Decatur County, GA

Comprehensive housing, income, and cost of living data for Decatur County, Georgia. Population: 29.1K.

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Median Home Price

$177.7K

Based on 5 cities

Median Household Income

$50.5K

Annual household income

Price-to-Income Ratio

3.5x

Moderately affordable

Salary Needed to Buy

$46.5K

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

Housing & Finance

Annual Property Tax

$1,353

Average annual amount

Effective Tax Rate

0.76%

Property tax / home value

Monthly Housing Costs

Mortgage (P&I)$899

Property Tax$113

Insurance$74.04

Total Monthly$1,085

Historical Home Prices

2015

$102.5K

2016

$100.6K

-1.9%%

2017

$99.0K

-1.6%%

2018

$104.5K

+5.6%%

2019

$114.6K

+9.7%%

2020

$126.2K

+10.1%%

2021

$150.2K

+19.0%%

2022

$161.9K

+7.8%%

2023

$175.4K

+8.3%%

2024

$174.1K

-0.7%%

2025

$166.6K

-4.3%%

Source: County price history data via Zillow ZHVI

Demographics & Economics

Unemployment Rate

3.2%%

Below national average

Population Density

People per square mile

Homicide Rate

10.6

Medium (per 100K residents)

Political Lean (2020)

Competitive

R+0

Racial Demographics

White

49%

Black

41.7%

Hispanic

6.8%

Asian

0.7%

Two or More Races

1.7%

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

Climate & Environment

Average Temperature

67°F

Annual average

Sunny Days

205

Days per year

Annual Rainfall

52.5"

Inches per year

Natural Disaster Risk

High Risk

Score: 76/100

January Low

11°F

Average winter low

July High

84°F

Average summer high

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