Forsyth County, GA

Comprehensive housing, income, and cost of living data for Forsyth County, Georgia. Population: 253.2K.

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Median Home Price

$584.8K

Based on 3 cities

Median Household Income

$138.0K

Annual household income

Price-to-Income Ratio

4.2x

Moderately affordable

Salary Needed to Buy

$150.6K

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

Housing & Finance

Annual Property Tax

$3,747

Average annual amount

Effective Tax Rate

0.64%

Property tax / home value

Monthly Housing Costs

Mortgage (P&I)$2,957

Property Tax$312

Insurance$244

Total Monthly$3,513

Historical Home Prices

2015

$307.0K

2016

$323.9K

+5.5%%

2017

$340.5K

+5.1%%

2018

$356.1K

+4.6%%

2019

$363.7K

+2.1%%

2020

$391.1K

+7.5%%

2021

$488.3K

+24.9%%

2022

$561.5K

+15.0%%

2023

$600.1K

+6.9%%

2024

$618.6K

+3.1%%

2025

$605.7K

-2.1%%

Source: County price history data via Zillow ZHVI

Demographics & Economics

Unemployment Rate

3.4%%

Below national average

Population Density

1,127

People per square mile

Homicide Rate

1.1

Low (per 100K residents)

Political Lean (2020)

Competitive

R+0

Racial Demographics

White

63.8%

Black

Hispanic

10%

Asian

17.9%

Two or More Races

3.6%

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

Climate & Environment

Average Temperature

60°F

Annual average

Sunny Days

186

Days per year

Annual Rainfall

55.6"

Inches per year

Natural Disaster Risk

High Risk

Score: 86/100

January Low

10°F

Average winter low

July High

83°F

Average summer high

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