Brooks County, GA

Comprehensive housing, income, and cost of living data for Brooks County, Georgia. Population: 16.3K.

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Median Home Price

$182.6K

Based on 5 cities

Median Household Income

$47.7K

Annual household income

Price-to-Income Ratio

3.8x

Moderately affordable

Salary Needed to Buy

$48.2K

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

Housing & Finance

Annual Property Tax

$1,513

Average annual amount

Effective Tax Rate

0.83%

Property tax / home value

Monthly Housing Costs

Mortgage (P&I)$923

Property Tax$126

Insurance$76.09

Total Monthly$1,126

Historical Home Prices

2015

$99.3K

2016

$98.7K

-0.6%%

2017

$102.8K

+4.1%%

2018

$106.9K

+4.0%%

2019

$119.3K

+11.6%%

2020

$132.4K

+11.0%%

2021

$154.6K

+16.8%%

2022

$164.8K

+6.6%%

2023

$169.5K

+2.9%%

2024

$173.3K

+2.2%%

2025

$175.2K

+1.1%%

Source: County price history data via Zillow ZHVI

Demographics & Economics

Unemployment Rate

2.7%%

Below national average

Population Density

People per square mile

Homicide Rate

16.6

Medium (per 100K residents)

Political Lean (2020)

Competitive

R+0

Racial Demographics

White

54.2%

Black

34%

Hispanic

6.4%

Asian

0.9%

Two or More Races

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

Climate & Environment

Average Temperature

67°F

Annual average

Sunny Days

190

Days per year

Annual Rainfall

51.7"

Inches per year

Natural Disaster Risk

Moderate Risk

Score: 42/100

January Low

10°F

Average winter low

July High

84°F

Average summer high

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