Houston County, GA

Comprehensive housing, income, and cost of living data for Houston County, Georgia. Population: 164.1K.

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Median Home Price

$268.1K

Based on 7 cities

Median Household Income

$80.7K

Annual household income

Price-to-Income Ratio

3.3x

Moderately affordable

Salary Needed to Buy

$69.2K

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

Housing & Finance

Annual Property Tax

$1,759

Average annual amount

Effective Tax Rate

0.66%

Property tax / home value

Monthly Housing Costs

Mortgage (P&I)$1,356

Property Tax$147

Insurance$112

Total Monthly$1,614

Historical Home Prices

2015

$132.1K

2016

$134.7K

+1.9%%

2017

$140.8K

+4.6%%

2018

$147.9K

+5.1%%

2019

$155.6K

+5.2%%

2020

$167.1K

+7.4%%

2021

$189.1K

+13.2%%

2022

$218.7K

+15.7%%

2023

$231.9K

+6.0%%

2024

$239.5K

+3.3%%

2025

$247.5K

+3.3%%

Source: County price history data via Zillow ZHVI

Demographics & Economics

Unemployment Rate

3.8%%

Below national average

Population Density

436

People per square mile

Homicide Rate

5.0

Low (per 100K residents)

Political Lean (2020)

Competitive

R+0

Racial Demographics

White

52.6%

Black

31.3%

Hispanic

7.3%

Asian

Two or More Races

5.3%

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

Climate & Environment

Average Temperature

65°F

Annual average

Sunny Days

229

Days per year

Annual Rainfall

48.1"

Inches per year

Natural Disaster Risk

High Risk

Score: 71/100

January Low

12°F

Average winter low

July High

84°F

Average summer high

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