HendersonGA
A town of 1,952.
Is Henderson a good place to live?
Henderson’s best subject grade is an A− for incomes; its weakest is a D− for hazard risk. 10% of the land in Henderson is conserved, above both the Georgia town median (2.3%) and the median of U.S. towns (4.3%). On history, just 22 of Georgia’s 373 towns do worse. Henderson has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade.
Henderson has grown 32% from 2010 to 2020
1,647 counted in 2010 and 2,178 in 2020.
U.S. Census 2010 & 2020 counts
How Henderson grades
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Georgia), ordered by how far Henderson is from typical.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Mercer House and 20 more within 40 miles
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Henderson. Close and well known come first.
11 mi MuseumMercer House
16 mi National MonumentFort Pulaski National Monument321K visitors a year
12 mi State parkWormsloe Historic Site
11 mi MuseumSorrel–Weed House
11 mi MuseumCongregation Mickve Israel
11 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 Henderson: who provides what
Henderson 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 Henderson.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Butler Christian Academy PrivateLargest high schoolGrades PK–12 | Grades PK–12 | 114 | – |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within GA on state tests and graduation
On CDC estimates, Henderson is less healthy than 88% of U.S. towns
In Henderson, just over a fifth of adults report frequent mental distress, above both Georgia’s towns (19%) and U.S. towns (17%). The town does better than the Georgia average on 1 of 32 CDC measures and worse on 18. Among adults locally, 30% worry about having enough food.
| Henderson | Georgia towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES) | 45% | 40% | 36% |
| Food insecurity (CDC PLACES) | 30% | 22% | 14% |
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 20% | 15% | 14% |
| Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES) | 21% | 19% | 17% |
| What stands out | Henderson | GA |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults who have had cancer | 5.7% | 7% |
| More adults without reliable transportation | 16.2% | 9.5% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Henderson has a very high natural-hazard risk, chiefly from hurricanes
Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 93% of U.S. communities. Of the losses FEMA expects in Henderson, 68% come from hurricanes and 18% from inland flooding.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
About two in five of Henderson’s working residents commute to Savannah
Jobs in Henderson grew by 126 from 2013 to 2023, reaching 598. Only 2% of working residents stay in Henderson for work; the rest commute out. The town’s middle household income is $104,000. The top destinations are Savannah (41%), Pooler (9%) and Garden City (4%).
| Henderson | Georgia towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median household income | $104,000 | $63,000 | $80,000 |
| Below the poverty line | 8.7% | 15% | 9.6% |
| Average trip to work | 28 minutes | 26 minutes | 25 minutes |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Henderson has set aside 10.3% of its land for conservation
In Henderson, the trail density is 0.9 miles per square mile.
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
A home in Henderson sells for about $252K at the median
Henderson’s going rate for rent stands at $1,640 a month. The share of households in Henderson who are owner-occupiers: 71%.
| Henderson | Georgia towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median rent | $1,640 a month | $1,154 a month | $1,185 a month |
| Households that own their home | 71% | 58% | 73% |
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Everything we know about Henderson
Colleges nearby
4 within 15 miles of the center of Henderson
About 4 of every 100 Henderson residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Georgia.
98% of working residents leave Henderson for work
Where Henderson’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
About Henderson
Place in Georgia, United States
Henderson is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in Chatham County, Georgia, United States. The population was 2,178 at the 2020 census. It is part of the Savannah metropolitan statistical area.
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- Area
- 1.8 sq mi
- Elevation
- 20 ft
- Area code
- 912
Henderson’s neighbors
One town shares a border with Henderson.
Henderson has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade. Henderson and Savannah report no FBI crime data of their own. Compare Henderson with a neighbor →
Questions about Henderson
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Henderson, GA expensive?
The typical home is worth about $342,000, 4% 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 C.