Jackson County, GA

Comprehensive housing, income, and cost of living data for Jackson County, Georgia. Population: 77.0K.

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Median Home Price

$358.2K

Based on 5 cities

Median Household Income

$85.0K

Annual household income

Price-to-Income Ratio

4.2x

Moderately affordable

Salary Needed to Buy

$93.9K

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

Housing & Finance

Annual Property Tax

$2,761

Average annual amount

Effective Tax Rate

0.77%

Property tax / home value

Monthly Housing Costs

Mortgage (P&I)$1,811

Property Tax$230

Insurance$149

Total Monthly$2,191

Historical Home Prices

2015

$180.1K

2016

$192.3K

+6.7%%

2017

$210.2K

+9.3%%

2018

$226.0K

+7.5%%

2019

$242.0K

+7.1%%

2020

$268.6K

+11.0%%

2021

$333.0K

+24.0%%

2022

$372.4K

+11.8%%

2023

$382.2K

+2.6%%

2024

$395.7K

+3.5%%

2025

$398.9K

+0.8%%

Source: County price history data via Zillow ZHVI

Demographics & Economics

Unemployment Rate

3.3%%

Below national average

Population Density

227

People per square mile

Homicide Rate

3.2

Low (per 100K residents)

Political Lean (2020)

Competitive

R+0

Racial Demographics

White

77.1%

Black

7.7%

Hispanic

9.9%

Asian

2.1%

Two or More Races

2.7%

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

Climate & Environment

Average Temperature

61°F

Annual average

Sunny Days

201

Days per year

Annual Rainfall

51.7"

Inches per year

Natural Disaster Risk

Moderate Risk

Score: 42/100

January Low

12°F

Average winter low

July High

84°F

Average summer high

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