Montgomery County, GA

Comprehensive housing, income, and cost of living data for Montgomery County, Georgia. Population: 8.7K.

Median Home Price
$131.9K

Based on 3 cities

Median Household Income
$51.2K

Annual household income

Price-to-Income Ratio
2.6x

Highly affordable

Salary Needed to Buy
$35.0K

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

Housing & Finance

Annual Property Tax
$1,140

Average annual amount

Effective Tax Rate
0.86%

Property tax / home value

Monthly Housing Costs
Mortgage (P&I)$667
Property Tax$95.00
Insurance$54.94
Total Monthly$817
Historical Home Prices
2015
$98.2K
2016
$100.0K
+1.8%%
2017
$108.7K
+8.6%%
2018
$111.1K
+2.2%%
2019
$117.2K
+5.5%%
2020
$132.9K
+13.4%%
2021
$152.1K
+14.4%%
2022
$157.3K
+3.4%%
2023
$168.1K
+6.9%%
2024
$168.1K
-0.0%%
2025
$161.3K
-4.1%%
Source: County price history data via Zillow ZHVI

Demographics & Economics

Unemployment Rate
3.6%%

Below national average

Population Density
36

People per square mile

Homicide Rate
22.2

High (per 100K residents)

Political Lean (2020)
Competitive

R+1

Racial Demographics

White
65.4%
Black
22.8%
Hispanic
7.1%
Asian
0.6%
Two or More Races
3.8%

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

Climate & Environment

Average Temperature
66°F

Annual average

Sunny Days
215

Days per year

Annual Rainfall
46.8"

Inches per year

Natural Disaster Risk
Low Risk

Score: 8/100