Chattooga County, GA

Comprehensive housing, income, and cost of living data for Chattooga County, Georgia. Population: 24.9K.

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Median Home Price

$176.1K

Based on 3 cities

Median Household Income

$47.8K

Annual household income

Price-to-Income Ratio

3.7x

Moderately affordable

Salary Needed to Buy

$44.3K

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

Housing & Finance

Annual Property Tax

$844

Average annual amount

Effective Tax Rate

0.48%

Property tax / home value

Monthly Housing Costs

Mortgage (P&I)$891

Property Tax$70.33

Insurance$73.39

Total Monthly$1,034

Historical Home Prices

2015

$87.5K

2016

$87.7K

+0.1%%

2017

$89.1K

+1.7%%

2018

$95.8K

+7.5%%

2019

$107.4K

+12.1%%

2020

$124.6K

+16.1%%

2021

$148.1K

+18.8%%

2022

$163.5K

+10.4%%

2023

$165.2K

+1.0%%

2024

$167.3K

+1.2%%

2025

$166.1K

-0.7%%

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

6.3

Low (per 100K residents)

Political Lean (2020)

Competitive

R+1

Racial Demographics

White

81.5%

Black

9.4%

Hispanic

5.4%

Asian

0.1%

Two or More Races

3.5%

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

Climate & Environment

Average Temperature

61°F

Annual average

Sunny Days

184

Days per year

Annual Rainfall

55.9"

Inches per year

Natural Disaster Risk

Moderate Risk

Score: 54/100

January Low

10°F

Average winter low

July High

83°F

Average summer high

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