SatillaGA
1,057 people live in this town in Georgia.
Is Satilla a good place to live?
Satilla’s best subject grade is an A+ for cost of living; its weakest is a D− for walkability. 36% of residents live below the poverty line in Satilla, against 15% in Georgia’s towns and 9.6% across U.S. towns. No town in Georgia scores lower than Satilla on walkability. On CDC health estimates it is near the bottom nationally. No town in Georgia scores lower than Satilla on the outdoors. Satilla has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade.
1,057 people, and everyone knows the way
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
How Satilla grades
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Georgia), ordered by how far Satilla is from typical.
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Moving to Satilla: who provides what
Satilla is unincorporated, so Jeff Davis 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 Satilla.
A larger share of adults in Satilla smoke cigarettes than in the typical Georgia or U.S. town
In Satilla, 38% of adults feel lonely. Among 262 Georgia towns, just one has a higher share of adults who report frequent physical distress than Satilla.
| Satilla | Georgia towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fair or poor health (CDC PLACES) | 34% | 23% | 19% |
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 27% | 15% | 14% |
| Diabetes (CDC PLACES) | 19% | 14% | 12% |
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 21% | 14% | 14% |
| What stands out | Satilla | GA |
|---|---|---|
| More adults with COPD | 14.2% | 6.5% |
| More smokers | 26.8% | 13.6% |
| More older adults who have lost all their teeth | 28.5% | 14.5% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
With only 0.1 jobs per working resident, most people in Satilla work out of town
The average commute for Satilla comes to 21 minutes. The top destinations are Hazlehurst (23%), Douglas (7%) and Baxley (5%). Half of commuters travel less than 22 miles.
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Mild winters and hot summers: that is Satilla’s year
Satilla’s peak summer temperature stands at 93°F.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Satilla faces a moderate natural-hazard risk, led by hurricanes
31% of Satilla’s expected losses from natural hazards come from hurricanes, followed by inland flooding at 30%. Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 58% of U.S. communities.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Everything we know about Satilla
Colleges nearby
None within 15 miles of Satilla; the nearest are
About 2 of every 100 Satilla residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Georgia.
100% of working residents leave Satilla for work
Where Satilla’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
Questions about Satilla
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Satilla, GA a good place to live?
1,057 people live in this town in Georgia.
Is Satilla, GA expensive?
Not for the area. Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades A+.