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Glennville grades D overall, 186th among Georgia's 258 graded towns, mostly because of incomes and health. The median household income is $53K, and 19% of residents live below the poverty line. Residents are less healthy than 92% of U.S. towns on CDC estimates. In its favor, it is easier to get around on foot or by transit than 70% of U.S. towns. On hazard risk, just 28 of Georgia’s 374 towns do worse. Glennville's civic life (library use, community groups, volunteering) trails 94% of U.S. towns. Only 2 of the 264 Georgia towns we compare have a higher July high than Glennville.
Where Glennville beats most towns, and one thing worth knowing.
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Georgia), ordered by how far Glennville is from typical.
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Census counts: 269 in 1900, 3,834 in 2020. The archive holds 21 old photos and papers going back to 2013 and 4 maps from 1920 on.
1 place on the National Register of Historic Places.
Who provides power, water and the rest in Glennville, and how to reach them.
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 Glennville.
Glennville trades lower home prices for longer drives to work and has hotter summers than almost anywhere else in Georgia, but it carries more natural-hazard risk than most of Georgia (mostly hurricanes).
18% of Glennville adults have diabetes, above both the Georgia town median (14%) and the median of U.S. towns (12%). 45% of Glennville adults have high blood pressure. Glennville beats the Georgia average on 1 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 19.
| Glennville | Georgia towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Diabetes (CDC PLACES) | 18% | 14% | 12% |
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 45% | 38% | 35% |
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 18% | 14% | 14% |
| Get no exercise (CDC PLACES) | 36% | 29% | 25% |
| What stands out | Glennville | GA |
|---|---|---|
| More adults treating high blood pressure | 80.9% | 77.4% |
| More adults with COPD | 10.1% | 6.5% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Its public schools are run by the Tattnall County school district. One of its 2 schools is below, with why it’s listed.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| South Tattnall Elementary SchoolLargest public elementary schoolGrades PK–5 | Grades PK–5 | 831 | – |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within GA on state tests and graduation
Homes are within reach (about $204K for the typical one, B for cost of living), but half of working residents commute more than 32 miles. Home values rose 36% in five years, to about $204K, against 21% across Georgia.
The typical Glennville home is worth about $204,000, up 7.2% in a year, 38% below the Georgia typical home. 55% of Glennville households own their home, close to Georgia’s towns (58%) and below U.S. towns (73%).
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
FEMA rates its natural-hazard risk higher than 92% of Georgia towns; that rating is what its D for hazard risk is built on.
The FEMA risk score in Glennville is 80 of 100. Since 2003, 2 flood insurance claims have been paid out in Glennville.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
1.6 miles of trail in 2 parks and preserves. The biggest park or preserve is Glennville Recreation Department, at 61 acres.
| Glennville | Georgia towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Conserved land | 1.4% | 2.3% | 4.3% |
| Miles of trail per square mile | 0.2 miles per square mile | 0.3 | 0.4 |
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Glennville Recreation Department | 0.9 mi | 61 |
| 2. Barnard Memorial Park | — | 2 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
July afternoons average 93.3°, the #2 highest of 676 Georgia places with climate records; January nights average 38.8°.
Glennville has mild winters and hot summers, with plenty of rain. Glennville’s January low is 39°F. Snow is almost unheard of.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Most working residents leave Glennville for work: only 18% work in town. Since 2013, Glennville has lost 97 jobs, to 1,758 in 2023. The top destinations are Savannah (5%), Statesboro (4%) and Reidsville (4%).
| Glennville | Georgia towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Working residents who work in town | 18% | 9% | 8% |
| Median household income | $53,000 | $63,000 | $80,000 |
| Average trip to work | 27 minutes | 26 minutes | 25 minutes |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
None within 15 miles of Glennville; the nearest are
About 3 of every 100 Glennville residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Georgia.
5 notable people were born in Glennville.
City in Georgia, United States
Glennville is a city in southeastern Tattnall County, Georgia, United States. As of the 2020 census, the town had a population of 3,834.
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Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Glennville grades D overall, better than 13% of U.S. towns and #186 of 258 in Georgia. It grades D for health and B− for schools. Jobs & income is its weak spot, with a D.
That is 4 years of the area's median household income ($50,747 across the county). Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades B.
5 notable people were born here, including Cole Swindell and Beach Dickerson.
