Heard County, GA

Comprehensive housing, income, and cost of living data for Heard County, Georgia. Population: 11.5K.

Median Home Price
$244.1K

Based on 1 cities

Median Household Income
$62.9K

Annual household income

Price-to-Income Ratio
3.9x

Moderately affordable

Salary Needed to Buy
$60.9K

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

Housing & Finance

Annual Property Tax
$1,030

Average annual amount

Effective Tax Rate
0.42%

Property tax / home value

Monthly Housing Costs
Mortgage (P&I)$1,234
Property Tax$85.83
Insurance$102
Total Monthly$1,422
Historical Home Prices
2015
$114.5K
2016
$119.3K
+4.2%%
2017
$133.6K
+12.0%%
2018
$142.3K
+6.5%%
2019
$156.4K
+9.9%%
2020
$178.9K
+14.4%%
2021
$204.4K
+14.3%%
2022
$230.9K
+13.0%%
2023
$250.3K
+8.4%%
2024
$259.4K
+3.6%%
2025
$260.3K
+0.4%%
Source: County price history data via Zillow ZHVI

Demographics & Economics

Unemployment Rate
3.7%%

Below national average

Population Density
39

People per square mile

Homicide Rate
25.4

High (per 100K residents)

Political Lean (2020)
Competitive

R+1

Racial Demographics

White
84.5%
Black
7.9%
Hispanic
2.6%
Asian
0.8%
Two or More Races
4.1%

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

Climate & Environment

Average Temperature
62°F

Annual average

Sunny Days
210

Days per year

Annual Rainfall
53.7"

Inches per year

Natural Disaster Risk
Low Risk

Score: 13/100

January Low
10°F

Average winter low

July High
83°F

Average summer high