Talahi IslandGA
Home to 961 people, this town lies in Georgia.
Is Talahi Island a good place to live?
Talahi Island’s midpoint age is 52.1 years, where Georgia’s towns sit at 36.5 years and U.S. towns at 40.5 years. Of the 264 Georgia towns we compare, none has a higher share of homes lived in by their owners than Talahi Island. Talahi Island’s trail network density is 1.7 miles per square mile, above both the Georgia town median (0.3) and the median of U.S. towns (0.4). Talahi Island has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.
Talahi Island lives by the ocean
Coastal flooding makes up 13% of the storm damage FEMA expects here.
- Talahi Island Community Center
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA · OpenStreetMap
The data
Ordered by what stands out in Talahi Island.
Talahi Island stands out in Georgia and nationally: the FEMA risk score there is higher
62% of Talahi Island’s expected losses from natural hazards come from hurricanes, followed by coastal flooding at 13%. Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 96% of U.S. communities.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Most of Talahi Island’s workers head elsewhere: there are 0.3 jobs for each of them
The typical journey to work in Talahi Island is 22 minutes. Most people who work leave Talahi Island to do it: just 2% work in town. Jobs in Talahi Island grew by 64 from 2013 to 2023, reaching 151. Also worth knowing: among residents here, 3.5% live below the poverty line.
| Talahi Island | Georgia towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Below the poverty line | 3.5% | 15% | 9.6% |
| Average trip to work | 22 minutes | 26 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Working residents who work in town | 2.1% | 9.1% | 8% |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Talahi Island: mild winters and hot summers
July afternoons reach 92°, January nights drop to 40° and snow is almost unheard of.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
A smaller share of adults report frequent mental distress in Talahi Island than in most of Georgia or the rest of the country
For adults in Talahi Island, the share who sleep under 7 hours is 34%. Among 262 Georgia towns, just 3 have a lower share of adults who feel lonely than Talahi Island. This Georgia town beats the Georgia average on 18 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 3.
| Talahi Island | Georgia towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES) | 13% | 19% | 17% |
| Obesity (CDC PLACES) | 27% | 38% | 35% |
| Feel lonely (CDC PLACES) | 30% | 39% | 33% |
| Food insecurity (CDC PLACES) | 6.3% | 22% | 14% |
| What stands out | Talahi Island | GA |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults facing food insecurity | 6.3% | 17.7% |
| Fewer adults facing a utility shut-off | 3.7% | 9.6% |
| More adults who have had cancer | 12% | 7% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Open space protected for good: 0.1% of Talahi Island
Count the trails in 1 park or preserve and they come to 2.5 miles. Among 229 Georgia towns, just 7 have a lower share of conserved land than Talahi Island. This Georgia town has one park or preserve, 2 acres in all.
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Talahi Island Community Center | — | 2 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Everything we know about Talahi Island
Fort Pulaski National Monument and 26 more within 40 miles
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Talahi Island. Close and well known come first.
in town National MonumentFort Pulaski National Monument321K visitors a year
8 mi MuseumMercer House
7 mi State parkWormsloe Historic Site
8 mi MuseumSorrel–Weed House
7 mi MuseumCongregation Mickve Israel
7 mi Park & preserveForsyth ParkPhoto credits
Fort Pulaski National Monument: Edibobb, CC BY 3.0 · Mercer House: Kyle Kesselring from Canal Winchester, OH, CC BY 2.0 · 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 Talahi Island: who provides what
Talahi Island 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.
961 people, and everyone knows the way
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
Colleges nearby
4 within 15 miles of the center of Talahi Island
About 7 of every 100 Talahi Island residents are enrolled in college, about the same as Georgia.
About Talahi Island
Place in Georgia, United States
Talahi Island is a barrier island, unincorporated community, and census-designated place (CDP) in Chatham County, Georgia, United States. The population was 1,247 at the 2020 census. Located between Savannah and the beach resort town of Tybee Island, Talahi Island is part of the Savannah Metropolitan Statistical Area.
From Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 · facts via Wikidata (CC0)
- Area
- 1.5 sq mi
- Elevation
- 12 ft
- Area code
- 912
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