Housing data for ZIP code 31520

Name: Housing in ZIP code 31520, 2020–2024
Creator: US Census Bureau
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ZIP code 31520 has an estimated 22,313 residents and 10,583 homes (US Census Bureau, 2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Most of its land lies in Brunswick, Glynn County.

54.5% of households rent.

The median gross rent is $983 (±$88) a month.

The median home value is $147,500 (±$17,715).

The median household income is $40,071 (±$1,968) a year.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Residents: 22,313 (±1,352)
Median gross rent: $983
Median home value: $147,500
Households that rent: 54.5%

How ZIP code 31520 compares

Estimate (90% margin of error)
	ZIP 31520	Brunswick	Glynn County	Georgia	United States
Residents	22,313 (±1,352)	15,307	85,447	10,940,407	334,922,499
Housing units	10,583 (±607)	7,294	43,500	4,541,835	143,775,355
Households that rent	54.5% (±5.4 points)	56.6%	33.3%	34.3%	34.8%
Median gross rent	$983 (±$88)	$951	$1,135	$1,393	$1,413
Median home value	$147,500 (±$17,715)	$155,900	$301,300	$303,300	$332,700
Median household income	$40,071 (±$1,968)	$40,288	$69,799	$77,353	$80,734
Median real estate taxes (a year)	$1,060 (±$158)	$1,340	$1,708	$2,341	$3,119
Renters paying 30% or more of income	52.2% (±8.6 points)	51.5%	46.7%	52.4%	51.1%
Built before 1980	64.2% (±7.1 points)	71.8%	37.3%	31.3%	49.7%
Average commute	16.8 minutes (±1.6)	17.5 minutes	20.0 minutes	28.3 minutes	26.4 minutes
Households with broadband	80.1% (±4.3 points)	81.2%	88.8%	91.0%	91.0%
Median age of residents	38.4 years (±2.5)	38.0 years	43.4 years	37.6 years	38.9 years

In ZIP 31520, median gross rent is lower than in Glynn County ($1,135).

It is also lower than in Georgia ($1,393).

It is lower than the national figure ($1,413).

The median gross rent in ZIP code 31520 is not measurably different from Brunswick as a whole ($951).

Its median home value is not measurably different from Brunswick as a whole ($155,900).

Among the 4 ZIP codes in Glynn County with a published estimate, ZIP 31520 ranks 4 from highest to lowest median gross rent.

Among the 6 ZIP codes in Glynn County with a published estimate, ZIP 31520 ranks 6 from highest to lowest median home value.

Among the 5 ZIP codes in Glynn County with a published estimate, ZIP 31520 ranks 5 from highest to lowest median household income.

Rankings use the estimates alone; where margins of error overlap, neighboring ranks may not truly differ.

Rent in ZIP code 31520

Share of rented homes in each gross-rent range, 2020–2024
Monthly gross rent	ZIP 31520	Glynn County	Georgia	United States
Less than $500	9.6% (±6.7 points)	8.6%	5.7%	6.3%
$500 to $999	42.0% (±8.2 points)	30.8%	21.1%	20.2%
$1,000 to $1,499	40.6% (±8.5 points)	36.0%	29.3%	28.1%
$1,500 to $1,999	3.0% (±2.3 points)	16.0%	25.4%	21.1%
$2,000 to $2,499	1.1% (±1.1 points)	2.8%	12.0%	12.0%
$2,500 to $2,999	0.0% (±1.0 points)	0.8%	3.9%	5.5%
$3,000 or more	3.7% (±3.3 points)	5.0%	2.5%	6.8%

The most common range is $500 to $999, paid by 42.0% of renting households.

