Barrow County, GA

Comprehensive housing, income, and cost of living data for Barrow County, Georgia. Population: 84.4K.

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Median Home Price

$378.2K

Based on 6 cities

Median Household Income

$77.5K

Annual household income

Price-to-Income Ratio

4.9x

Moderately affordable

Salary Needed to Buy

$96.3K

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

Housing & Finance

Annual Property Tax

$2,124

Average annual amount

Effective Tax Rate

0.56%

Property tax / home value

Monthly Housing Costs

Mortgage (P&I)$1,913

Property Tax$177

Insurance$158

Total Monthly$2,247

Historical Home Prices

2015

$143.0K

2016

$156.9K

+9.8%%

2017

$170.0K

+8.4%%

2018

$186.2K

+9.5%%

2019

$199.1K

+6.9%%

2020

$223.4K

+12.2%%

2021

$280.3K

+25.5%%

2022

$320.7K

+14.4%%

2023

$334.4K

+4.3%%

2024

$342.4K

+2.4%%

2025

$344.6K

+0.6%%

Source: County price history data via Zillow ZHVI

Demographics & Economics

Unemployment Rate

2.6%%

Below national average

Population Density

524

People per square mile

Homicide Rate

5.1

Low (per 100K residents)

Political Lean (2020)

Competitive

R+0

Racial Demographics

White

65%

Black

13.1%

Hispanic

14.2%

Asian

4.1%

Two or More Races

3.4%

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

Climate & Environment

Average Temperature

61°F

Annual average

Sunny Days

194

Days per year

Annual Rainfall

52.3"

Inches per year

Natural Disaster Risk

Moderate Risk

Score: 46/100

January Low

10°F

Average winter low

July High

83°F

Average summer high

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