Liberty County, GA

Comprehensive housing, income, and cost of living data for Liberty County, Georgia. Population: 65.5K.

Median Home Price
$240.9K

Based on 5 cities

Median Household Income
$59.0K

Annual household income

Price-to-Income Ratio
4.1x

Moderately affordable

Salary Needed to Buy
$63.3K

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

Housing & Finance

Annual Property Tax
$1,897

Average annual amount

Effective Tax Rate
0.79%

Property tax / home value

Monthly Housing Costs
Mortgage (P&I)$1,218
Property Tax$158
Insurance$100
Total Monthly$1,477
Historical Home Prices
2015
$128.0K
2016
$124.5K
-2.7%%
2017
$126.5K
+1.6%%
2018
$134.6K
+6.4%%
2019
$141.6K
+5.2%%
2020
$153.3K
+8.2%%
2021
$176.9K
+15.4%%
2022
$210.5K
+19.0%%
2023
$227.8K
+8.2%%
2024
$237.6K
+4.3%%
2025
$242.1K
+1.9%%
Source: County price history data via Zillow ZHVI

Demographics & Economics

Unemployment Rate
3.1%%

Below national average

Population Density
127

People per square mile

Homicide Rate
10.0

Medium (per 100K residents)

Political Lean (2020)
Competitive

D+0

Racial Demographics

White
37.4%
Black
41.4%
Hispanic
12.4%
Asian
1.8%
Two or More Races
6.1%

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

Climate & Environment

Average Temperature
67°F

Annual average

Sunny Days
206

Days per year

Annual Rainfall
48.9"

Inches per year

Natural Disaster Risk
High Risk

Score: 83/100

January Low
11°F

Average winter low

July High
84°F

Average summer high