Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
Public schools that outperform most of Georgia.
Guyton gives you more for your money than most places: homes are within reach, about $353K for a typical one, or 4.6 years of the Savannah metro’s $77K median household income. It grades C+ overall, 103rd of 258 graded towns in Georgia. The low prices come with trade-offs. FEMA rates its natural-hazard risk higher than 74% of U.S. communities, with inland flooding at the top, and the median household income is $86K, and 15% of residents live below the poverty line. On the plus side, its public schools beat 85% of Georgia towns on state tests and graduation. Most errands need a car: it is less walkable than 86% of U.S. towns. Guyton has 2 places on the National Register of Historic Places, among them Guyton Historic District and New Hope AME Church. Among 150 Georgia towns, just 4 have a lower property crime rate than Guyton.
Where Guyton beats most towns.
1,684 counted in 2010 and 2,289 in 2020; an estimated 3,247 in 2025.
Growth hasn’t slowed: 40% since 2020, after 35.9% in the decade before.
U.S. Census 2010 & 2020 counts · Census Bureau estimate, July 1, 2025
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Georgia), ordered by how far Guyton is from typical.
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Census counts: 541 in 1890, 2,289 in 2020. The archive holds 2 old photos and papers and 4 maps from 1919 on.
2 places on the National Register of Historic Places.
Who provides power, water and the rest in Guyton, 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 Guyton.
Guyton pairs an A for schools with modest home prices and trades lower home prices for longer drives to work, but it carries more natural-hazard risk than most of Georgia (mostly inland flooding).
Its A for schools comes with a B for cost of living: the typical home is worth about $353K.
Its public schools are run by the Effingham County school district. Its one school is below.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Guyton Elementary SchoolLargest public elementary schoolGrades PK–5 | Grades PK–5 | 800 | B+ |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within GA on state tests and graduation
Guyton has 292 jobs for its 1,050 working residents: even if every job went to a resident, most would still commute out.
Most working residents leave Guyton for work: only 1% work in town. At 30 minutes, Guyton’s average trip to work is where Georgia’s towns sit at 26 minutes and U.S. towns at 25 minutes. Since 2013, Guyton has added 81 jobs, to 292 in 2023.
| Guyton | Georgia towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip to work | 30 minutes | 26 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Working residents who work in town | 1% | 9.2% | 8% |
| Median household income | $86,000 | $63,000 | $80,000 |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
FEMA rates its natural-hazard risk higher than 90% of Georgia towns; that rating is what its C− for hazard risk is built on.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Guyton has mild winters and hot summers, with plenty of rain. At 92°F, Guyton’s July high is above both Georgia’s towns (90°F) and U.S. towns (85°F).
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Guyton beats the Georgia average on 1 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 0. 41% of adults sleep under 7 hours in Guyton.
| Guyton | Georgia towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES) | 41% | 40% | 36% |
| Feel lonely (CDC PLACES) | 37% | 39% | 33% |
| Obesity (CDC PLACES) | 40% | 38% | 35% |
| Yearly checkup (CDC PLACES) | 76% | 79% | 79% |
| What stands out | Guyton | GA |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults with heart disease | 5.3% | 6.1% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Guyton's reported crime rate is well below Georgia's. The violent crime rate in Guyton is 1.4 per 1,000 residents.
FBI crime data, 2022 · crimes reported to police
Homes are within reach (about $353K for the typical one, B for cost of living), but half of working residents commute more than 22 miles.
88% of Guyton households own their home. The typical Guyton home is worth about $353,000, down 1.8% in a year, 7% above the Georgia typical home.
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
0.7 miles of trail in 3 parks and preserves.
| Guyton | Georgia towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Conserved land | 0.2% | 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. Guyton Community ball fields | — | 11 |
| 2. Guyton Pilgrim Methodist Walk Trail | — | 6 |
| 3. Guyton Community Playground | — | 2 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
None within 15 miles of Guyton; the nearest are
About 3 of every 100 Guyton residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Georgia.
Where Guyton’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
2 places in Guyton on the National Register of Historic Places.
3 notable people were born in Guyton.
City in Georgia, United States
Guyton is a city in Effingham County, Georgia, United States. The population was 2,289 at the 2020 census, up from 1,684 in 2010. Guyton is located 28 miles (45 km) northwest of downtown Savannah, and is part of the Savannah metropolitan statistical area.
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Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Guyton grades C+ overall, better than 38% of U.S. towns and #103 of 258 in Georgia. It grades C+ for health and A for schools. Walkability is its weak spot, with a D.
Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades B.
3 notable people were born here, including Faxon M. Dean and Charles S. Lawrence.
