Macon County, GA

Comprehensive housing, income, and cost of living data for Macon County, Georgia. Population: 12.1K.

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Median Home Price

$89.8K

Based on 4 cities

Median Household Income

$37.2K

Annual household income

Price-to-Income Ratio

2.4x

Highly affordable

Salary Needed to Buy

$24.7K

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

Housing & Finance

Annual Property Tax

$1,011

Average annual amount

Effective Tax Rate

1.13%

Property tax / home value

Monthly Housing Costs

Mortgage (P&I)$454

Property Tax$84.25

Insurance$37.43

Total Monthly$576

Historical Home Prices

2015

$55.8K

2016

$58.2K

+4.4%%

2017

$60.8K

+4.4%%

2018

$60.9K

+0.1%%

2019

$66.0K

+8.4%%

2020

$78.7K

+19.4%%

2021

$89.0K

+13.0%%

2022

$89.5K

+0.6%%

2023

$100.8K

+12.7%%

2024

$106.8K

+5.9%%

2025

$104.7K

-2.0%%

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

16.4

Medium (per 100K residents)

Political Lean (2020)

Competitive

D+0

Racial Demographics

White

32.8%

Black

59.1%

Hispanic

4.4%

Asian

1.6%

Two or More Races

1.5%

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

Climate & Environment

Average Temperature

65°F

Annual average

Sunny Days

184

Days per year

Annual Rainfall

48.7"

Inches per year

Natural Disaster Risk

Moderate Risk

Score: 32/100

January Low

10°F

Average winter low

July High

84°F

Average summer high

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