Cost of living in Wilmington Island, Georgia

Wilmington Island, Georgia has about 13,905 people. That count is a 2020–2024 Census average, not a headcount from one day.

A typical home is worth about $404,900.

HUD's fair-market rent for a 2-bedroom in Chatham County is $1,679 a month. That is the county number, not an apartment listing in Wilmington Island. It runs from October 2026 through September 2027.

In the Savannah, GA metro area, prices sit at 95.2 when the U.S. average is 100. That is a 2024 BEA index.

Georgia taxes wages. A typical combined sales tax is 7.5% as of January 1, 2026. That mix is statewide, not Wilmington Island's exact store tax.

In July 2026, a typical Georgia home paid 16.27¢ per kilowatt-hour. That is a state average from EIA, not Wilmington Island's bill.

EIA does not publish a Georgia gasoline price. For the week of October 12, 2026, the Lower Atlantic (PADD 1C) all-grades price was $4.035 a gallon. At 12,000 miles a year and 25 mpg, the index counts that as $1,936.80 a year. Those miles are our standard, not a Census figure, and every town in Georgia shares this price.

Among 354 places we list in Georgia with a rent figure, 39 have higher typical rent than Wilmington Island.