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Midway, Georgia

Midway is a small town of about 2,400 people in Liberty County, Georgia. It has grown about 7% since 2020. A typical home costs about 2.9 years of the typical household's income, compared with 4.1 across the U.S. The nearest metro area of about a million people or more, Jacksonville, is about 102 miles away as the crow flies.

Population
2,387
up 7% since 2020
Typical home, 2020-24
$237,100
Liberty County prices up 30% since 2022
Household income
$80,580
U.S.: $80,734
Prices, Hinesville area
93.9
U.S. average = 100
Emergency room
11 miles
Hinesville, GA
To Jacksonville
102 mi
straight line

The book's checklist

  • Lower cost of livingEveryday prices run 6.1% below the U.S. average in the Hinesville metro area.
  • More house for the moneyA typical home costs 2.9 years of the typical household's income here. Across the U.S. it's 4.1.
  • A safer neighborhoodThe FBI has no 2025 figures for Midway itself. Many small towns are patrolled by the county sheriff, so call the sheriff's office and ask what calls they get most.
  • Schools in town2 public schools: 1 elementary and 1 middle. No public high school in town: the nearest is Liberty County High School, about 8 miles away.
  • A hospital close byLiberty Regional Medical Center in Hinesville, about 11 miles away, has the nearest emergency room.
  • Within reach of a big cityJacksonville is about 102 miles away as the crow flies. The book suggests staying within about 60 miles if you'll miss big-city sports, concerts and theater.

A check means Midway meets the rule of thumb from Frank and Dave's book. An empty box isn't a deal breaker: it's something to weigh for your family. A question mark means there isn't enough data.

For a lifetime

Homes and money

Typical home value, as owners valued them in 2020-2024
$237,100U.S.: $332,700
Home prices since then
Up 30%Liberty County, 2022 to 2025
Typical rent, with utilities
$1,018 a monthU.S.: $1,413
Typical household income
$80,580U.S.: $80,734
Homes owned by the people living in them
59%U.S.: 65%
Typical property tax bill
$2,669 a yearGeorgia: $2,341
Homes built before 1940
1%U.S.: 12%
Homes built since 2010
21%U.S.: 11%
Vacation and seasonal homes
5%U.S.: 3%
Everyday prices
93.9U.S. average = 100 (the Hinesville metro area)

Home values and rents are what households told the Census Bureau across 2020 to 2024, so they trail today's market: county prices have moved up 30% since 2022. Everyday prices are the government's average for the Hinesville metro area, not Midway alone. Check current listings before you budget.

Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates; Federal Housing Finance Agency, House Price Index for counties (all transactions); U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis, Regional Price Parities, 2024.

The people

Population, 2025 estimate
2,3872020: 2,230
Median age
32.3 yearsU.S.: 38.9
Age 65 and older
12%U.S.: 17%
Under 18
27%U.S.: 22%
Adults with a bachelor's degree or more
26%U.S.: 36%
Moved here from another county or state in the past year
10%U.S.: 6%

Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, Population Estimates (Vintage 2025); U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates.

Work

Biggest lines of work
Schools, health care and social services (19%); professional and business services (17%)
Unemployment rate
4%U.S.: 5%
Average commute
30 minutesU.S.: 26 minutes
Work from home
9%U.S.: 15%
Below the poverty line
18%U.S.: 12%

Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates.

Health care

Nearest emergency room: Liberty Regional Medical Center, Hinesville, GA, about 11 miles away. It's a critical access hospital (a small rural hospital with 25 or fewer beds). Medicare hasn't given it a star rating.

Nearest general hospital: Candler Hospital, Savannah, GA, about 20 miles away. Medicare gives it 2 of 5 stars.

Look up doctors, clinics and the hospitals themselves on Medicare's Care Compare. Ask where the most serious cases are sent.

Sources: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, Hospital General Information.

Schools

2 public schools in Midway, run by Liberty County. The nearest public high school is Liberty County High School, about 8 miles away.

See each school on the federal school search, then check test scores and graduation rates on Georgia's school report card.

Sources: National Center for Education Statistics, Common Core of Data, 2023-24 (via the Urban Institute Education Data Portal); National Center for Education Statistics, IPEDS institution directory, 2024.

Internet

Homes with any internet subscription
97%U.S.: 91%

Before you buy, look up the address on the FCC's National Broadband Map to see which providers serve it.

Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates.

Weather

January average low
41°F
July average high
92°F
Days 90°F or hotter
94 a year
Nights at or below freezing
21 a year
Rain and melted snow
51 inches a year
Snow
0 inches a year
Elevation
15 feet

Weather station: Ft Stewart (13 miles away). Averages for 1991 to 2020.

Sources: NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, U.S. Climate Normals 1991-2020; U.S. Geological Survey, 3D Elevation Program.

Getting around

Straight-line miles. The road is always longer, and as the book says, an interstate at 70 is a different trip from a farm road at 45. Check the real drive: Liberty Regional Medical Center, Savannah, Jacksonville.

Liberty County is in a metro area of fewer than 250,000 people (USDA rural-urban code 3, on a scale where 1 is the biggest metro areas and 9 the most rural counties).

For a day

3 places on the National Register of Historic Places, including Dorchester Academy Boys' Dormitory and the Midway Historic District. One is a National Historic Landmark, the country's highest honor for a historic place.

National Park Service sites within about an hour:

  • Fort Pulaski National Monument30 miles
  • Fort Frederica National Monument39 miles
  • Cumberland Island National Seashore57 miles

Read about Midway's history on Wikipedia.

Know Midway?

Tell us what a visitor shouldn't miss, and what living there is really like. Write to Main Street at mainstreet@smalltownguide.com. The best notes from people who know the town will be added here.

Nearby

Straight-line miles.

Small towns

Smaller places

  • Riceboro, GA676 people, 6 miles
  • Flemington, GA880 people, 9 miles
  • Allenhurst, GA904 people, 12 miles

Sources

  1. U.S. Census Bureau, Population Estimates (Vintage 2025)
  2. U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates
  3. Federal Housing Finance Agency, House Price Index for counties (all transactions)
  4. U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis, Regional Price Parities, 2024
  5. FBI, Crime in the United States, Table 8 (offenses known to law enforcement by city)
  6. Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, Hospital General Information
  7. National Center for Education Statistics, Common Core of Data, 2023-24 (via the Urban Institute Education Data Portal)
  8. National Center for Education Statistics, IPEDS institution directory, 2024
  9. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, U.S. Climate Normals 1991-2020
  10. U.S. Geological Survey, 3D Elevation Program
  11. National Park Service, National Register of Historic Places listings
  12. National Park Service, park unit boundaries
  13. USDA Economic Research Service, Rural-Urban Continuum Codes, 2023
  14. U.S. Census Bureau, 2025 Gazetteer files and 2020 urban areas

Census survey figures are estimates with a margin of error; we leave out any figure whose margin is too wide to be useful. Data last gathered October 5, 2026. See something wrong? Write to mainstreet@smalltownguide.com.