Ben Hill County, GA

Comprehensive housing, income, and cost of living data for Ben Hill County, Georgia. Population: 17.2K.

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Median Home Price

$124.0K

Based on 1 cities

Median Household Income

$39.1K

Annual household income

Price-to-Income Ratio

3.2x

Moderately affordable

Salary Needed to Buy

$33.4K

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

Housing & Finance

Annual Property Tax

$1,216

Average annual amount

Effective Tax Rate

0.98%

Property tax / home value

Monthly Housing Costs

Mortgage (P&I)$627

Property Tax$101

Insurance$51.66

Total Monthly$780

Historical Home Prices

2015

$65.8K

2016

$67.8K

+3.1%%

2017

$69.3K

+2.1%%

2018

$74.5K

+7.6%%

2019

$76.1K

+2.1%%

2020

$87.7K

+15.3%%

2021

$105.9K

+20.7%%

2022

$123.7K

+16.8%%

2023

$120.1K

-2.9%%

2024

$126.2K

+5.1%%

2025

$120.2K

-4.8%%

Source: County price history data via Zillow ZHVI

Demographics & Economics

Unemployment Rate

2.8%%

Below national average

Population Density

People per square mile

Homicide Rate

9.3

Medium (per 100K residents)

Political Lean (2020)

Competitive

R+0

Racial Demographics

White

53.8%

Black

37.7%

Hispanic

6.5%

Asian

0.4%

Two or More Races

1.3%

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

Climate & Environment

Average Temperature

66°F

Annual average

Sunny Days

221

Days per year

Annual Rainfall

47.3"

Inches per year

Natural Disaster Risk

Moderate Risk

Score: 25/100

January Low

10°F

Average winter low

July High

83°F

Average summer high

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