Rent by bedrooms in ZIP code 31520

Median gross rent by number of bedrooms, estimate (90% margin of error)
Bedrooms	Census median
Studio	$578 (±$212)
1 bedroom	$708 (±$103)
2 bedrooms	$911 (±$150)
3 bedrooms	$1,047 (±$95)
4 bedrooms	$1,234 (±$238)

Rent burden in ZIP code 31520

Renting households by gross rent as a percentage of household income, 2020–2024
Share of income spent on rent	ZIP 31520	Glynn County	Georgia	United States
Less than 15%	10.6% (±6.7 points)	15.6%	12.2%	12.6%
15% to 19.9%	14.4% (±5.7 points)	12.2%	11.7%	12.2%
20% to 24.9%	7.3% (±3.1 points)	14.1%	12.5%	12.6%
25% to 29.9%	15.5% (±5.4 points)	11.4%	11.1%	11.5%
30% to 34.9%	3.3% (±2.4 points)	5.6%	9.0%	9.2%
35% or more	48.9% (±8.3 points)	41.1%	43.4%	41.9%

52.2% (±8.6 points) of renting households in ZIP code 31520 spend 30% or more of their income on gross rent.

Home values in ZIP code 31520

Owner-occupied homes by value, 2020–2024
Value	ZIP 31520	Glynn County	Georgia	United States
Less than $50,000	14.2% (±4.1 points)	6.7%	6.1%	5.3%
$50,000 to $99,999	19.1% (±4.8 points)	7.3%	6.2%	6.1%
$100,000 to $149,999	17.8% (±4.8 points)	6.8%	6.4%	6.8%
$150,000 to $199,999	10.9% (±4.0 points)	10.2%	9.5%	9.0%
$200,000 to $299,999	16.5% (±4.8 points)	18.9%	21.1%	17.8%
$300,000 to $499,999	13.6% (±4.5 points)	26.1%	30.4%	26.9%
$500,000 to $999,999	5.4% (±3.5 points)	17.8%	16.9%	20.9%
$1,000,000 or more	2.5% (±2.2 points)	6.3%	3.3%	7.1%

Value is the owner’s own estimate of what the home and lot would sell for, not a sale price or an assessment.

The homes in ZIP code 31520

Housing units by units in structure, 2020–2024
Building type	ZIP 31520	Glynn County	Georgia	United States
Single-family, detached	61.3% (±4.8 points)	63.3%	66.3%	61.3%
Single-family, attached (townhouse, rowhouse)	5.9% (±2.2 points)	4.8%	4.4%	6.2%
2 units	7.4% (±2.5 points)	4.3%	2.0%	3.4%
3 or 4 units	4.2% (±1.8 points)	3.2%	3.0%	4.3%
5 to 9 units	2.3% (±1.2 points)	4.5%	4.3%	4.5%
10 to 19 units	3.3% (±2.7 points)	3.4%	4.3%	4.3%
20 or more units	4.1% (±1.4 points)	6.5%	7.6%	10.3%
Mobile home	10.6% (±3.2 points)	9.7%	7.8%	5.6%
Boat, RV, van, etc.	0.8% (±0.9 points)	0.3%	0.1%	0.1%

When the homes in ZIP code 31520 were built

Housing units by year structure built, 2020–2024
Year built	ZIP 31520	Glynn County	Georgia	United States
2020 or later	0.9% (±0.9 points)	1.8%	2.7%	2.0%
2010 to 2019	2.2% (±1.2 points)	8.5%	11.6%	9.4%
2000 to 2009	11.4% (±2.8 points)	18.4%	20.9%	13.6%
1990 to 1999	12.3% (±3.4 points)	17.3%	17.9%	12.4%
1980 to 1989	9.0% (±2.4 points)	16.5%	15.5%	12.9%
1970 to 1979	10.3% (±3.3 points)	12.2%	12.1%	14.2%
1960 to 1969	10.7% (±2.9 points)	8.7%	7.6%	9.9%
1950 to 1959	16.7% (±3.4 points)	7.7%	5.3%	9.5%
1940 to 1949	9.3% (±3.2 points)	3.6%	2.4%	4.4%
1939 or earlier	17.2% (±3.1 points)	5.1%	3.9%	11.7%

64.2% of the homes in ZIP code 31520 were built before 1980, so many fall under the federal lead-paint disclosure rules for homes built before 1978.

