Baker County, GA

Comprehensive housing, income, and cost of living data for Baker County, Georgia. Population: 2.9K.

Median Home Price
$119.1K

Based on 1 cities

Median Household Income
$44.4K

Annual household income

Price-to-Income Ratio
2.7x

Highly affordable

Salary Needed to Buy
$31.7K

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

Housing & Finance

Annual Property Tax
$1,042

Average annual amount

Effective Tax Rate
0.87%

Property tax / home value

Monthly Housing Costs
Mortgage (P&I)$602
Property Tax$86.83
Insurance$49.63
Total Monthly$739
Historical Home Prices
2022
$131.9K
2023
$143.4K
+8.7%%
2024
$151.2K
+5.5%%
2025
$130.4K
-13.8%%
Source: County price history data via Zillow ZHVI

Demographics & Economics

Unemployment Rate
2.6%%

Below national average

Population Density
8

People per square mile

Political Lean (2020)
Competitive

R+1

Racial Demographics

White
48.8%
Black
40.6%
Hispanic
2.6%
Asian
5.7%
Two or More Races
2.4%

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

Climate & Environment

Average Temperature
67°F

Annual average

Sunny Days
195

Days per year

Annual Rainfall
51.4"

Inches per year

Natural Disaster Risk
Low Risk

Score: 10/100

January Low
10°F

Average winter low

July High
83°F

Average summer high