Cobb County, GA

Comprehensive housing, income, and cost of living data for Cobb County, Georgia. Population: 765.8K.

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Median Home Price

$426.5K

Based on 17 cities

Median Household Income

$98.7K

Annual household income

Price-to-Income Ratio

4.3x

Moderately affordable

Salary Needed to Buy

$109.2K

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

Housing & Finance

Annual Property Tax

$2,560

Average annual amount

Effective Tax Rate

0.60%

Property tax / home value

Monthly Housing Costs

Mortgage (P&I)$2,157

Property Tax$213

Insurance$178

Total Monthly$2,548

Historical Home Prices

2015

$215.1K

2016

$231.2K

+7.5%%

2017

$247.4K

+7.0%%

2018

$266.0K

+7.5%%

2019

$278.0K

+4.5%%

2020

$303.3K

+9.1%%

2021

$365.5K

+20.5%%

2022

$410.0K

+12.2%%

2023

$424.7K

+3.6%%

2024

$430.0K

+1.3%%

2025

$417.5K

-2.9%%

Source: County price history data via Zillow ZHVI

Demographics & Economics

Unemployment Rate

3.4%%

Below national average

Population Density

2,254

People per square mile

Homicide Rate

4.5

Low (per 100K residents)

Political Lean (2020)

Competitive

D+0

Racial Demographics

White

47.8%

Black

26.5%

Hispanic

14.7%

Asian

5.4%

Two or More Races

4.6%

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

Climate & Environment

Average Temperature

61°F

Annual average

Sunny Days

224

Days per year

Annual Rainfall

52.4"

Inches per year

Natural Disaster Risk

High Risk

Score: 94/100

January Low

10°F

Average winter low

July High

84°F

Average summer high

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