Wilmington Island
Wilmington Island is the Savannah suburb that politely declines to be a suburb. Cross the Islands Expressway, watch the live oaks close overhead, and the tempo drops to something measured in tide charts. The houses sit on lots big enough for a dock, the dock points at a creek, and the creek empties into the Wilmington River roughly when it feels like it. There is a country club, a handful of strip-mall sushi places, and a pace of life that assumes you have somewhere to be on a boat by Saturday. Singles skew married-with-Labradors. Newcomers skew retired-from-elsewhere. Romance, here, is quiet and slightly damp.
Wilmington Island by the numbers
Wilmington Island runs female-leaning, about 47% men to 53% women.
Median individual income in Wilmington Island is about $52,600.
Georgia doesn’t register by party; by the 2024 presidential vote Chatham County leaned Democratic, about 59% Harris to 41% Trump - a Democratic-leaning coastal county.
The median renter in Wilmington Island pays about $1,770 a month.
About 2,300 Wilmington Island residents ages 22 to 50 are single.
Local date spots
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Flying Fish Bar & Grill
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Basils Pizza & Deli
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Molly Mcguire's
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Lili's Restaurant and Bar
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Friendship Coffee Company
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Mi Vida
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The Snug Irish Pub
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The Corner Grill
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Ellie's Crow Bar Lounge
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Island Daiquiri
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Sand Cat Coffee
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Kakki Restaurant
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Leopold's Ice Cream on Whitemarsh Island
Good for groupsWheelchair access - Wilmington IslandActivity
Bogeys Sports Bar & Mini Golf
Outdoor seatingGood for groups