Lee County, GA

Comprehensive housing, income, and cost of living data for Lee County, Georgia. Population: 33.0K.

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Median Home Price

$149.2K

Based on 3 cities

Median Household Income

$88.0K

Annual household income

Price-to-Income Ratio

1.7x

Highly affordable

Salary Needed to Buy

$43.1K

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

Housing & Finance

Annual Property Tax

$2,273

Average annual amount

Effective Tax Rate

1.52%

Property tax / home value

Monthly Housing Costs

Mortgage (P&I)$755

Property Tax$189

Insurance$62.17

Total Monthly$1,006

Historical Home Prices

2015

$148.8K

2016

$147.9K

-0.6%%

2017

$148.9K

+0.7%%

2018

$156.6K

+5.1%%

2019

$163.5K

+4.5%%

2020

$177.7K

+8.7%%

2021

$204.3K

+15.0%%

2022

$232.9K

+14.0%%

2023

$244.0K

+4.8%%

2024

$255.1K

+4.6%%

2025

$256.6K

+0.6%%

Source: County price history data via Zillow ZHVI

Demographics & Economics

Unemployment Rate

3.8%%

Below national average

Population Density

People per square mile

Homicide Rate

24.9

High (per 100K residents)

Political Lean (2020)

Competitive

R+0

Racial Demographics

White

67.7%

Black

23.2%

Hispanic

3.2%

Asian

2.3%

Two or More Races

3.2%

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

Climate & Environment

Average Temperature

66°F

Annual average

Sunny Days

233

Days per year

Annual Rainfall

50.5"

Inches per year

Natural Disaster Risk

Moderate Risk

Score: 29/100

January Low

11°F

Average winter low

July High

84°F

Average summer high

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