
Our rural communities with land for sale in Charlton County, Georgia
Living relaxed, refreshed and rural in Charlton County, Georgia
Rural life in Charlton County, Georgia’s southernmost county, has a broad appeal for everything it’s missing: Gobs of people (it’s top 10 in lowest population density in the state), traffic (virtually nonexistent) and high unemployment rates (just 3.2%). What’s not missing? A cost of living that’s lower than state and national averages, a steadily rising median individual income trend, and good schools that enjoy a student-teacher ratio of 17:1.
More than 98% of the county is timbered, and a good chunk of the county is taken up by the Okefenokee National Wildlife Refuge, which provides rich opportunities for boating and fishing, camping, hiking and wildlife watching. So when you buy rural land in Charlton County, your neighbors are about as natural, authentic and down-to-earth as it gets.









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FAQs about rural land for sale in Charlton County, Georgia
One critical way is through covenants, conditions and restrictions, or “CCRs.” They essentially represent the “rural rules” that are put in place by developers to ensure that rural buyers have more freedom than they would in a typical suburban community, but still have ways to protect their investment. Different developers maintain different CCRs, so your land broker can provide guidance on what’s permitted and what’s not.
It depends on who’s selling the land. At Raydient Rural, all of our communities have electricity access. For most of our communities, well and septic systems will need to be installed to access well-water and sewage. A limited number of communities have access to city-water. Companies are also making daily rapid advances in bringing faster internet speeds to rural communities, and many communities have at least one satellite internet provider.
Yes, but rural land brokers have specialized knowledge that can come in handy. For example, they often have a good handle of the intricacies that could be involved in a rural land purchase, like conservation easements, timber values, soil quality, and, perhaps most important, what features are critical in determining the per-acre cost of the land.
Rural life in Charlton County and Folkston, Georgia
If you like outdoors – take your pick among riding ATVs, canoeing and fishing, hunting, trail riding, you name it – you’ll love rural living in Charlton County. Folkston, the county seat, is known as both “Gateway to the Okenfenokee” and “Train City,” the latter nickname being applied for the popularity of the Folkston Funnel, a viewing platform that train enthusiasts use to watch the rail junction at the convergence of multiple CSX rail lines. And just as you’d expect from a tight-knit community down South, there are plenty of events to bring people together, from the National Wildlife Week and Earth Day Art Festival to the Georgia Council Spring Pow Wow to the Mizell House Gala. And when the beaches on Amelia Island call you to dip your toes in the Atlantic, you’ll be able to answer in less than an hour.
