Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
9,285 people live in this town, settled in 1941.
The best of Fort Stewart’s subject grades is an A− for health; the weakest is a D− for cost of living. Fort Stewart’s average commute is 11 minutes, against 26 minutes in Georgia’s towns and 25 minutes across U.S. towns. No town in Georgia scores lower than Fort Stewart on cost of living. FEMA rates its natural-hazard risk higher than 92% of U.S. communities, with hurricanes at the top. Fort Stewart’s density of trails is 1.3 miles per square mile, where Georgia’s towns sit at 0.3 and U.S. towns at 0.4. On history, just 5 of Georgia’s 373 towns do worse. Fort Stewart has no overall grade: it has no figures for safety and schools, and an overall grade needs at least three of the four big subjects (cost of living, safety, schools and health).
Where Fort Stewart beats most towns, and one thing worth knowing.
| Widest gap | Fort Stewart | GA |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults who have had cancer | 1.3% | 7% |
4,924 counted in 2010 and 8,821 in 2020.
U.S. Census 2010 & 2020 counts
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Georgia), ordered by how far Fort Stewart is from typical.
Fort Stewart has no overall grade: it has no figures for safety and schools, and an overall grade needs at least three of the four big subjects (cost of living, safety, schools and health).
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Census counts: 4,467 in 1970, a peak of 15,031 in 1980, 8,821 in 2020. The archive holds 6 old photos and papers going back to 1973 and 4 maps from 1918 on.
Fort Stewart is unincorporated, so Liberty 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.
Ordered by what stands out in Fort Stewart.
81% of Fort Stewart’s expected losses from natural hazards come from hurricanes, followed by earthquakes at 8%. Households in the town have drawn federal disaster aid in 4 declared disasters, most recently in 2024.
FEMA disaster declarations and aid · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
11% of adults smoke cigarettes in Fort Stewart. Of the 261 Georgia towns we compare, none has a higher share of adults who feel lonely than Fort Stewart. In Fort Stewart, nearly a quarter of adults binge drink, and 17% have high blood pressure. Against the Georgia average, Fort Stewart comes out ahead on 13 CDC measures out of 32, and behind on 12.
| Fort Stewart | Georgia towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Diabetes (CDC PLACES) | 3.4% | 14% | 12% |
| Binge drink (CDC PLACES) | 23% | 14% | 16% |
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 17% | 38% | 35% |
| Feel lonely (CDC PLACES) | 46% | 38% | 33% |
| What stands out | Fort Stewart | GA |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults who have had cancer | 1.3% | 7% |
| Fewer adults with heart disease | 1.3% | 6.1% |
| More binge drinkers | 22.8% | 14.5% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
July afternoons reach 93°, January nights drop to 39° and snow is almost unheard of.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
For half of commuters, work is under 107 miles away. Among residents in Fort Stewart, 19% live below the poverty line. Employers in Fort Stewart shed 206 jobs between 2013 and 2023, to 1,054. The typical household income locally is $54,000.
| Fort Stewart | Georgia towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Below the poverty line | 19% | 15% | 9.6% |
| Work from home | 4.1% | 9.2% | 11% |
| Working residents who work in town | 2.2% | 9.2% | 8% |
| Median household income | $54,000 | $63,000 | $80,000 |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
None within 15 miles of Fort Stewart; the nearest are
About 7 of every 100 Fort Stewart residents are enrolled in college, about the same as Georgia.
4 notable people were born in Fort Stewart.
US Army post in southeast Georgia
Fort Stewart is a United States Army post in the U.S. state of Georgia. It lies primarily in Liberty and Bryan counties, but also extends into smaller portions of Evans, Long, and Tattnall Counties. The nearby city of Hinesville, along with Ft. Stewart and the rest of Liberty and Long Counties, comprise the Hinesville metropolitan area. Much of Fort Stewart's garrison are members of the 3rd Infantry Division. The Fort Stewart Military Reservation includes about 280,000 acres (1,100 km2), including land that was formerly the town of Clyde, Georgia.
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One town shares a border with Fort Stewart.
| Town | GA rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fort Stewart | — | — | D− | — | — | A− |
| Hinesville | #246 | D− | C− | D | C+ | C+ |
Fort Stewart reports no FBI crime data of its own. Fort Stewart isn’t graded (fewer than 1,000 residents, or not enough data). Compare Fort Stewart with a neighbor →
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Fort Stewart has no overall grade: it has no figures for safety and schools, and an overall grade needs at least three of the four big subjects (cost of living, safety, schools and health).
4 notable people were born here, including Khalid and Priscilla Ahn.
