Bryan County, Georgia, Real Estate

Amenities Flow for Bryan County and Richmond Hill Real Estate Owners

Bryan County, Georgia, lies south of downtown Savannah, an easy twenty-minute drive along I-95. The northern point of the Bryan County border is about ten minutes from Savannah’s south side, where owners of Savannah and Bryan County real estate enjoy the many options of shopping and dining.

Bryan County, GA, was created by state legislature from Chatham County in 1793. Big changes began in 1925 when inventor and founder of the Ford Motor Company Henry Ford and wife Clara built their winter estate in the town called Ways Station, which would eventually become known as Richmond Hill. As Ford began providing real estate and homes for his employees, the need for schools and government buildings became apparent. Soon a city began to take shape and Ford became an icon of the community.

The 2006 Census estimated 29,648 people living in Bryan County, GA, where the average annual temperature is a mild 66 degrees. Bryan County real estate has substantial claim to fame, as the Civil War movie Glory starring Denzel Washington was filmed here. In July 2007, Bryan County, Georgia, earned a designation by the state of Georgia as an Entrepreneur Friendly county.

Annual Bryan County area events include the July 4 Annual Ol’ Time Family Festival and BBQ, the Great Ogeechee Seafood Festival held in October and the Annual Hometown Christmas Parade.

There are many recreational options in Bryan County. Enjoy golf at the semi-private Waterford Landing course on the Jerico River or the private Pete Dye course at Ford Plantation. For the outdoorsmen among prospective Bryan County real estate buyers, there is the Fort McAllister State Park, the 26,000-acre offshore sanctuary Ossabaw Island, the county maintained fishing pier and two boat ramps, the Georgia's Colonial Coast Birding Trail and educational programs at the John W. Stevens Wetlands Education Center.

More recreation is on the way, as the city of Richmond Hill is planning a 35,000 square foot Conference and Aquatic Center on property donated by the Ford Plantation. The center will feature a junior Olympic pool and pool house, showers, and children’s area. A golf and conference center with full catering and video conferencing capabilities is also proposed.

Currently, most of the dining in Bryan County is found in chain and independent restaurants focusing on family dining. Catholic, Baptist, Church of God, Presbyterian, Methodist, Church of Christ, Lutheran and Episcopal churches host Church services in the area.

Today Richmond Hill is home to some of the most prestigious addresses in the Coastal Region and Savannah real estate. The Ford Plantation is now an exclusive community with cottage-style to estate sized homes. Neighbors you meet on your morning stroll might be a major league baseball player on break from the playoffs or a powerful politician who calls this place home. This exclusive Bryan County real estate community has something for everyone; especially those who like to get away from it all.

Quaint cottages and towering mansions fill the Richmond Hill real estate community, where many home sites are located on bluffs with views of the beautiful Ogeechee River.

With estate lots ranging from one to fifteen acres, there is as much privacy as one can desire within Richmond Hill real estate. The full-scale marina, golf course, day spa and equestrian facility are second to none in the well-planned community of Richmond Hill real estate.

Richmond Hill continues to deliver great living options with Buckhead, one of the area’s leading real estate developments. Buckhead real estate is comprised of several neighborhoods and homes designed in a variety of styles and prices, from the low $200’s to the high $600’s. Neighborhood amenities such as parks with gazebos, clubhouses, pools and tennis courts are just a few of the perks of Buckhead living.

Waterford Landing Subdivision homes range from the low $200’s to the low $300’s. Property sites in Waterford Landing feature a golf course and water or marsh views.

In the northern end of Bryan County, GA, exclusive homes and real estate can be found at Black Creek Golf Club. Prices begin in the $200’s and lots begin in the $55,000 range. Other communities include the gated, waterfront River Oaks, with luxury villas priced from the low $300’s to the mid $750’s. //