Cherokee County, GA

Comprehensive housing, income, and cost of living data for Cherokee County, Georgia. Population: 268.6K.

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Median Home Price

$460.3K

Based on 7 cities

Median Household Income

$105.4K

Annual household income

Price-to-Income Ratio

4.4x

Moderately affordable

Salary Needed to Buy

$117.7K

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

Housing & Finance

Annual Property Tax

$2,734

Average annual amount

Effective Tax Rate

0.59%

Property tax / home value

Monthly Housing Costs

Mortgage (P&I)$2,327

Property Tax$228

Insurance$192

Total Monthly$2,747

Historical Home Prices

2015

$221.8K

2016

$239.1K

+7.8%%

2017

$255.0K

+6.7%%

2018

$275.1K

+7.9%%

2019

$288.3K

+4.8%%

2020

$315.0K

+9.3%%

2021

$383.7K

+21.8%%

2022

$435.3K

+13.4%%

2023

$456.1K

+4.8%%

2024

$467.7K

+2.5%%

2025

$463.4K

-0.9%%

Source: County price history data via Zillow ZHVI

Demographics & Economics

Unemployment Rate

2.9%%

Below national average

Population Density

638

People per square mile

Homicide Rate

2.4

Low (per 100K residents)

Political Lean (2020)

Competitive

R+0

Racial Demographics

White

74.6%

Black

Hispanic

12.1%

Asian

2.1%

Two or More Races

3.4%

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

Climate & Environment

Average Temperature

60°F

Annual average

Sunny Days

185

Days per year

Annual Rainfall

54.3"

Inches per year

Natural Disaster Risk

High Risk

Score: 85/100

January Low

11°F

Average winter low

July High

84°F

Average summer high

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