Lamar County, GA

Comprehensive housing, income, and cost of living data for Lamar County, Georgia. Population: 18.7K.

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Median Home Price

$270.9K

Based on 2 cities

Median Household Income

$68.5K

Annual household income

Price-to-Income Ratio

4.0x

Moderately affordable

Salary Needed to Buy

$70.4K

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

Housing & Finance

Annual Property Tax

$1,910

Average annual amount

Effective Tax Rate

0.70%

Property tax / home value

Monthly Housing Costs

Mortgage (P&I)$1,370

Property Tax$159

Insurance$113

Total Monthly$1,642

Historical Home Prices

2015

$115.2K

2016

$121.9K

+5.9%%

2017

$132.9K

+9.0%%

2018

$147.6K

+11.1%%

2019

$154.5K

+4.6%%

2020

$179.2K

+16.0%%

2021

$211.5K

+18.0%%

2022

$246.5K

+16.5%%

2023

$261.0K

+5.9%%

2024

$271.3K

+3.9%%

2025

$274.6K

+1.2%%

Source: County price history data via Zillow ZHVI

Demographics & Economics

Unemployment Rate

3.3%%

Below national average

Population Density

102

People per square mile

Homicide Rate

17.9

Medium (per 100K residents)

Political Lean (2020)

Competitive

R+0

Racial Demographics

White

66.2%

Black

28.5%

Hispanic

0.8%

Asian

0.7%

Two or More Races

3.7%

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

Climate & Environment

Average Temperature

63°F

Annual average

Sunny Days

190

Days per year

Annual Rainfall

49.6"

Inches per year

Natural Disaster Risk

Low Risk

Score: 8/100

January Low

12°F

Average winter low

July High

84°F

Average summer high

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