Heating fuel in ZIP code 31520

Occupied housing units by house heating fuel, 2020–2024
Fuel used most	ZIP 31520	Glynn County	Georgia	United States
Utility gas	13.2% (±2.9 points)	10.1%	37.4%	46.5%
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.	0.0% (±0.5 points)	0.0%	0.2%	3.9%
Electricity	81.1% (±3.6 points)	86.0%	57.0%	41.3%
Bottled or tank gas (propane)	3.4% (±2.0 points)	2.3%	4.2%	4.9%
Wood	0.0% (±0.5 points)	0.4%	0.5%	1.4%
Solar energy	0.0% (±0.5 points)	0.0%	0.1%	0.3%
Coal or coke	0.0% (±0.5 points)	0.0%	0.0%	0.1%
Other fuel	0.0% (±0.5 points)	0.0%	0.1%	0.5%
No fuel used	2.3% (±1.3 points)	1.1%	0.6%	1.2%

How people in ZIP code 31520 get to work

Workers 16 and over by means of transportation to work, 2020–2024
Means of transportation	ZIP 31520	Glynn County	Georgia	United States
Drove alone	74.2% (±6.0 points)	77.2%	70.9%	68.8%
Carpooled	16.0% (±4.7 points)	10.2%	8.9%	8.5%
Public transportation	0.0% (±0.2 points)	0.1%	1.1%	3.2%
Walked	1.7% (±1.2 points)	0.9%	1.3%	2.4%
Other means (bicycle, taxi, motorcycle)	3.2% (±2.6 points)	2.9%	1.9%	2.0%
Worked from home	4.8% (±2.2 points)	8.8%	15.9%	15.1%

Workers who live in ZIP code 31520 take an average of 16.8 minutes to get to work.

Places in ZIP code 31520

Places whose land overlaps this ZIP code, with the share of the ZIP’s land in each
Place	Share of the ZIP’s land in this place	Median gross rent	Households that rent
Brunswick	53%	$951	56.6%
Dock Junction	37%	$1,080	50.4%

A township or a New York town includes the villages inside it, so their shares can add up to more than the whole.

ZIP codes near 31520

Nearest ZIP codes with Census figures, by straight-line distance between their internal points
ZIP code	Distance	Median gross rent	Median home value	Median household income	Households that rent
31523	8.0 mi	$988	$310,400	$88,988	14.7%
31527	8.3 mi	—	$590,000	—	7.6%
31525	10 mi	$1,260	$216,300	$69,493	40.8%
31522	10 mi	$1,851	$571,100	$108,632	15.2%
31561	11 mi	—	$2,000,000 or more	$250,000 or more	0.0%
31565	12 mi	$936	$249,700	$61,778	7.7%
31305	15 mi	$905	$174,700	$43,138	28.1%
31566	19 mi	$756	$153,000	$60,703	26.3%

ZIP code 31520 is reported as ZIP Code Tabulation Area 31520: the Census Bureau’s area built from census blocks to match the ZIP code’s delivery area as closely as it can.

Survey years: 2020–2024 (American Community Survey 5-year estimates).

Margins of error are at the 90% confidence level.

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Questions about ZIP 31520

What is the median rent in ZIP code 31520?

The median gross rent in ZIP Code Tabulation Area 31520 is $983 (±$88) a month (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

What is the median home value in ZIP code 31520?

The median value of owner-occupied homes in ZIP code 31520 is $147,500 (±$17,715) (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

What is the median household income in ZIP code 31520?

The median household income in ZIP code 31520 is $40,071 (±$1,968) a year (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

What town is ZIP code 31520 in?

Most of ZIP code 31520’s land lies in Brunswick; it also covers Dock Junction.

Sources

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DP05_0001E, DP05_0001M, DP04_0134E, DP04_0134M, DP04_0089E, DP04_0089M, DP03_0062E, DP03_0062M, DP04_0047PE, DP04_0047PM

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