Laurens County, GA

Comprehensive housing, income, and cost of living data for Laurens County, Georgia. Population: 49.4K.

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Median Home Price

$167.0K

Based on 8 cities

Median Household Income

$49.7K

Annual household income

Price-to-Income Ratio

3.4x

Moderately affordable

Salary Needed to Buy

$43.0K

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

Housing & Finance

Annual Property Tax

$1,057

Average annual amount

Effective Tax Rate

0.63%

Property tax / home value

Monthly Housing Costs

Mortgage (P&I)$845

Property Tax$88.08

Insurance$69.60

Total Monthly$1,002

Historical Home Prices

2015

$103.4K

2016

$105.4K

+2.0%%

2017

$112.6K

+6.8%%

2018

$118.7K

+5.4%%

2019

$128.4K

+8.2%%

2020

$141.5K

+10.2%%

2021

$158.3K

+11.9%%

2022

$170.4K

+7.6%%

2023

$171.7K

+0.8%%

2024

$177.6K

+3.4%%

2025

$171.7K

-3.3%%

Source: County price history data via Zillow ZHVI

Demographics & Economics

Unemployment Rate

3.4%%

Below national average

Population Density

People per square mile

Homicide Rate

12.9

Medium (per 100K residents)

Political Lean (2020)

Competitive

R+0

Racial Demographics

White

56.5%

Black

37.5%

Hispanic

3.1%

Asian

0.9%

Two or More Races

1.2%

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

Climate & Environment

Average Temperature

65°F

Annual average

Sunny Days

221

Days per year

Annual Rainfall

46.8"

Inches per year

Natural Disaster Risk

Moderate Risk

Score: 51/100

January Low

10°F

Average winter low

July High

83°F

Average summer high

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