DeKalb County, GA

Comprehensive housing, income, and cost of living data for DeKalb County, Georgia. Population: 761.2K.

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Median Home Price

$377.1K

Based on 27 cities

Median Household Income

$77.7K

Annual household income

Price-to-Income Ratio

4.9x

Moderately affordable

Salary Needed to Buy

$99.3K

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

Housing & Finance

Annual Property Tax

$3,046

Average annual amount

Effective Tax Rate

0.81%

Property tax / home value

Monthly Housing Costs

Mortgage (P&I)$1,907

Property Tax$254

Insurance$157

Total Monthly$2,318

Historical Home Prices

2015

$168.9K

2016

$186.0K

+10.1%%

2017

$207.9K

+11.8%%

2018

$229.6K

+10.4%%

2019

$237.5K

+3.4%%

2020

$259.9K

+9.4%%

2021

$307.6K

+18.4%%

2022

$346.0K

+12.5%%

2023

$347.9K

+0.5%%

2024

$345.8K

-0.6%%

2025

$329.7K

-4.7%%

Source: County price history data via Zillow ZHVI

Demographics & Economics

Unemployment Rate

2.8%%

Below national average

Population Density

2,843

People per square mile

Homicide Rate

14.7

Medium (per 100K residents)

Political Lean (2020)

Competitive

D+0

Racial Demographics

White

28.1%

Black

51.1%

Hispanic

10.4%

Asian

6.1%

Two or More Races

3.6%

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

Climate & Environment

Average Temperature

62°F

Annual average

Sunny Days

198

Days per year

Annual Rainfall

52.1"

Inches per year

Natural Disaster Risk

High Risk

Score: 94/100

January Low

10°F

Average winter low

July High

83°F

Average summer high

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