Wilmington Island, GA vs Pooler, GA

Side-by-side comparison from the latest government data.

MetricWilmington Island, GAPooler, GA
Population13,90528,466
Median Household Income$93,924$91,766
Median Rent$1,752/mo$1,671/mo
Median Home Value$404,900$322,400
Cost of Living (US = 100)9595
Renters Paying 30%+ of Income46.4%52.7%
Poverty Rate4.2%7.4%
Unemployment Rate2.9% (county)2.5%
Violent Crime Rate /100k—*89
Property Crime Rate /100k—*1,583
Median AQI4747
Good AQI Days /yr214214
Summer Highs91°F91°F
Winter Lows42°F42°F
Snowfall0 in/yr0 in/yr
Avg Commute28.3 min24.1 min
Hospitals——
Avg Hospital Rating——
Students per Teacher10.912.6
College Degree Rate52.6%39.7%
Foreign-Born %3.7%14.9%
Population Growth (2020–2025)-8.7%+28.0%

Green = clearly better (more than 5% apart). Population, growth, weather, hospital count and foreign-born share aren’t scored.
* Rate of the agency that polices Wilmington Island (the city has no police department of its own), so it isn’t scored.