WaverlyGA
106 people live in this town, settled in 1894.
Is Waverly a good place to live?
No town among the 264 in Georgia we compare has a higher share of households owning their home than Waverly. Waverly’s trail network density is 1.4 miles per square mile, where Georgia’s towns sit at 0.3 and U.S. towns at 0.4. Waverly has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.
Waverly lives by the ocean
Coastal flooding makes up 11% of the storm damage FEMA expects here.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA · OpenStreetMap
The data
Ordered by what stands out in Waverly.
Very high risk in Waverly, with hurricanes at the top
FEMA expects more storm and flood damage in Waverly than in just over four fifths of U.S. communities. Expected losses in Waverly break down as 44% from hurricanes and 25% from inland flooding. Federal aid has come to Waverly households in 2 declared disasters; the latest was in 2024.
FEMA disaster declarations and aid · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Most of Waverly’s workers commute out: the town has 0.2 jobs for each of them
14% of residents live below the poverty line in Waverly. The top destinations are Brunswick (23%), Kingsland (13%) and Jacksonville (5%). Half commute less than 21 miles.
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Mild winters and hot summers: that is Waverly’s year
Waverly’s peak summer temperature is 93°F.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
The typical home in Waverly is valued at about $376K
In the year to September 2026, typical home values climbed 3.4%.
Typical home value
Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
How healthy Waverly is
20% of Waverly adults say their health is fair or poor. The town does better than the Georgia average on 9 of 32 CDC measures and worse on 3. In Waverly, just over one in ten adults worry about having enough food, and 33% feel lonely.
| Waverly | Georgia towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES) | 34% | 40% | 36% |
| Food insecurity (CDC PLACES) | 12% | 22% | 14% |
| Feel lonely (CDC PLACES) | 33% | 39% | 33% |
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 40% | 38% | 35% |
| What stands out | Waverly | GA |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults facing housing insecurity | 9.9% | 15% |
| Fewer adults facing a utility shut-off | 6.4% | 9.6% |
| More adults who have had cancer | 10% | 7% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Everything we know about Waverly
Jekyll Island and 10 more within 40 miles
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Waverly. Close and well known come first.
18 mi Park & preserveJekyll Island
21 mi LandmarkIgbo Landing Historic Site
35 mi MuseumOkefenokee National Wildlife Refuge
32 mi LandmarkFort Clinch
21 mi National MonumentFort Frederica National Monument108K visitors a year
20 mi National SeashoreCumberland Island National Seashore60K visitors a yearPhoto credits
Jekyll Island: normanack on Flickr, CC BY 2.0 · Igbo Landing Historic Site: Jud McCranie, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Okefenokee National Wildlife Refuge: US Fish and Wildlife Service, Public domain · Fort Clinch: Fl295 at English Wikipedia, Public domain · Fort Frederica National Monument: Bubba73 (talk), Jud McCranie, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Cumberland Island National Seashore: The original uploader was Pgabolde at English Wikipedia., CC BY-SA 3.0
Moving to Waverly: who provides what
Waverly is unincorporated, so Camden 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.
106 people, and everyone knows the way
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
Colleges nearby
None within 15 miles of Waverly; the nearest are
About 0 of every 100 Waverly residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Georgia.
Questions about Waverly
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Waverly, GA a good place to live?
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