St Marys : Georgia

St. Marys is a fast growing town in extreme southeastern Georgia with more than 17,000 residents. It is the access to Cumberland Island, one of the gorgeous Sea Islands off Georgia's southern coast.  St. Marys gets a favorable mention by most people considering living in the area. It is near the naval base and is popular for military retirements.  Obviously recreation is outstanding with so much waterfront everywhere.  Many of the homes and downtown buildings are old and cute.  St. Mary's is the second oldest continually occupied town in the U.S. (after St. Augustine). The city is the gateway to Cumberland Island National Seashore, it is also home to the Kings Bay Naval Submarine Base. Photo of Plum Orchard c.1898 on Cumberland Island courtesy of Wikipedia and NPS (public domain); photo of Flag display from Submarine bas Kingsbay courtesy of Wikipedia and Legohead, Licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0/

There are many active adult communities in the area (see link at top right for St. Marys).
Real estate prices are quite reasonable for this area so close to prestigious Sea Island, St Simons Island, and Amelia Island (FL). The median home value in St. Mary's was $178,502 in early 2020 according to Zillow, which calls it a "Very Hot" market at this time.