Dutch IslandGA
Population 1,225: a town in Georgia.
Is Dutch Island a good place to live?
The best of Dutch Island’s subject grades is an A for health; the weakest is a D− for cost of living. 53% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor’s degree or more in Dutch Island, where Georgia’s towns sit at 25% and U.S. towns at 29%. Only 2 of Georgia’s 371 towns score lower on cost of living. Most errands need a car: it is less walkable than 97% of U.S. towns. Dutch Island’s trail network density is 0.9 miles per square mile, above both Georgia’s towns (0.3) and U.S. towns (0.4). Only 19 of Georgia’s 373 towns score lower on history. Dutch Island has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade.
What makes Dutch Island stand out
Where Dutch Island beats most towns, and one thing worth knowing.
| Widest gap | Dutch Island | GA |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults facing food insecurity | 5.8% | 17.7% |
Dutch Island lives by the ocean
Coastal flooding makes up 10% of the storm damage FEMA expects here.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA · OpenStreetMap
How Dutch Island grades
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Georgia), ordered by how far Dutch Island is from typical.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Mercer House and 25 more within 40 miles
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Dutch Island. Close and well known come first.
6 mi MuseumMercer House
5 mi National MonumentFort Pulaski National Monument321K visitors a year
3 mi State parkWormsloe Historic Site
6 mi MuseumSorrel–Weed House
6 mi MuseumCongregation Mickve Israel
6 mi Park & preserveForsyth ParkPhoto credits
Mercer House: Kyle Kesselring from Canal Winchester, OH, CC BY 2.0 · Fort Pulaski National Monument: Edibobb, CC BY 3.0 · Wormsloe Historic Site: Bubba73, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Sorrel–Weed House: Unknown, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Congregation Mickve Israel: Ebyabe, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Forsyth Park: Unknown, CC BY-SA 2.5
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Moving to Dutch Island: who provides what
Dutch Island is unincorporated, so Chatham County and regional agencies provide most services.
EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.
The data
Ordered by what stands out in Dutch Island.
Compared with most of Georgia and the rest of the country, fewer of Dutch Island’s adults feel lonely
The share of adults 18 to 64 in Dutch Island who have no health insurance: 5.9%. Among 262 Georgia towns, just 4 have a lower share of adults who report frequent mental distress than Dutch Island. CDC measures, 32 in all: Dutch Island beats Georgia on 24 and trails on 2.
| Dutch Island | Georgia towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES) | 12% | 19% | 17% |
| Feel lonely (CDC PLACES) | 30% | 39% | 33% |
| Obesity (CDC PLACES) | 26% | 38% | 35% |
| Get no exercise (CDC PLACES) | 17% | 29% | 25% |
| What stands out | Dutch Island | GA |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults facing food insecurity | 5.8% | 17.7% |
| Fewer adults facing housing insecurity | 5.5% | 15% |
| More adults who have had cancer | 11.3% | 7% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
In Dutch Island, the FEMA risk score runs higher than in the typical Georgia or U.S. town
Expected losses in Dutch Island break down as 62% from hurricanes and 14% from inland flooding.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
About half of Dutch Island’s working residents commute to Savannah
Half the trips to work are shorter than 6 miles. Among residents in Dutch Island, 20% live below the poverty line. Just 2% of the town’s working residents have a job in town. Employers in Dutch Island added 43 jobs between 2013 and 2023, to 69.
| Dutch Island | Georgia towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Below the poverty line | 20% | 15% | 9.6% |
| Working residents who work in town | 1.5% | 9.1% | 8% |
| Average trip to work | 25 minutes | 26 minutes | 25 minutes |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Mild winters and hot summers: that is Dutch Island’s year
July afternoons reach 92°, January nights drop to 40° and snow is almost unheard of.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
The median home in Dutch Island sells for about $812K
Only one of the 264 Georgia towns we compare has a higher share of homes lived in by their owners than Dutch Island.
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Everything we know about Dutch Island
Colleges nearby
4 within 15 miles of the center of Dutch Island
About 0 of every 100 Dutch Island residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Georgia.
1,225 people, and everyone knows the way
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
About Dutch Island
Place in Georgia, United States
Dutch Island is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in Chatham County, Georgia, United States. It is part of the Savannah Metropolitan Statistical Area, and at the 2020 census, its population was 1,238.
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- Area
- 3.1 sq mi
- Elevation
- 8 ft
- Area code
- 912
Questions about Dutch Island
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Dutch Island, GA expensive?
Yes. The typical home is worth about $568,000, 73% above the Georgia typical home. Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades D−.