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SardisGA

A town of 912. A typical home worth about $114K.

Population
912
−0.4% since 2010
Typical home
$114K
+6.2% in a year
Household income
$52K
median
Median age
43.4
years
Jobs based here
142
A commuter town

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Small town

912 people, and everyone knows the way

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Housing

A typical Sardis home is worth about $114K

The typical Sardis home is worth about $114,000, up 6.2% in a year, 66% below the Georgia typical home.

$114KZillow home value

Typical home value

Sardis$114K
Georgia$331K
+6.2%
value change, 1 year
1
homes sold in May
Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data CenterHousing market →
Work & commute

Most working residents commute out of Sardis

Most working residents leave Sardis for work: only 7% work in town. The top destinations are Waynesboro (13%), Savannah (3%) and Statesboro (2%). Half commute less than 36 miles.

7%work in town

Where working residents work

In Sardis7%
Waynesboro13%
Savannah3%
Statesboro2%
Millen1%
36 mi
median commute distance
142
jobs based in Sardis
A commuter town
jobs vs. working residents
Census LEHD 2023 · ACSCommute map →
Schools

Sardis’s public schools outperform 29% of Georgia districts

The public schools Sardis’s kids attend, from kindergarten through graduation, trail 71% of Georgia’s districts on state tests and graduation. Among towns with similar incomes, they rank near the bottom.

CSchool Grade
SchoolGradesStudentsGrade
S G A Elementary SchoolPK–5230C
NCES · EDFacts · graded within GA on state tests and graduationAll 1 schools →
Natural hazards

Low risk, with inland flooding at the top

Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 28% of U.S. communities.

28risk score of 100
FEMA risk score
28Low riskLowerHigher
Inland floodingHurricanesDrought
3
federal disasters paid out here
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMANatural hazards →
Climate

Four seasons, hot summers

Sardis has mild winters and hot summers. A typical July afternoon reaches 92°, a January night drops to 36°.

92°summer high

Typical low → high °F

Winter37–61°
Spring52–77°
Summer69–91°
Fall54–77°
Nov 9
typical first frost
Mar 21
typical last frost
+1.2°
vs. the 20th-century average
92°
typical summer high
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020Full climate →
Health

How healthy Sardis is

Sardis beats the Georgia average on 1 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 15.

32 measures vs. Georgia
1 better16 too close to call15 worse
What stands outSardisGA
More adults treating high blood pressure81.5%77.4%
More adults with COPD9.6%6.5%
Jenkins County Medical Center
15.6 mi away · emergency room
1 of 3
care shortages: mental health
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSAFull health report →
A commuter town

93% of working residents leave Sardis for work

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

13% → Waynesboro Waynesboro 13% 3% → Savannah Savannah 3% 2% → Statesboro Statesboro 2% 1% → Millen Millen 1% 1% → Thomson Thomson 1% 1% → Sylvania Sylvania 1% Sardis · 7% stay
142jobs based in Sardis
7%of working residents work in town
36 mimedian commute distance

Census LEHD 2023

About Sardis

City in Georgia, United States

Sardis is a city in Burke County, Georgia, United States. The population is 995 in 2020. It is part of the Augusta, Georgia metropolitan area in the Central Savannah River Area (CSRA).

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Population
995
Area
1.6 sq mi
Elevation
240 ft
ZIP code
30456
Area code
478

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