Chatham County, GA

Comprehensive housing, income, and cost of living data for Chatham County, Georgia. Population: 296.3K.

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Median Home Price

$326.8K

Based on 12 cities

Median Household Income

$69.6K

Annual household income

Price-to-Income Ratio

4.7x

Moderately affordable

Salary Needed to Buy

$85.5K

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

Housing & Finance

Annual Property Tax

$2,463

Average annual amount

Effective Tax Rate

0.75%

Property tax / home value

Monthly Housing Costs

Mortgage (P&I)$1,653

Property Tax$205

Insurance$136

Total Monthly$1,994

Historical Home Prices

2015

$175.9K

2016

$179.7K

+2.2%%

2017

$186.9K

+4.0%%

2018

$199.2K

+6.6%%

2019

$208.1K

+4.5%%

2020

$225.4K

+8.3%%

2021

$261.8K

+16.1%%

2022

$309.5K

+18.3%%

2023

$337.0K

+8.9%%

2024

$349.0K

+3.6%%

2025

$337.8K

-3.2%%

Source: County price history data via Zillow ZHVI

Demographics & Economics

Unemployment Rate

3.2%%

Below national average

Population Density

684

People per square mile

Homicide Rate

13.9

Medium (per 100K residents)

Political Lean (2020)

Competitive

D+0

Racial Demographics

White

45.7%

Black

38.8%

Hispanic

Asian

2.8%

Two or More Races

3.6%

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

Climate & Environment

Average Temperature

67°F

Annual average

Sunny Days

224

Days per year

Annual Rainfall

48.1"

Inches per year

Natural Disaster Risk

High Risk

Score: 97/100

January Low

11°F

Average winter low

July High

84°F

Average summer high

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