Brunswick, GA — Momentum Score, Home Values & Best-For

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Glynn County · Brunswick · population 15,520

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59
Stable
Momentum score · 0–100

Where Brunswick stands

Steady, no major recent move.

Median home $254,179
1-year -2.3%
5-yr CAGR +5.8%
vs 5-yr peak -3.0%
Population +0.5%/yr

Home value trajectory · last 10 years

Zillow ZHVI · monthly
peak 2025-02$254k$117k$169k$221k$273k201620182020202220242026

Lifestyle scores

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Walkability
32/100
Very car-dependent
Estimated from population density. Higher = denser, more amenities within walking distance.
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Public transit
15/100
Transit limited
Curated list of major US transit systems + population-based estimate. Higher = real subway/rail/bus options.
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Remote work fit
81/100
Excellent for remote work
Composite of city size, housing cost, state tax structure, and region's remote-work track record.

Scores are heuristic estimates from population density, state, and known transit/walkable cities. Not based on a paid Walk Score / Transit Score API — see methodology for the formula.

Rent trajectory · last 5 years

Zillow ZORI · monthly
$1,585/mo$1,345$1,514$1,682202220242026

Home value vs rent · indexed to 100

Both rebased at first month of ZORI data (~2015)
Home valueRent106107100202220242026

Rent vs buy

Price-to-rent ratio: 13.4
Buy

At a 13.4 price-to-rent ratio, buying generally beats renting in Brunswick on a long-enough horizon. The headline math is that one year of mortgage payments approximates 13.4 years of rent — well below the 15+ threshold where ownership starts to dominate.

How the momentum score breaks down

methodology →
Home YoY
39 · w22%
Home 5-yr CAGR
69 · w22%
Distance from peak
72 · w18%
Population growth
55 · w16%
Rent YoY
48 · w12%
Home 10-yr CAGR
76 · w10%
Long thesis

Brunswick has held up across the cycle: home values at $254,179 with +5.8% 5-year CAGR. The bull case is structural — population, location, employer base — and holds even if next year's print is soft.

Short thesis

Brunswick's bear case is the boring one: the cycle is real and any market that's run hard can stall. Watch for slowing population growth, rising days-on-market, or builder discounts as the early warning signals.

About Brunswick

Brunswick is a city in Glynn County, Georgia, with an estimated population of 15,520. The population grew 0.5% annually from 2020 to 2024, a moderate gain. The median home value in Brunswick is $254,179 as of 2026-04, down 2.3% over the last 12 months. Over the last five years, home values have averaged +5.8% annual growth (-3.0% from the 5-year peak). Rents in Brunswick average $1,585 per month, roughly flat year-over-year (+0.5%). The composite momentum score is 59 of 100 (Stable). Conditions are neither hot nor cold, so the local fit matters more than market timing.

Bull case

Healthy 5-year run: +5.8% annualized over 5 years, outpacing US inflation.
The data is the data: Brunswick has at least 5 years of Zillow tracking, full Census identification, and is included in the 2-criteria momentum score on this page.

Bear case

Cooling: -2.3% over the trailing year — momentum has stalled.
Local nuance: city-level data smooths over neighborhood differences. School zones, HOA rules, and street-level character matter — visit before deciding.

Playbook

Buyer

Lifestyle fit matters more than market timing in a Stable market. Take your time on the home and neighborhood; the macro trend isn't urgent. Negotiate normally.

Seller

Price competitively from day one or risk a 60+ day listing. Staging, photography, and presentation matter more in Stable markets than in Hot ones.

Investor

Stable cap rates, no big appreciation story to lean on. Underwrite this as a pure cash-flow play — the math has to work on rent alone.

Local safety & alerts

No active National Weather Service alerts for Glynn County right now.

Public-safety links are official .gov sources, not curated by us. Glynn County routes NWS alerts; check the state EM portal for non-weather emergencies.

Cities like Brunswick

Sources: Zillow ZHVI (home values), Zillow ZORI (rents), US Census ACS + place population. Updated when source agencies publish revisions.

Climate & natural-disaster risk

Winter (Jan)
55° / 36°
avg high / low
Summer (Jul)
91° / 71°
avg high / low
Sunny days/yr
217
~59% of year
Annual precip
50″ rain
1″ snow
Disaster risk (1=very low, 5=very high)
Hurricane
Moderate
Tornado
Moderate
Wildfire
Low
Earthquake
Very low
Flood
Moderate

State-level averages from NOAA Climate Normals (1991-2020) and FEMA National Risk Index. City-level conditions can vary significantly within a state.

Current weather

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Local sports teams

Major professional teams the Brunswick area cheers for. Detailed stats, schedules, and player pages on intherafters.com.

Local economy & environment

Humidity
70%
Humid climate
Median household income
$71,400
Georgia state median
Top industries (state-level)
Logistics/DistributionFilm/TVHealthcare

Humidity is annual average relative humidity (NOAA). Income is Census ACS 5-year estimate. Industries are largest employment sectors statewide (BLS); the local mix in a given city may vary.

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