Cook County, GA

Comprehensive housing, income, and cost of living data for Cook County, Georgia. Population: 17.2K.

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Median Home Price

$142.7K

Based on 2 cities

Median Household Income

$50.1K

Annual household income

Price-to-Income Ratio

2.8x

Highly affordable

Salary Needed to Buy

$37.1K

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

Housing & Finance

Annual Property Tax

$1,009

Average annual amount

Effective Tax Rate

0.71%

Property tax / home value

Monthly Housing Costs

Mortgage (P&I)$721

Property Tax$84.08

Insurance$59.45

Total Monthly$865

Historical Home Prices

2015

$91.3K

2016

$91.9K

+0.6%%

2017

$96.6K

+5.1%%

2018

$100.5K

+4.0%%

2019

$107.8K

+7.3%%

2020

$121.0K

+12.2%%

2021

$138.0K

+14.1%%

2022

$149.0K

+8.0%%

2023

$155.7K

+4.5%%

2024

$152.0K

-2.4%%

2025

$156.5K

+2.9%%

Source: County price history data via Zillow ZHVI

Demographics & Economics

Unemployment Rate

3.0%%

Below national average

Population Density

People per square mile

Homicide Rate

10.8

Medium (per 100K residents)

Political Lean (2020)

Competitive

R+1

Racial Demographics

White

61.8%

Black

27.9%

Hispanic

Asian

0.2%

Two or More Races

2.8%

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

Climate & Environment

Average Temperature

66°F

Annual average

Sunny Days

208

Days per year

Annual Rainfall

49.9"

Inches per year

Natural Disaster Risk

Moderate Risk

Score: 35/100

January Low

12°F

Average winter low

July High

84°F

Average summer high

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