Meriwether County, GA

Comprehensive housing, income, and cost of living data for Meriwether County, Georgia. Population: 20.7K.

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Median Home Price

$204.6K

Based on 6 cities

Median Household Income

$56.5K

Annual household income

Price-to-Income Ratio

3.6x

Moderately affordable

Salary Needed to Buy

$53.1K

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

Housing & Finance

Annual Property Tax

$1,439

Average annual amount

Effective Tax Rate

0.70%

Property tax / home value

Monthly Housing Costs

Mortgage (P&I)$1,035

Property Tax$120

Insurance$85.26

Total Monthly$1,240

Historical Home Prices

2015

$103.3K

2016

$103.3K

-0.0%%

2017

$112.2K

+8.6%%

2018

$120.4K

+7.3%%

2019

$122.8K

+2.0%%

2020

$142.2K

+15.9%%

2021

$166.2K

+16.9%%

2022

$190.8K

+14.7%%

2023

$201.6K

+5.7%%

2024

$211.5K

+4.9%%

2025

$203.6K

-3.7%%

Source: County price history data via Zillow ZHVI

Demographics & Economics

Unemployment Rate

3.4%%

Below national average

Population Density

People per square mile

Homicide Rate

12.2

Medium (per 100K residents)

Political Lean (2020)

Competitive

R+0

Racial Demographics

White

56.6%

Black

38.2%

Hispanic

2.7%

Asian

0.3%

Two or More Races

1.8%

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

Climate & Environment

Average Temperature

62°F

Annual average

Sunny Days

236

Days per year

Annual Rainfall

51.3"

Inches per year

Natural Disaster Risk

Low Risk

Score: 19/100

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