Monroe County, GA

Comprehensive housing, income, and cost of living data for Monroe County, Georgia. Population: 28.3K.

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Median Home Price

$308.6K

Based on 3 cities

Median Household Income

$82.9K

Annual household income

Price-to-Income Ratio

3.7x

Moderately affordable

Salary Needed to Buy

$78.3K

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

Housing & Finance

Annual Property Tax

$1,669

Average annual amount

Effective Tax Rate

0.54%

Property tax / home value

Monthly Housing Costs

Mortgage (P&I)$1,560

Property Tax$139

Insurance$129

Total Monthly$1,828

Historical Home Prices

2015

$183.7K

2016

$184.8K

+0.6%%

2017

$192.7K

+4.3%%

2018

$200.3K

+4.0%%

2019

$218.1K

+8.9%%

2020

$239.4K

+9.8%%

2021

$270.1K

+12.8%%

2022

$291.3K

+7.8%%

2023

$299.1K

+2.7%%

2024

$313.5K

+4.8%%

2025

$320.1K

+2.1%%

Source: County price history data via Zillow ZHVI

Demographics & Economics

Unemployment Rate

3.0%%

Below national average

Population Density

People per square mile

Homicide Rate

6.7

Low (per 100K residents)

Political Lean (2020)

Competitive

R+0

Racial Demographics

White

72.1%

Black

21.6%

Hispanic

2.7%

Asian

1.1%

Two or More Races

2.2%

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

Climate & Environment

Average Temperature

63°F

Annual average

Sunny Days

234

Days per year

Annual Rainfall

47.5"

Inches per year

Natural Disaster Risk

Low Risk

Score: 19/100

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