, hot summers

Nahunta has mild winters and hot summers, with plenty of rain. A typical July afternoon reaches 93°, a January night drops to 39°, and snow is almost unheard of.

93°summer high

Typical low → high °F

Winter41–66°
Spring54–80°
Summer70–92°
Fall57–80°
Nov 15
typical first frost
Mar 25
typical last frost
+1.3°
vs. the 20th-century average
93°
typical summer high
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020Full climate →
Outdoors

1.7% of Nahunta is conserved land

1.5 miles of trails across 1 parks and preserves.

1.7%conserved
1.7%
conserved · 30 of 1,805 acres
1.5 mi
of trails · 0.5 per sq mi
Biggest places to walkTrailsAcres
1. Heron Park—7
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-USParks & trails →
A job hub

Every workday, about 756 people come to Nahunta for work

Where Nahunta’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.

4% → Waycross Waycross 4% 4% → Brunswick Brunswick 4% 4% → Dock Junction Dock Junction 4% 2% → Jacksonville Jacksonville 2% 2% → Blackshear Blackshear 2% 2% → St. Simons St. Simons 2% Nahunta · 16% stay
819jobs based in Nahunta
16%of working residents work in town
28 mimedian commute distance

Census LEHD 2023

Red Pig Drive-in sign
1979 · Red Pig Drive-in sign · Wikimedia Commons
Nahunta’s story

Nahunta in pictures

6 postcards, papers and photographs from public archives, and 1 places on the National Register.

GAMap-doton-NahuntaNahunta Motel on U.S. Highway 301 and 84 in city limits of Nahunta, GaPittsburgher Motel, U.S. Highway 301 . . . south entrance
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About Nahunta

City in Georgia, United States

Official town website ↗

Nahunta is a city in and the county seat of Brantley County, Georgia, United States. It is part of the Brunswick metropolitan area. The population was 1,013 at the 2020 census. The city is an important crossroad which is intersected by U.S. Route 82 and U.S. Route 301 in its downtown area.

From Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 · facts via Wikidata (CC0)

Population
1,013
Area
2.8 sq mi
Elevation
66 ft
ZIP code
31553
Area code
912

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