Atkinson County, GA

Comprehensive housing, income, and cost of living data for Atkinson County, Georgia. Population: 8.3K.

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Median Home Price

$117.0K

Based on 3 cities

Median Household Income

$38.4K

Annual household income

Price-to-Income Ratio

3.0x

Moderately affordable

Salary Needed to Buy

$29.8K

30-yr mortgage, 6.5% rate, 20% down

Housing & Finance

Annual Property Tax

$674

Average annual amount

Effective Tax Rate

0.58%

Property tax / home value

Monthly Housing Costs

Mortgage (P&I)$592

Property Tax$56.17

Insurance$48.75

Total Monthly$696

Historical Home Prices

2015

$79.7K

2016

$84.2K

+5.7%%

2017

$89.3K

+6.0%%

2018

$90.6K

+1.6%%

2019

$97.5K

+7.5%%

2020

$109.5K

+12.3%%

2021

$125.1K

+14.3%%

2022

$118.4K

-5.3%%

2023

$120.0K

+1.3%%

2024

$116.3K

-3.1%%

2025

$112.6K

-3.2%%

Source: County price history data via Zillow ZHVI

Demographics & Economics

Unemployment Rate

3.1%%

Below national average

Population Density

People per square mile

Homicide Rate

17.2

Medium (per 100K residents)

Political Lean (2020)

Competitive

R+1

Racial Demographics

White

54.8%

Black

15.2%

Hispanic

26.4%

Asian

Two or More Races

3.7%

Source: Census ACS 2023. Hispanic/Latino ethnicity counted separately from race.

Climate & Environment

Average Temperature

67°F

Annual average

Sunny Days

208

Days per year

Annual Rainfall

48.0"

Inches per year

Natural Disaster Risk

Low Risk

Score: 7/100

January Low

11°F

Average winter low

July High

84°F

Average summer high

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