Georgia · South · 16k residents
St. Simons, GA: economy, jobs & business costs
The site-selection read on St. Simons: labor costs, talent, corporate tax, energy, and business activity, with the Georgia median as the yardstick. Compare it live against any of 3,000 US cities.
Data coverage: ACS place data; supplementary fields may use state estimates.
Average weekly wages in the surrounding labor market run $1,405/wk. Georgia's corporate income tax rate is 5.19%. Commercial electricity averages 10.9¢/kWh.
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Avg. weekly wage
$1,405/wk
Corporate income tax
5.19%
Bachelor's degree or higher
57%
Commercial electricity
10.9¢/kWh
Economic momentum
We don't yet track economic momentum for St. Simons. It will rank business formation, jobs, and building-permit growth against the US cities we track.
| ACS median home value | $555,600 |
| Price per sq. ft. | $190 |
| Property tax rate | 0.9% |
| 1-bedroom rent | $1,596/mo |
| 2-bedroom rent | $1,908/mo |
| State & local income tax | 3.94% |
| Sales tax | 7.4% |
| Corporate income tax | 5.19% |
| Avg. weekly wage | $1,405/wk |
| Bachelor's degree or higher | 57% |
| Commercial electricity | 10.9¢/kWh |
| Businesses per 1k residents | — |
| Wage: Software developer | $131,010 |
| Wage: Registered nurse | $93,550 |
| Wage: General manager | $103,730 |
| Wage: Customer service | $39,630 |
| Wage: Warehouse worker | $35,620 |
| Wage: Heavy truck driver | $57,050 |
| Wage: Electrician | $58,320 |
| Wage: Retail salesperson | $30,840 |
| Cost of living index | 115 |
| Groceries index | 98 |
| Utilities | $175/mo |
| Transit pass | $95/mo |
| Gas price | $3.10/gal |
| Healthcare index | 95 |
| Childcare (per child) | $950/mo |
| Median household income | $108,771 |
| Unemployment rate | 3.4% |
| Population | 16k |
| Crime index | 50/100 |
| School rating | 5.5/10 |
| Walkability | 30/100 |
| Disaster risk | — |
| Avg. commute | 28 min |
| Sunny days / year | 218 days |
| July high | 91°F |
| January low | 44°F |
| Annual snowfall | 0 in |
| Home price YoY | — |
| Home price MoM | — |
| Rent YoY | — |
| Rent MoM | — |
| Employment (jobs) YoY | — |
| Building permits YoY | — |
| Ocean coast | 5 mi |
| Big lake | 198 mi |
| Mountains | 291 mi |
| Major airport | 51 mi |
| Ski resort | 324 mi |
Popular comparisons
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- Is St. Simons a good place to run a business?
- Georgia's corporate income tax rate is 5.19%; average weekly wages in the surrounding labor market run $1,405/wk; commercial electricity averages 10.9¢/kWh. Weigh these against your own priorities in the business comparison tool.
- What is the cost of living in St. Simons, GA?
- St. Simons indexes at 115 for day-to-day costs against a national baseline of 100, with a typical two-bedroom renting for $1,908/mo and a acs median home value of $555,600.
- How much does a house cost in St. Simons?
- The acs median home value in St. Simons is $555,600 (Census ACS estimate; individual listings vary).
- How much is rent in St. Simons?
- A two-bedroom in St. Simons rents for about $1,908/mo.