Lowndes County, GA

Comprehensive housing, income, and cost of living data for Lowndes County, Georgia. Population: 118.3K.

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Median Home Price

$243.4K

Based on 7 cities

Median Household Income

$55.9K

Annual household income

Price-to-Income Ratio

4.4x

Moderately affordable

Salary Needed to Buy

$63.0K

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

Housing & Finance

Annual Property Tax

$1,643

Average annual amount

Effective Tax Rate

0.67%

Property tax / home value

Monthly Housing Costs

Mortgage (P&I)$1,231

Property Tax$137

Insurance$101

Total Monthly$1,469

Historical Home Prices

2015

$125.5K

2016

$122.5K

-2.4%%

2017

$124.2K

+1.4%%

2018

$130.3K

+4.9%%

2019

$137.0K

+5.2%%

2020

$149.1K

+8.8%%

2021

$174.2K

+16.8%%

2022

$193.7K

+11.2%%

2023

$203.3K

+4.9%%

2024

$213.8K

+5.2%%

2025

$218.3K

+2.1%%

Source: County price history data via Zillow ZHVI

Demographics & Economics

Unemployment Rate

3.8%%

Below national average

Population Density

238

People per square mile

Homicide Rate

7.6

Low (per 100K residents)

Political Lean (2020)

Competitive

R+0

Racial Demographics

White

51%

Black

37%

Hispanic

6.9%

Asian

1.7%

Two or More Races

3.1%

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

Climate & Environment

Average Temperature

67°F

Annual average

Sunny Days

200

Days per year

Annual Rainfall

51.0"

Inches per year

Natural Disaster Risk

High Risk

Score: 73/100

January Low

10°F

Average winter low

July High

83°F

Average summer high

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