Echols County, GA

Comprehensive housing, income, and cost of living data for Echols County, Georgia. Population: 3.7K.

Median Home Price
$86.5K

Based on 2 cities

Median Household Income
$61.7K

Annual household income

Price-to-Income Ratio
1.4x

Highly affordable

Salary Needed to Buy
$24.2K

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

Housing & Finance

Annual Property Tax
$1,110

Average annual amount

Effective Tax Rate
1.28%

Property tax / home value

Monthly Housing Costs
Mortgage (P&I)$437
Property Tax$92.50
Insurance$36.02
Total Monthly$566
Historical Home Prices
2015
$105.1K
2016
$104.1K
-1.0%%
2017
$107.5K
+3.2%%
2018
$109.1K
+1.5%%
2019
$122.7K
+12.5%%
2020
$140.0K
+14.1%%
2021
$157.3K
+12.4%%
2022
$156.4K
-0.6%%
2023
$162.3K
+3.8%%
2024
$164.3K
+1.2%%
2025
$163.0K
-0.8%%
Source: County price history data via Zillow ZHVI

Demographics & Economics

Unemployment Rate
3.6%%

Below national average

Population Density
9

People per square mile

Homicide Rate
0.0

null (per 100K residents)

Political Lean (2020)
Republican

R+5

Racial Demographics

White
57.6%
Black
4.2%
Hispanic
27.3%
Asian
6.3%
Two or More Races
4.5%

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

Climate & Environment

Average Temperature
68°F

Annual average

Sunny Days
233

Days per year

Annual Rainfall
50.9"

Inches per year

Natural Disaster Risk
Low Risk

Score: 1/100

January Low
11°F

Average winter low

July High
84°F

Average summer high