Butts County, GA

Comprehensive housing, income, and cost of living data for Butts County, Georgia. Population: 25.5K.

Median Home Price
$255.9K

Based on 3 cities

Median Household Income
$59.2K

Annual household income

Price-to-Income Ratio
4.3x

Moderately affordable

Salary Needed to Buy
$66.8K

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

Housing & Finance

Annual Property Tax
$1,886

Average annual amount

Effective Tax Rate
0.74%

Property tax / home value

Monthly Housing Costs
Mortgage (P&I)$1,294
Property Tax$157
Insurance$107
Total Monthly$1,558
Historical Home Prices
2015
$125.1K
2016
$129.2K
+3.3%%
2017
$138.7K
+7.4%%
2018
$151.9K
+9.5%%
2019
$170.4K
+12.1%%
2020
$187.7K
+10.2%%
2021
$229.7K
+22.4%%
2022
$254.8K
+10.9%%
2023
$268.7K
+5.4%%
2024
$273.9K
+2.0%%
2025
$268.6K
-1.9%%
Source: County price history data via Zillow ZHVI

Demographics & Economics

Unemployment Rate
2.9%%

Below national average

Population Density
139

People per square mile

Homicide Rate
9.3

Medium (per 100K residents)

Political Lean (2020)
Competitive

R+0

Racial Demographics

White
64.9%
Black
27.5%
Hispanic
3.6%
Asian
0.1%
Two or More Races
3.3%

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

Climate & Environment

Average Temperature
63°F

Annual average

Sunny Days
238

Days per year

Annual Rainfall
48.7"

Inches per year

Natural Disaster Risk
Moderate Risk

Score: 21/100

January Low
10°F

Average winter low

July High
83°F

Average summer high