Garden City vs Georgetown

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Garden City, GA

Area Score

Bottom 21% nationally

Georgetown, GA

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Area Score

Missing required signal: growth.

Signals

Garden City

Georgetown

Opportunity

70 · Top 22%

85 · Top 3%

Climate

72 · Top 39%

Physical resilience

30 · Bottom 24%

Housing affordability

62 · Bottom 23%

77 · Bottom 44%

Access

97 · Top 29%

94 · Top 40%

Economic stability

54 · Bottom 37%

66 · Top 38%

Measured values

Metric	Garden City	Georgetown	Source period
Population	10,426	11,158	2024 ACS 5-Year
Median household income	$47,814	$74,256	2024 ACS 5-Year
Per capita income	$26,093	$42,095	2024 ACS 5-Year
Population density	728/sq mi	1,367/sq mi	2024 ACS 5-Year
Median home value	$169,400	$274,900	2024 ACS 5-Year
Median gross rent	$1,282	$1,529	2024 ACS 5-Year
Homeownership rate	43.7%	54.6%	2024 ACS 5-Year
Unemployment rate	3.1%	3.1%	June 2026
Employment change (year over year)	1.6%	1.6%	June 2026
Bachelor's degree or higher	15.6%	42.1%	2024 ACS 5-Year
Poverty rate	12.8%	10.8%	2024 ACS 5-Year
Average July high	92°F	92°F	1991-2020 Normals
Average January low	40°F	40°F	1991-2020 Normals
Annual precipitation	48.1"	48.1"	1991-2020 Normals
Distance to major airport	3 mi	10 mi	NASR current cycle
Average commute	21.3 min	23.5 min	2024 ACS 5-Year
Median age	35.7	34.0	2024 ACS 5-Year

A bolded value is the more favorable of the two where the metric has a clear direction. Metrics like population and density have no inherent better or worse and are shown unweighted.

Physical risk tradeoff

Garden City

Elevated or high exposure: hurricane, coastal flooding.

Georgetown

Elevated or high exposure: hurricane, coastal flooding.

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