Long County, GA

Comprehensive housing, income, and cost of living data for Long County, Georgia. Population: 16.8K.

Median Home Price
$284.8K

Based on 1 cities

Median Household Income
$64.7K

Annual household income

Price-to-Income Ratio
4.4x

Moderately affordable

Salary Needed to Buy
$73.8K

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

Housing & Finance

Annual Property Tax
$1,959

Average annual amount

Effective Tax Rate
0.69%

Property tax / home value

Monthly Housing Costs
Mortgage (P&I)$1,440
Property Tax$163
Insurance$119
Total Monthly$1,722
Historical Home Prices
2015
$151.7K
2016
$150.4K
-0.9%%
2017
$150.7K
+0.3%%
2018
$163.3K
+8.3%%
2019
$171.6K
+5.1%%
2020
$186.2K
+8.5%%
2021
$214.1K
+15.0%%
2022
$244.1K
+14.0%%
2023
$261.0K
+7.0%%
2024
$271.9K
+4.2%%
2025
$276.7K
+1.8%%
Source: County price history data via Zillow ZHVI

Demographics & Economics

Unemployment Rate
3.3%%

Below national average

Population Density
42

People per square mile

Political Lean (2020)
Competitive

R+0

Racial Demographics

White
54.1%
Black
24.6%
Hispanic
12.7%
Asian
0.2%
Two or More Races
6.7%

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

Climate & Environment

Average Temperature
67°F

Annual average

Sunny Days
186

Days per year

Annual Rainfall
48.8"

Inches per year

Natural Disaster Risk
Low Risk

Score: 8/100

January Low
11°F

Average winter low

July High
84°F

Average summer high