Clayton County, GA

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

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Median Home Price

$224.6K

Based on 7 cities

Median Household Income

$58.5K

Annual household income

Price-to-Income Ratio

3.8x

Moderately affordable

Salary Needed to Buy

$58.9K

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

Housing & Finance

Annual Property Tax

$1,737

Average annual amount

Effective Tax Rate

0.77%

Property tax / home value

Monthly Housing Costs

Mortgage (P&I)$1,136

Property Tax$145

Insurance$93.60

Total Monthly$1,374

Historical Home Prices

2015

$85.6K

2016

$94.0K

+9.9%%

2017

$108.0K

+14.9%%

2018

$129.4K

+19.8%%

2019

$143.3K

+10.7%%

2020

$162.5K

+13.4%%

2021

$205.5K

+26.5%%

2022

$243.2K

+18.3%%

2023

$250.2K

+2.9%%

2024

$245.2K

-2.0%%

2025

$228.1K

-7.0%%

Source: County price history data via Zillow ZHVI

Demographics & Economics

Unemployment Rate

2.8%%

Below national average

Population Density

2,092

People per square mile

Homicide Rate

16.1

Medium (per 100K residents)

Political Lean (2020)

Competitive

D+0

Racial Demographics

White

8.2%

Black

68.7%

Hispanic

14.3%

Asian

4.9%

Two or More Races

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

Climate & Environment

Average Temperature

62°F

Annual average

Sunny Days

225

Days per year

Annual Rainfall

51.7"

Inches per year

Natural Disaster Risk

High Risk

Score: 87/100

January Low

10°F

Average winter low

July High

83°F

Average summer high

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