Burke County, GA

Comprehensive housing, income, and cost of living data for Burke County, Georgia. Population: 24.3K.

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Median Home Price

$170.2K

Based on 5 cities

Median Household Income

$50.7K

Annual household income

Price-to-Income Ratio

3.4x

Moderately affordable

Salary Needed to Buy

$43.4K

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

Housing & Finance

Annual Property Tax

$978

Average annual amount

Effective Tax Rate

0.57%

Property tax / home value

Monthly Housing Costs

Mortgage (P&I)$861

Property Tax$81.50

Insurance$70.93

Total Monthly$1,013

Historical Home Prices

2015

$91.1K

2016

$91.6K

+0.6%%

2017

$94.9K

+3.5%%

2018

$106.4K

+12.2%%

2019

$116.5K

+9.5%%

2020

$134.0K

+15.0%%

2021

$151.5K

+13.1%%

2022

$166.1K

+9.6%%

2023

$165.9K

-0.1%%

2024

$169.9K

+2.5%%

2025

$173.8K

+2.3%%

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

12.5

Medium (per 100K residents)

Political Lean (2020)

Competitive

R+0

Racial Demographics

White

48%

Black

45%

Hispanic

3.4%

Asian

0.5%

Two or More Races

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

Climate & Environment

Average Temperature

65°F

Annual average

Sunny Days

212

Days per year

Annual Rainfall

46.1"

Inches per year

Natural Disaster Risk

Moderate Risk

Score: 37/100

January Low

10°F

Average winter low

July High

84°F

Average summer high

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